The anti-inflation policies driven by the U.S. and the Eurozone are not going to ease the burdens on the working class in their countries and certainly not in the debt-ridden Global South, writes Vijay Prashad.
The Architecture of Our Future
Tag: World Bank
Africa, the Collateral Victim of a Distant Conflict
Memories of older forms of colonialism sharpen the way that many Africans view their treatment now, writes Vijay Prashad.
Investing in Guns or People?
For an explanation of the massive inflationary wave that is now cresting on the world and causing widespread suffering and instability, Vijay Prashad turns to U.S. economic policy.
A Future Society
Research institutes from around the world have come together to start an international discussion responding to the broad crises of our times, writes Vijay Prashad.
A Win for Indian Democracy
Narendra Modi’s surrender to the farmers is a win for Indian democracy and for peasants around the world, writes Vijay Prashad.
Solely Because of the Increasing Disorder
Poverty, war, social despair and climate change: Vijay Prashad says this system has no solution to the problems it creates.
The Attack on Healthcare as a Human Right
In a world divided by the Cold War, the Almaty declaration of 1978 was a triumph for humanity, write Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram. Then came the 1980s.
Pepe Escobar: Afghanistan? Follow the Money
With the fall of Kabul, Pepe Escobar says it’s becoming clear that financial soft power tactics may be even more deadly than a NATO occupation.
COVID-19: Paltry International Support for Global South
Unsurprisingly, this has become a “developing-country pandemic,” write Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram.
Rescuing Rich Investors in Poor Countries
John Smith confronts creditors’ response to the greatest debt crisis in history.