Enough food is produced to meet the needs of 11 billion people. Why do so many of the 8 billion people on the planet go hungry?
Vijay Prashad: Meanwhile, 100s of Millions of People Die of Hunger
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Vijay Prashad: How the IMF Underdevelops Africa
After being plundered of both its wealth and people by colonial powers, Africa now faces IMF-imposed austerity, obscene debt and forced underdevelopment.
Vijay Prashad: Israel’s Final Solution for Gaza
Vijay Prashad: Sudan & the Language of Blood
This forgotten civil war has killed at least 150,000 and displaced nearly 13 million. Understanding its political details is key to tracing the causes and identifying solutions.
Vijay Prashad: Punishing Haiti’s Liberation
Ever since waging the first successful anti-imperialist revolution in 1804, the Caribbean nation that overthrew slavery has been hit with crippling debt, coups and foreign meddling.
Vijay Prashad: Israel’s Crimes on the West Bank
Israel’s genocidal actions in the West Bank include the denial of basic services, forced displacement, mass killings, incarceration and the destruction of infrastructure.
Vijay Prashad: Strangling Venezuela’s Economy
What the United States did to Chile between 1970 and 1973 is precisely what they have been doing to Venezuela since Trump’s 2017 “maximum pressure” campaign.
Vijay Prashad: BRICS & Industrial Development
With the expansion of the group to more countries of the Global South, a revival of the “Bangdung Spirit” is taking place, but not without its contradictions.
Vijay Prashad: The Historical Revision of Buchenwald
On April 11, 1945, the U.S. took over the Buchenwald concentration camp. But it was communist prisoners who organised and liberated the Nazi camp. Today, such heroic victories of anti-fascist resistance are under attack.
Vijay Prashad: Beyond a World of Debt
With the churning of the global order, there might now be an opportunity to create new financial strategies for development.