Author Archive: Vijay Prashad
This article was produced by Globetrotter. Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is the chief editor of LeftWord Books and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He is a senior non-resident fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. He has written more than 20 books, including The Darker Nations and The Poorer Nations. His latest book is Washington Bullets, with an introduction by Evo Morales Ayma.
Lula Is Free: Can Socialism Be Restored?
Released for Syndication: 11/08/2019
Just before 5 p.m. on Friday the 8th of November, Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked out of his prison in...
Full ArticleHow U.S. Sanctions on Iran Are Killing Innocent People
Released for Syndication: 11/06/2019
In late October, Human Rights Watch released a short report with a sharp title—“Maximum Pressure: US Economic Sanctions Harm Iranians’ Right to Health.” In...
Full ArticleThe Political Tide Sweeping South America Won’t Accept Predatory Capitalism
Released for Syndication: 10/29/2019
The slogan is pithy—Neoliberalismo nunca más (Neoliberalism Never Again). It was chanted in the streets of Santiago, Chile; it was drawn on the walls...
Full ArticleHow Europe’s Greedy Lending to Africa Is Driving the Migration Wave That Fuels the EU’s Xenophobic Politics
Released for Syndication: 10/23/2019