Subjects Archives: Empire

In a globalized world the innovation ability of a country can be measured by the number of global patents it files.

The working class is facing a period of grave instability–faced with the challenge of managing rising prices of basic goods, stagnant or even deflated wages, and a future that is increasingly insecure in more ways than one.

In a statement issued on 6 February 2025, the South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns U.S President Donald Trump’s threats against South Africa and defends the country’s national sovereignty.

The people are living in a situation of chaos and despair, deprived of security and essential resources such as housing, food and medicine. The Congolese people, who have long suffered the horrors of war, bloody conflict and the atrocities of colonization, are plunging into an even darker period.

Since the beginning of the process of colonization and conquest of the territories that are commonly called the United States, the idea of it being ​​the land of abundance and opportunity has been promoted.

Black people must be discerning about racist attacks on DEI programs while also acknowledging that “diversity” can be a con that damages Black politics, just as it was meant to do.

National missile defense advocates live in a world of magic and make-believe.

U.S. imperialism is almost never discussed in depth, critically or intelligently, within corporate media or the educational system.

Trump has signed an executive order to exert pressure on Iran while also trying to obtain a nuclear deal.

BRICS—initially founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa and now joined by Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—is a coalition mainly of Global South countries. It is a counter to the G7 and NATO that offers an alternative to U.S. imperialist policies.

And the Booming Border-Industrial Complex.

China’s GDP growth of 5.0% in 2024 meant it successfully hit its GDP goal of “about 5.0%” for the year. More significantly for China’s strategic economic development, Figure 1 shows that it means its economic growth continues to be ahead of the target discussed at the time of the adoption of the 14th Five Year Plan of doubling GDP between 2020 and 2035.

“Can Trump’s Second Act Work for the Working Class While Giving Back to His Super Donors?” asks NPR.com

The immediate task for Canada should be to delink from the United States and the American Empire.

As the dust settles in regime-changed Syria, a new reality emerges–one where the victors are not liberators, but former Al-Qaeda warlords restyled in suits, shaking hands with world leaders, and reshaping the state in their own sectarian image.

These funds were delivered during Guaido’s ‘interim government’ as ‘humanitarian aid’ through an NGO that belong to politicians who live without working abroad.

Ottawa has stayed silent on Rwandan aggression while continuing to back Africa’s most ruthless regime led by Paul Kagame.

In 1950, Nevada Democratic Senator Pat McCarran said he wanted to save the United States from communism and “Jewish interests.” 

Gitmo, Yesterday, Today… and Tomorrow

The executive order “directs implementation of a next-generation missile defense shield for the United States against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missile, and other next-generation aerial attacks.”