Ukraine War: How Sanctions on Russia Will Backfire Against Western Imperialism, with Prabhat Patnaik
The fighting in Ukraine might be a European war but its consequences are global, and it may even cause changes in geopolitical balances, relations and multipolarity. How can we understand this war as anti-imperialists? What will its global economic consequences be? And what will be the result of the unprecedented sanctions imposed on Russia? To […]
Former Saudi Political Prisoner: U.S. Officials ‘Don’t Give a F*** About These Souls’
In a mass execution, Saudi Arabia killed 81 prisoners over a 24-hour period, including political prisoners and protesters. Ali Al-Ahmed, director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs & a former Saudi political prisoner, explains what’s going on.
Striking Minneapolis Teacher: ‘No One Here Is Going to Settle for the Status Quo’
Minneapolis teachers are now in their second week of striking, after a vote of more than 97% of members in support of going on strike. They are demanding reduced class sizes, mental health supports, recruitment and retention of educators of color, living wages, and more. Kristen Melby, MFT member on strike and an elementary environmental […]
Libyan Analyst Who Lived Through NATO War: Defense of NATO is ‘Total Hypocrisy’
NATO is often called a defensive military alliance. But in 2011, NATO launched a war on Libya, dropping bombs, blockading the country, and ushering in a massive economic crisis and demolition of the most prosperous country in the continent. As the war in Ukraine continues over demands that include keeping NATO weapons further from Russia, […]
Why a Ukraine “No-Fly Zone” is a One-Way Ticket to Nuclear War
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy gave a high-profile address to Congress calling for stepped up US involvement in the war — especially through the imposition of a “no-fly zone”. While this idea is presented as a humanitarian move, the reality is that such an action would mean that the two largest nuclear-armed powers would be in a […]
Top Cuban Vaccine Maker: How We Took on COVID Despite U.S. Siege
BT’s Rania Khalek was on the ground in Havana, Cuba, and spoke to Dr. Vicente Vérez Bencomo, General director of the Finlay vaccine institute in Havana, which developed Cuba’s highly effective COVID-19 vaccine Soberana. They discussed how the U.S. blockade hampered the country’s vaccine development, how Cuba managed to develop five covid vaccines while under […]
Ukraine War: Russia, the United States, and the Nature of Imperialism
As the world enters a new phase of major power conflict, it is crucial to understand the character of the Russian government and the role it plays on the world stage. Is Russia an imperialist power, equivalent to countries like the United States, France or the UK? How has the imperialist world system been set […]
Building the Anti-War Movement Amid War Fever & Censorship
As the war frenzy builds in the United States, censorship of anti-NATO voices on the Ukraine war is nearly universal. How do we strengthen the movement against war in this climate of war fever? ANSWER Coalition organizer Walter Smolarek and Kym Smith, organizer with the Party for Socialism & Liberation, discuss.