The last-minute designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terror will make it harder for the incoming Biden administration to lift sanctions and renormalize relations with the island nation.
Biden Shouldn’t Roll Out Red Carpet for Torture Enablers
It was painful enough to live through the U.S invasion of Iraq that caused untold devastation and human misery…
Marisel Vera’s new novel chronicles the joys and sorrows of a Puerto Rican family displaced from one U.S. colony to another.
Authoritarianism Wins Big in Tanzania Amid Bloodshed and Vote Rigging
Tanzania’s experience points to how a fully empowered autocrat can demolish a country’s constitutional system.
Remembering Maradona, A Soccer Superstar and a Champion of the Poor
“He carries the ball sewn to his foot and he’s got eyes all over his body,” one admirer wrote of Diego Maradona. In retirement, Maradona became outspoken about his leftist beliefs and was close friends with Fidel Castro.
Remembering David Graeber, Scholar, Troublemaker, Friend
Possibly the last thing David Graeber wrote for publication was an introduction he co-authored, with his longtime friend and…
‘Pandemic Solidarity’ Offers Hope Amid COVID Gloom
The global crisis of COVID-19 has lasted long enough for us to see books published on how we responded…
Anti-Social-Distancing Rallies: Corona Protests Are Mainstreaming Far-Right Ideologies
Amid a sea of yellow vests, Guy Fawkes masks, and German flags, two signs caught the camera’s eye at…
Environmental Violence is the Modern War Against Indigenous People
As Indian nations are battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, many are simultaneously battling ecological brutality brought about by governments…
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