The Radical Ernest Hemingway
From fighting alongside communists in the Spanish Civil War to backing revolutionaries in Cuba, this interview highlights the radical side of writer Ernest Hemingway.
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Pentagon Paid the Arms Industry at least $4.4 Trillion Since 9/11
Brown University’s Costs of War Project released a new report Monday detailing post-9/11 spending by the Pentagon. The study found that of the over $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since the start of the war in Afghanistan, one-third to one-half went to private military contractors.
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A 9/11 Reflection: Remember “Their” Crimes, Forget “Ours”
“We must never forget” 9/11 when “America was attacked”; but we are not supposed to know or care about American crimes and atrocities within and beyond North America.
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Transatlantic Slave Trade: Legacy of Entangled Affair Between Imperialism, Racism, Slavery
To legitimize slavery and its atrocities, western imperialism birthed racism, idea of superiority of Whites over Black people.
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Capitalism | Economy | Imperialism | Print Edition | USA | World Economy | World Politics
Canadian Imperialism in Africa
Scratch the surface of African history and you’ll find Canadian involvement in colonial rule. This country’s role in the impoverishment of Ghana and Africa in general deserves far greater attention.
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Afghanistan | Capitalism | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA | World Politics
Average People Still Have the Power to Stop Wars
Noam Chomsky talks about why the US withdrawal from Afghanistan won’t change US imperialism, the many war crimes of George W. Bush, and why he still believes in average people’s ability to push back against the war machine.
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El Salvador: Declaration by Popular Movements on Bicentennial of Independence
On the Bicentennial of Central America’s independence from Spain, social movements and organizations from across the political spectrum protested in rejection of Bukele’s authoritarianism, militarization, political persecution, and passed this declaration.
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Racist Stereotypes About Africa in the US Media Have Long Driven the Rape and Plunder of the Continent
Most of the U.S. population is ignorant about Africa and the consequences of U.S. imperialism there. This is primarily because U.S. educational institutions and the mass media have for decades promoted stereotypes about the continent, and hidden the adverse effects of Western colonialism.
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Capitalism | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA | World Economy
Robbing the Soil – Part 1: Commons and Classes Before Capitalism
The rise of industrial capitalism was accompanied by a complex transformation of rural society wherein most people were separated from the land, and land was concentrated in the hands of a tiny minority. It happened in different ways and at different times in different parts of the world, and is still going on today.
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Lies That Led to the Afghan War
It is probably true that the public is fed with lies before, during and after every war. It is definitely true with the Afghan War. We must learn to be skeptical of both our political leaders and our mass media, when they give us reasons for going to war.
