Imperialism

Bolivians Reclaim Their Democracy

Bolivians Reclaim Their Democracy Bolivians Reclaim Their Democracy

The overwhelming MAS election victory is a repudiation of the racist coup regime as well as of the Trump administration and the OAS, which helped install it.

Oct 21, 2020 / Mark Weisbrot

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Letters From the August 10/17, 2020, Issue Letters From the August 10/17, 2020, Issue

Demilitarize the police… The case for public banks… Wrestlemania… A perverse legacy… Spinning their wheels…

Jul 28, 2020 / Our Readers

Lee Statue

Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal Let’s Stop Putting the Worst Americans on a Pedestal

As statues fall, we should look to the parts of our history worth celebrating.

Jun 25, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

If the Coronavirus Is a Wildfire, Colonialism Has Fueled the Blaze

If the Coronavirus Is a Wildfire, Colonialism Has Fueled the Blaze If the Coronavirus Is a Wildfire, Colonialism Has Fueled the Blaze

Scenes from a pandemic: 6

May 6, 2020 / Taté Walker

The Worlds of Edward Said

The Worlds of Edward Said The Worlds of Edward Said

An exile who made the world his home, Said infused his literary style with a cosmopolitan ease and his political commitments with a cosmopolitan ethics.

May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rashid Khalidi

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump

Comparing the US’s and China’s Response to Covid-19 Comparing the US’s and China’s Response to Covid-19

When humanity emerges from this crisis, the standing global order may look quite different.

Apr 28, 2020 / Dilip Hiro

The Young Lords’ Revolution

The Young Lords’ Revolution The Young Lords’ Revolution

A new book looks at the history of the Afro-Latinx radical activist group and how their influence continues to be felt.

Mar 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales

Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’

Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’ Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’

We talked to the author about the enduring influence of her now 30-year-old novel on life in Marcos-era Philippines.

Mar 11, 2020 / Q&A / Noah Flora

The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left

The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left

A new book asks why the left fell out of love with Zionism, but what it reveals is why liberal Zionists fell out of love with the left.

Feb 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Leifer

Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide

Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide

Martin Luther King Jr. saw something essential about our nation: Imperial expansion west over stolen Indian land shaped and deepened the American Revolution’s relationship to slave...

Jan 20, 2020 / Greg Grandin

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