How France Continues to Dominate its Former Colonies in Africa
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How France Continues to Dominate its Former Colonies in Africa

Interview with the authors of ‘Africa’s Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story’ – on how in France’s former African colonies, imperialist monetary policies from Paris continue to cripple domestic economies and undermine democracy.

China and Cuba’s Vaccine Internationalism – Two Articles
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China and Cuba’s Vaccine Internationalism – Two Articles

As rich nations stockpile COVID-19 vaccines, China is providing a lifeline to Global South nations spurned by Western pharmaceuticals and excluded by the West’s neocolonial vaccine nationalism. The vaccines being developed by Cuba will also soon be available to the poor countries.

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

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

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.