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Cuba Will Survive: a Diary

The morning of my departure from José Martí Airport, named after the father of the nation, I hugged everybody: the woman who checked me in, the man...

17.03.2026 8

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Vijay Prashad

A War That Cannot be Won: Israel and the United States Bomb Iran

Having just formed the Board of Peace, the United States and Israel have begun the board’s first war, this time on Iran. The US-Israel attack...

03.03.2026 20

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The Pathetic Nature of the Dominant Class in the West: Epstein’s Friends Are Cowards

Sexual violence has a profound and long-lasting impact on young children, shaping not only their childhood but the course of their lives as they grow...

23.02.2026 250

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The Cuban Revolution Holds Out Against US Imperialism – OpEd

In January 2026, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba to be an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US security—a designation

21.02.2026 30

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The Cuban Revolution Holds Out Against US Imperialism

In January 2026, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba to be an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US security—a designation that allows...

20.02.2026 100

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Vijay Prashad

On the Emails Between Jeffrey Epstein and Noam Chomsky

I am heartsick. As a young boy, I experienced horrific sexual violence, which I have written about before and which continues to mark me even decades...

03.02.2026 10

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Vijay Prashad

The Sun Sets On The Syrian Kurdish Rebellion – OpEd

The agreement that terminated the Syrian Kurdish enclave was presented by its signatories as a pragmatic settlement. But, in fact,

23.01.2026 8

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The Sun Sets on the Syrian Kurdish Rebellion

The agreement that terminated the Syrian Kurdish enclave was presented by its signatories as a pragmatic settlement. But, in fact, the deal is a major...

23.01.2026 10

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Vijay Prashad

Six Points to Navigate the Turmoil in Iran

Iran is in turmoil. Across the country, there have been protests of different magnitudes, with violence on the increase with both protesters and...

14.01.2026 9

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Vijay Prashad

The Angry Tide Has Washed Into Chile

José Antonio Kast is a product of Chile’s long shadow, where the unresolved legacies of the military dictatorship seep into the present. Born in...

19.12.2025 10

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Vijay Prashad

Why Did Trump Send His Warships to Venezuela?

Ever since Hugo Chávez came to power in 1998, the United States has attempted  to overthrow the Bolivarian Revolution. They have triedeverything...

15.12.2025 10

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The Angry Tide Of The Latin American Far Right – OpEd

The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they

03.12.2025 8

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Vijay Prashad

The Angry Tide of the Latin American Far Right

The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly...

02.12.2025 5

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The Caribbean Faces Two Choices: Join the US Attempt to Intimidate Venezuela or Build Its Own Sovereignty

Since the Monroe Doctrine (1823), the United States has treated all Latin America and the Caribbean as its “backyard”. The United States has...

01.12.2025 10

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Vijay Prashad

The Left Wins the Irish Presidential Election in a Landslide

Catherine Connolly (born 1957) only became involved in active politics in 1999. Michael D. Higgins, the outgoing president of Ireland (2011-2025),...

31.10.2025 10

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The Powerful Who Stand with Israel

Genocides are, by their nature, asymmetrical. But to describe these past two years as asymmetrical is obscene: this was one-directional violence, the...

30.10.2025 10

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The Genocide Will Not End Unless Palestinian Political Leaders are Free

It is impossible to know the full extent of the physical and mental damage inflicted upon the Palestinian people of Gaza: the Ministry of Health has...

21.10.2025 10

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Syria After Assad – OpEd

On 8 December 2024, the government of Bashar al-Assad collapsed as the army of the former al-Qaeda leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa

05.09.2025 20

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Syria After Assad

On 8 December 2024, the government of Bashar al-Assad collapsed as the army of the former al-Qaeda leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa entered Damascus and seized...

04.09.2025 20

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The United States Uses a Fabricated Drug Charge for a Potential Strike on Venezuela

Suddenly, out of nowhere, the United States government agencies began to repeat the name “Tren de Aragu” as if it were the new al-Qaeda. In...

03.09.2025 10

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The Accursed Fate of Palestinians in Israeli Prisons

It was astonishing to read about the death of Ahmad Saeed Tazazaa (20 years old) on 3 August 2025 inside Israel’s Magiddo prison. Just months...

15.08.2025 10

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NATO’s Hallucinations

Having agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the European states have created a series of problems...

03.07.2025 10

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Why the US Strikes on Iran Will Increase Nuclear Weapons Proliferation

On 21 June, the United States struck three locations in Iran with its massive military force. These locations were Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz –...

25.06.2025 20

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The Illegal Attack on Iran

Israel’s consistent attacks on Iran since 2023 have all been illegal, violations of the United Nations Charter (1945). Iran is a member state of the...

13.06.2025 9

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The Guns Are Again Ablaze in Libya

On 12 May 2025, Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, known to everyone in Libya as Ghnewa al-Kikli, was killed during a meeting inside a militia facility run by the...

05.06.2025 10

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Vietnam Celebrates Fifty Years of the End of Its Colonial Period

Fifty years ago, on 30 April 1975, the revolutionary forces of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front entered Saigon, then...

14.05.2025 20

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Israel’s Hellish Attack on the Palestinians on 18 March

On 18 March 2025, Israel unilaterally broke the ceasefire agreement and bombed several sites in Gaza. It is estimated that at least 400 Palestinians,...

20.03.2025 10

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Trump International Hotel And Tower, Gaza – OpEd

Donald Trump spoke to reporters for over three hours on Air Force One on his way to see the Super Bowl in

19.02.2025 9

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Trump International Hotel and Tower, Gaza

Donald Trump spoke to reporters for over three hours on Air Force One on his way to see the Super Bowl in New Orleans on 9 February 2025. It was not...

18.02.2025 9

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Barack Obama’s First Drone Strike – OpEd

For the past quarter century, ever since 2001, presidents of the United States inaugurate their terms not with bottles of

05.02.2025 8

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Barack Obama’s First Drone Strike

For the past quarter century, ever since 2001, presidents of the United States inaugurate their terms not with bottles of champagne but with drone and...

04.02.2025 10

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The Possibility Of A War Against Iran – OpEd

In early January, most of the major military forces of Iran participated in a large military exercise called Payambar-e Azam (Great Prophet),

18.01.2025 9

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The Children of Gaza Are Freezing to Death

From early December 2024 to early January 2025, the body temperature of eight babies fell below any acceptable amount and they froze to death. This...

10.01.2025 10

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Vijay Prashad

The Banana Road From South America to China

In November, Álvaro Noboa, the father of Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa, had a heart attack. He was hastily taken to a clinic in Guayaquil, his...

07.01.2025 10

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Vijay Prashad