21st-Century US Foreign Policy Is Shaped by Fears of China’s Rise, Chomsky Says
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21st-Century US Foreign Policy Is Shaped by Fears of China’s Rise, Chomsky Says

Is the increasing influence of China in international affairs a threat to world order? The US thinks so. The US is a declining power, and its decline is “mostly from internal blows.” What’s next for US imperial power, and will be its impact on the world stage?

Honest History of American Independence
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Honest History of American Independence

Interview with Black Agenda Report editor Margaret Kimberley about George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, 246 years after they signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. She discusses the personal and institutional hypocrisy which allowed those who said, “All men are created to equal,” to be slaveholders.

After Weeks of Protests in Panama Against Inflation and Inequality, People Win Significant Victories
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After Weeks of Protests in Panama Against Inflation and Inequality, People Win Significant Victories

Panama has been paralyzed by huge protests for more than three weeks. The uprising is rooted in rising prices and worsening inequality. Finally, in July-end, the government signed agreements to cap fuel prices, medicine prices and increase the education budget.

Cuba – Eternal Inspiration for the World: Two Articles
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Cuba – Eternal Inspiration for the World: Two Articles

Cuba has moved from 59 infant deaths out of every 1,000 live births to no infant deaths in the matter of a few decades, an extraordinary feat indeed. Also: Reminiscences of E.P. Menon from his visit to Cuba in 1966 as a part of an Indian delegation to the first ever Tri-Continental Conference.