From the Americas to the Middle East, the US is deploying the crudest forms of imperial aggression to shore up its power. This is ultimately a sign of weakness rather than strength, as the foundations upon which the US empire rested are crumbling.
Donald Trump is angry because Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, hasn’t backed the war on Iran. Sánchez’s stand is hardly radical, but it seems like it now that almost all of Europe has fallen in behind Trump.
As the US attacks Iran, Donald Trump is following a blueprint laid out by a long-standing force in US foreign policy: the neocons who backed the Iraq War more than 20 years ago.
Podemos has gained traction by drawing on lessons from the Latin American left.
Former Philippine congressman Walden Bello on what Duterte's election means for the Left.
Argentina's looming economic crisis is the result of extreme neoliberal policy: as implemented by the military dictatorship, the IMF, and current president Mauricio Macri.
Pink Tide populism was built in the context of two decades of deindustrialization and industrial fragmentation. But we need a socialist left that can reverse those very trends.
Latin America has always been vulnerable to shocks from the global economy. But there’s no precedent for the COVID-19-induced slump that’s about to engulf the continent.
The United States has repeatedly intervened in Latin America to overthrow democratically elected governments and install right-wing dictatorships. But homegrown far-right forces in Latin America itself have often proved just as important as US meddling.
Rather than ushering in a new era of Latin American unity, Donald Trump’s tariffs, anti-immigrant policies, and withdrawal of humanitarian aid have mostly highlighted its divisions.
Chomsky confronted our chattering classes' corruption for decades. How would you sound after 50 years?
While Egypt’s Youssef himself cites Stewart as an influence, he’s the only one of the two who actually challenges the holders of power.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a time to commemorate past victims of violence — and rededicate ourselves to ending it.
New construction isn’t the only solution to New York’s affordable housing crisis, but the Left is wrong to dismiss it outright.
British elites fear Scottish independence for a reason.
The Socialist International has long embraced capitalism in some of its worst forms.
Freeing Greece from its neoliberal straitjacket will require exiting the euro.
Taking on climate change will require massive state investment and the destruction of the fossil fuel industry.
Eduardo Galeano was a man of letters who lived a life of resistance.
Progressive victory in Alberta only illuminates the need for a broader challenge to neoliberalism across Canada.