175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration
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175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration

ByDavid Vine

Amid renewed fear mongering about an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border, this week’s 175th anniversary of the 1846–1848 war the U.S. government instigated with Mexico is a reminder that throughout U.S. history, invasions have gone almost exclusively from north to south, not vice versa.

Bay of Pigs: First Defeat of Imperialism in Latin America
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Bay of Pigs: First Defeat of Imperialism in Latin America

ByFrancisco Correa

Since the invasion, when the Cuban people defeated US troops attempting to overthrow the revolutionary Cuban government, 60 years have passed. Cuba continues its socialist path despite the increased sanctions imposed by the USA to strangulate the Cuban people by hunger and disease.

Bolsonaro’s Increasing Isolation
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Bolsonaro’s Increasing Isolation

ByCarlos Aznarez interviews Joao Pedro Stedile

A discussion with Joao Pedro Stedile, one of the leaders of the Landless Movement of Brazil, on the current situation in his country, which is submerged in a very grave health crisis as well as another crisis resulting from the disaster produced by the appalling government of Jair Bolsonaro.

The Different Approaches of United States and China to Africa – Two Articles
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The Different Approaches of United States and China to Africa – Two Articles

ByRick Rozoff; and Aidan O’Brien

The U.S. is in competition with–in fact is in conflict with–China in Africa. The approach of both is starkly different. One is marked by violence and racism and the other by a solidarity with roots in the Third World movement.