Hunger is the story of our time
World

Hunger is the story of our time

Hunger continues to take lives across the world, every day. This global failure stems from the very nature of capitalism itself.

Vijay Prashad , Prasanth and Zoe
August 12, 2021
As the US withdraws from Afghanistan, China forges ties with the Taliban
Afghanistan China

As the US withdraws from Afghanistan, China forges ties with the Taliban

With no end in sight to the internal conflict in Afghanistan, China has been meeting with regional players to build a strategy which seeks to guarantee peace and stability for all

Vijay Prashad
August 4, 2021
China pulls itself out of poverty 100 years into its Revolution
China

China pulls itself out of poverty 100 years into its Revolution

As China celebrates the major milestone of 100 years of the Communist Party of China, it also marks the achievement of the complete eradication of absolute poverty

Vijay Prashad and John Ross
July 1, 2021
The looming civil war that threatens Afghanistan, Pakistan and China
Afghanistan United States

The looming civil war that threatens Afghanistan, Pakistan and China

The great suffering and great waste of social wealth caused due to the war in Afghanistan is set to culminate with the Taliban’s return to power, and with terrorist groups, which are entrenched in parts of Central Asia, making a full return

Vijay Prashad
June 24, 2021
Meet the communists who now govern Chile
Chile

Meet the communists who now govern Chile

The recent victories of the left in a number of municipalities and in elections for the Constitutional Convention have set the stage for a categorical rejection of the legacy of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship and the building of a new Chile

Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zuniga Silva
June 16, 2021
Peace in Colombia should mean land reform and an end to hunger
Colombia

Peace in Colombia should mean land reform and an end to hunger

Colombia’s ongoing national strike is part of a decades-long struggle against the political and economic elites to demand peace and dignity for all

Vijay Prashad and Zoe
June 2, 2021
Israel’s horrid occupation of Palestine
Palestine

Israel’s horrid occupation of Palestine

The violence witnessed over the last week in Gaza is part of a seven-decade assault on the people of Palestine by the Zionist regime, but it has been met with resistance by the people at every step

Vijay Prashad and Arwa Abu Hashhash
May 20, 2021
Why one State in India is showing promising signs of democracy as the world goes more authoritarian
India

Why one State in India is showing promising signs of democracy as the world goes more authoritarian

In Kerala, the re-elected Left government has prioritized making life better for all, even during crises—contrasting sharply with Narendra Modi’s right-wing central government’s devastating mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic

Vijay Prashad and Subin Dennis
May 14, 2021