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Subjects Archives: Imperialism
Imperialism, Globalization, and War
On 10th Anniversary of the U.S.-NATO attack on Libya: Powerful perpetrators have yet to face justice
Three Powerful American Women—Hillary Clinton, Samantha Power and Susan Rice—Pushed Obama into Destroying the Wealthiest, Healthiest and Happiest Nation in Africa.
A Cold War re-education in 8 minutes
Remarks at the Cold War Truth Commission
Terminate NATO
The fact is that NATO should never have been established in the first place. Moreover, the biggest mistake in U.S. history was to convert the federal government to a national-security state.
Scandals, elections and emergencies
Germany, once viewed as an exaggerated model of exactitude and discipline, is currently in a muddle.
Jack Ma is not the problem
Broadly speaking, beneath these diverse incidents lies a single force. A great teacher and his generation warned of and suppressed it, but it has sprouted once more since the 1980s. After 40 years, it has taken root in multiple facets of our lives, including thought, society, reality and power.
Calling Putin a ‘killer’ with ‘no soul’ is not exactly diplomatic finesse
Meanwhile, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the “killer” jab a “very bad statement by the U.S. president,” that indicated “he doesn’t want to normalize relations.”
Ten years on, Syria is almost destroyed. Who’s to blame?
In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, the ruling pigs led by Napoleon constantly rewrote history in order to justify and reinforce their own continuing power. The rewriting by the western powers of the history of the ongoing conflict in Syria leaps out of Orwell.
Why are hate crimes against Asian Americans on the rise?
Largely missing from this ongoing discussion is the role of the police and the capitalist state. The media has done an excellent job at depicting these violent acts as interpersonal and individual attacks.
Financial press fears Brazilians will be allowed to elect president of their choice
The Brazilian Supreme Court this month dismissed all charges against former President Luis Inacio “Lula” da Silva. A towering figure in national politics, Lula was the country’s president for eight years between 2003 and 2011.
At least six killed after factory owner calls in military in Hlaing Tharyar
Police publicly executed a woman who was the leader of the workers.
There are so many lessons to learn from Kerala
Indian farmers and agricultural workers have crossed the hundred-day mark of their protest against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They will not withdraw until the government repeals laws that deliver the advantages of agriculture to large corporate houses.
The Paris Commune of 1871, banks and debt
150 years ago, on 18 March 1871, the Paris Commune was born.
How Chesa Boudin is pursuing his promise to reduce incarceration
After more than a year in office—and despite pushback—the San Francisco DA’s policies have kept people out of jails and prisons.
Ten years since beginning of failed regime-change operation against Syria
The initial coalition against Syria has collapsed, with Turkey frustrated over the U.S.’ sustained support for the Kurds and the Arabs pivoting back to Syria.
Jason Hickel introduces Degrowth – book review
Degrowth has arrived. It makes appearances in mainstream newspapers, radio discussions and even the blog pieces of mainstream economists. In the last year several books have appeared, one of them published in the UK, by Penguin no less.
New Cold War is built on humanitarian interventionist lies and dismissal of actual War Crimes
To manufacture consent for its own constant aggressions the U.S. claims its competitors are guilty of even greater crimes–sheer inventions that never happened.
Interpreting contemporary imperialism: lessons from Samir Amin
Samir Amin’s life and work left behind many important legacies, which can continue to enrich us if only we recognise them adequately. He brought an indefatigable ‘optimism of the will’ to complex processes of political, social and economic change, involving an energy that was not deterred at all by the ‘pessimism of the intellect’ that […]
The watchdogs of imperialism and the Uyghur genocide slander
On February 26 the Canadian Parliament passed a motion, by a vote of 226 to 0, expressing the opinion that “the People’s Republic of China has” implemented “measures intended to prevent” Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim births and that these measures are “consistent with” the United Nations Genocide Convention.
Magellan, inquisition and globalisation
The Philippines today struggles with this history. Some Filipinos highlight the warm native reception extended to Magellan’s fleet and the first Catholic mass, reminiscent of American Thanksgiving mythology.
