In 2024, there were 304 million — mostly economic — migrants. Thousands die or disappear in transit. Creating dignified employment in the poorer nations is the primary answer.
Vijay Prashad: Migration Is About Neo-Colonialism
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Vijay Prashad: The Challenges of Post-Colonial Industry
India’s liberalisation beginning in the 1990s led to a steady decline in manufacturing. To reverse this, industrial policy must address the issues of dependence and inequality.
Vijay Prashad: Greenland Is Not a Prize
The U.S. has set its sights on Greenland due to its mineral wealth and strategic location. But its people — the Kalaallit — are an afterthought in Washington’s machinations.
Vijay Prashad: Hyper-Imperialism on Hyper-Drive
The U.S. bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president showcased the hyper-imperialist stage of the world order. A new mood in the Global South isn’t yet a developed challenge to the collective West.
Vijay Prashad: Smashing International Laws
The absence of U.N. and O.A.S. condemnations of Washington’s attacks on Venezuela indicates the absolute mafia-type power the U.S. wields in the world.
Vijay Prashad: End the Wars & Restart the Factories
While industrialisation remains a top priority for Global South countries, debt-driven austerity, corporate dominance, wars and sanctions keep many poorer nations locked into dependency and underdevelopment.
Vijay Prashad: Kerala Has Abolished Extreme Poverty
Instead of a one-size-fits-all development agenda, the south-western Indian state used clear public policy, decentralised planning and the leadership of its cooperative movement.
Vijay Prashad: Capitalist Climate Catastrophe
As Global North countries fail to meet their climate finance obligations, the U.N.’s climate meetings have become sites of struggle for countries of the Global South.
Vijay Prashad: Defying Genocide
Not only will Palestinian culture survive the genocide, but it is the people’s cultural resources that will help heal the children and provide them with a pathway back to some level of sanity.
Vijay Prashad: Let the Sudanese Walk To Peace
Backed by foreign powers, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are locked in a bloody war with devastating consequences for the Sudanese people.