Subjects Archives: Imperialism

Today we are at roughly the same point, but oligarchs think in commercial terms, not social or ethical ones. For the oligarchs, the point on both sides is that the sanctions war over the past three years has created the largest gap between true asset value and trade value which exists in the global market today–this is the gap between the pre-war bankable value of Russian commodities, resources, and corporate assets and their discounted price under sanctions.

A CHORUS of “establishment” voices, from consultancy firms to the financial press, has been demanding a boost to domestic consumption as a means of reviving the flagging growth rate of the Indian economy. The latest to join this chorus is the Reserve Bank of India which in its latest Bulletin has asked for a boost to consumption to “rekindle the animal spirits” of the “entrepreneurs” in the economy.

The U.S. sees the emergence of China and other Asian countries as a ‘fierce competition’. For the Global South, however, these developments bring new opportunities to pursue sovereign development.

As the Washington Post faces a staff rebellion and plummeting subscription rates, billionaire owner Jeff Bezos has introduced a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”

The Indigenous leader and longest-held political prisoner in the United States will be released to home confinement after his sentence was commuted.

The new White House website said Trump rescinded Executive Order 14115 issued on Feb. 1, 2024, which authorized the imposition of certain sanctions “on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank.”

Alternative Title: “For Beginners and the Forgetful: Capitalism, Imperialism, and Their Historical Cycles, and the Inevitability of a Global Redistribution War Led by the U.S.”

The world is ruled by religious fanatics with nukes.

As Donald Trump takes office, he has revived one of his most audacious ideas: acquiring Greenland.

“Trans people, refugees, and migrants are not the threats,” the group said. “The billionaires with close ties to our new president who flash the Nazi salute and seek to replace the old elites with a new caste—that is the real threat to America.”

The hood stays popped open the entire time, showing the whole world how the imperial sausage gets made.

Former detainees recounted abuse, violence and humiliation, even up to a few hours before they were released.

Grayzone reporter Max Blumenthal also confronted Blinken, asking if he was ‘compromised by Israel’

In this series, we (BAR Book Forum) ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured authors are Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis.

Their message is clear: When Trump takes the presidential oath of office on Jan. 20, his job is to work for them.

After 15 months of the most horrific live-streamed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Israel has been forced into an interim ceasefire. How long it will last is anyone’s guess but Israel’s contempt for any restraining agreements doesn’t offer much hope.

U.S. imperialism in short believes that it can do whatever it likes, that it is a law unto itself.

Mark Rutte, the current secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), is not a poet.

As progressive governments take office in the Global South, now more than ever there is a burning need for a new development theory that can fulfill the Promethean aspirations of the darker nations.

Game-changing fires destroyed Paradise, California, in 2023, and Lahaina, Hawaii, in 2024—clear warnings, if any were still needed, that the climate catastrophe had arrived.