The most important election in the Americas is in Brazil
Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections in Brazil to be held on October 2. These elections will be transformative for Brazil and will have ramifications across the globe
Why lithium power politics are playing out very differently in Chile and Bolivia
The people of Bolivia and Chile imagine a different kind of extraction: one that is controlled by those who live by the resources and one that does not destroy the earth.
Sanctions fuel the fire at Cuba’s Matanzas oil storage
The US blockade of Cuba fuels the fire that rages on in the country, despite denials by authorities in the United States.
Chile’s lithium provides profit to the billionaires but exhausts the land and the people
About a third of the world’s lithium comes from Chile. The needs of the people of Chile seem to only come after the needs of the large corporations.
How Cuba is eradicating child mortality and banishing the diseases of the poor
The drastic reduction in infant mortality rates is yet another testimony to the Cuban Revolution’s attention to the health of the country’s population
The United States contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a private corporation
The US has launched another private initiative in an attempt to counter China’s rapidly growing infrastructure development and investment project, Belt and Road
The United States extends its military reach into Zambia
Vijay Prashad speaks with Dr. Fred M’membe of the Socialist Party about the reach and impact of the United States Africa Command in Zambia
Why does the United States have a military base in Ghana?
An interview with Kwesi Pratt Jr., a journalist and leader of the Socialist Movement of Ghana