March in Venezuela against sanctions
Venezuela

They are making Venezuela’s economy scream

US-led sanctions caused Venezuela to lose oil revenue equivalent to 213% of its GDP between January 2017 and December 2024, resulting in losses of roughly USD 77 million per day. Who is the real target of these and other unilateral coercive measures?

Vijay Prashad
May 6, 2025
IMF briefing
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La turbulencia en la economía mundial

El FMI ha pronosticado “incertidumbre” en la economía global, especialmente a raíz de la guerra arancelaria de Trump, pero parece ignorar las vías hacia la estabilidad y el crecimiento que se observan en el Oriente.

Vijay Prashad
April 26, 2025
IMF briefing
World

The turbulence in the global economy

The IMF has predicted “uncertainty” in the global economy, especially in the wake of Trump’s tariff war, yet it seems to ignore the pathways towards stability and growth seen in the East

Vijay Prashad
April 24, 2025
El “espíritu de Bandung” y el desarrollo industrial de Indonesia, nuevo miembro de los BRICS+
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El “espíritu de Bandung” y el desarrollo industrial de Indonesia, nuevo miembro de los BRICS+

Con la expansión del BRICS a más países del Sur Global, se está produciendo un renacimiento del “espíritu de Bandung”, no sin contradicciones y nuevos retos.

Vijay Prashad
April 17, 2025
The new Bandung spirit is about industrial development
World

The new Bandung spirit is about industrial development

With the expansion of BRICS to more countries of the Global South, a revival of the “Bangdung Spirit” is taking place, not without its contradictions and fresh challenges

Vijay Prashad
April 15, 2025
Can we exit from a world of debt?
World

Can we exit from a world of debt?

Half the world’s population (3.3 billion) lives in countries that allocate more of their budget to pay off the interest on debt than to pay for either education or health services.

Vijay Prashad
March 26, 2025
Bomb with everything you have: Israel sets the tone for the genocide of the Palestinians
Israel Palestine

Bomb with everything you have: Israel sets the tone for the genocide of the Palestinians

Despite being wracked by domestic political tensions, the consensus among sectors of the Israeli ruling elite is to advance full throttle with the genocide in Gaza

Vijay Prashad
March 25, 2025
El ataque infernal de Israel sobre Gaza el 18 de marzo
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El ataque infernal de Israel sobre Gaza el 18 de marzo

Israel reanudó los ataques contra los palestinos en Gaza, rompiendo el acuerdo de alto el fuego y poniendo fin al ligero respiro de su violencia genocida.

Vijay Prashad
March 23, 2025