The EU Is Marching Toward an Independent and Integrated Military
The EU’s evolving common defense network is decades in the making, yet remains hindered by its inability to match NATO and apprehension by some member states.
Here’s Why You Can’t Afford an Electric Car
The U.S. is aggressively keeping cheap Chinese-made EVs off the market. We are all paying the price for this protectionism.
The 2024 Election is About the Rich Stealing From the Public
A fight over extending provisions of Trump’s tax cuts is at stake in November’s election. Ultimately, the race is about money.
Elections in Argentina: A Working Class Perspective
By Taroa Zúñiga Silva Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Taroa Zúñiga Silva is a writing fellow and the Spanish media coordinator for Globetrotter. She is the co-editor with Giordana García Sojo of Venezuela, Vórtice de la Guerra…
A criminal attack on democracy: Why Brazil’s fascists should not get amnesty
By Gabriel Rocha Gaspar Source: Globetrotter From all the excited cries echoing from the red tide that took over Brasília during Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s (known as Lula) inauguration as the Brazilian President on January 1, 2023, the most…
The Brazilian hard right are already a political cliché
By Vijay Prashad Source: Globetrotter On January 8, 2023, large crowds of people—dressed in colors of the Brazilian flag—descended on the country’s capital, Brasília. They invaded the federal building and Supreme Court and vandalized public property. This attack by the…
The U.S. egged on the coup in Peru
By Vijay Prashad and José Carlos Llerena Robles Author Bio: 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 an editor of LeftWord…
Zoe Alexandra: ‘They Shot Them Down Like Animals’: Massacre at Peru’s Ayacucho
Survivors and family members of victims of the massacre in Ayacucho on December 15 denounce that the army treated protesters like war targets, reminiscent of violence faced during the internal armed conflict. By Zoe Alexandra Author Bio: This article was…
Why U.S. political scientists are arguing that Evo Morales should be the President of Bolivia
By Vijay Prashad and Manuel Bertoldi / Independent Media Institute Three political scientists from the United States closely studied allegations of fraud in the Bolivian election of 2019 and found that there was no fraud. These scholars—from the University of Pennsylvania and…
The Editor Speaks: Are law firms press releases “Rubbish”?
One of our readers sent an email to us under the headline “Rubbish”. “Much of the media is devoted to ‘ New Partners admitted to bar’. Whilst we recognize this does not refer to Fidel’s [a drinking and food establishment…
