Twitter Censors Ethiopian & Eritrean Activists
Twitter suspended the accounts of several Ethiopian and Eritrean activists without any explanation. Rania Khalek speaks with Simon Tesfamariam whose account was suspended alongside @hornofafricahub, joins Hermela Aregawi in analyzing the motives behind the censorship.
Is China Capitalist or Socialist?
There is an ongoing debate on the international left about whether China is a capitalist or socialist country. It has billionaires and it is integrated with and essential to the global capitalist economy. However many core industries at the commanding heights of the economy are in state hands and subordinate to planning. Is capital in […]
How Cuban Socialism Survived Against the Empire Next Door
The U.S. government has tried to destabilize the tiny island nation of Cuba for 60 years all as punishment for Cuba daring to have a revolution and forge a path independent of U.S. capitalism. Yet Cuba has survived, and even thrived, most recently developing its own highly effective COVID vaccine while dispatching doctors around the […]
How China Is Taking On Billionaires and Big Tech to Combat Inequality
China is imposing harsh regulations on private education, big tech, and billionaires. The new Cold Warriors in the U.S. government and media call these moves authoritarian, leftward tyranny, and bad for business. But Chinese president Xi Jinping calls it part of a “common prosperity” agenda to create a more equitable society on the road to […]
Utsa Patnaik: Failure of Neoliberalism Fuels Neofascist Movements Around the World
How is neoliberal capitalism fueling neofascist movements today? This is a clip from Rania Khalek’s interview with renowned Marxist Economist Utsa Patnaik. She is co-author of “A Theory of Imperialism” and the more recent “Capital and Imperialism: Theory, History, and the Present” with Prabhat Patnaik.
How U.S. Media Whitewashes TPLF Atrocities to Push Regime Change In Ethiopia
Why is the coverage of the war in Ethiopia so one-sided? What’s really happening on the ground? And how does it compare to the narrative being presented in U.S. media? Rania Khalek is joined by Jemal Countess, a photojournalist with Getty Images and Redux Pictures who was formerly based in Ethiopia and has reported from […]
The Hybrid War On Lebanon Is All About Weakening Hezbollah
Lebanon has endured constant attacks and pressure from Israel, America and their allies for decades, sometimes in the form of direct military confrontation and more recently through a hybrid war involving sanctions, propaganda, violent provocations, social media, western NGOs and embassies — all to weaken Hezbollah. To discuss all of this Rania Khalek is joined […]
Why Capitalism Needs Imperialism To Drain Wealth From the Global South, w/ Economist Utsa Patnaik
Why does capitalism need imperialism? What is the magnitude of colonial and imperial theft of resources from the Global South? How did global capitalism adapt after World War II and in the neoliberal era? And how is it fueling neofascist movements today? Rania Khalek was joined by renowned Marxist Economist Utsa Patnaik. She is co-author […]