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Vijay Prashad
Those Who Die for Life – like Hugo Chávez – Cannot Be Called Dead
08 Mar 2023
The tenth anniversary of the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez reminds us of his commitment to serve the people of his country, and to fighting for sovereignty for his nation and all the…
Vijay Prashad
The Global South Refuses Pressure to Side With the West on Russia
01 Mar 2023
The Ukraine project is an obsession of the "collective west" but global south nations are resisting intimidation and making their own decisions in regard to the conflict.
Vijay Prashad
West Must Stop Blocking Ukraine-Russia Negotiations
26 Oct 2022
The refusal to initiate talks is prolonging a war that is ugly and unnecessary.
Vijay Prashad
Why Does the United States Have a Military Base in Ghana?
22 Jun 2022
Why would the government of Ghana allow a U.S. military base on its territory? Kwesi Pratt Jr., a journalist and leader of the Socialist Movement of Ghana explains.
Vijay Prashad
The Rise of NATO in Africa
31 May 2022
NATO is not the defensive alliance of north Atlantic nations that it claims to be. It is a tool of imperialism which has spread its handiwork all over the world, including on the African continent.
Vijay Prashad
Is This the End of the French Project in Africa’s Sahel?
25 May 2022
The west African Sahel region is described as "one of the poorest places on earth" and has suffered from French colonial interventions and austerity demanded by western financial institutions.…
Vijay Prashad
Money for Weapons as the World Burns
11 May 2022
$100 billion was pledged to assist the Global South amidst the climate change crisis but world wide defense spending now exceeds $2 trillion. War making trumps saving humanity from disaster.
Vijay Prashad
France Withdraws From Mali, But Continues to Devastate Africa’s Sahel
02 Mar 2022
The French presence in Africa continues. Even as its troops leave Mali, they head to Niger. The US and its EU/NATO allies should leave all of Africa alone.
Vijay Prashad
Rwanda's Military is the French Proxy on African Soil
15 Sep 2021
Over July and August Rwandan soldiers were deployed in Mozambique, purportedly to fight ISIS terrorists.
Vijay Prashad
Sanctions Against Venezuela Will Continue Under Biden
18 Nov 2020
There is every indication that a Biden administration will maintain the punitive sanctions against Venezuela, suffocating the country during the pandemic.