Author: John Parker

Mao zedong
China

Happy 70th Anniversary People’s Republic of China!

October 1, 2019 John Parker
On Oct. 1, some 1.4 billion people in China are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic. China’s culture spans 5,000 years and, in spite of the 19th and 20th century […]
Realwarcriminals
Imperialism and global politics

Imperialism and Sudan, Part 3: The true architects of terror and poverty

July 25, 2019 John Parker
In 1999, the European Sudanese Public Affairs Council published an article by David Hoile entitled “Farce Majeure: The Clinton Administration’s Sudan Policy 1993-2000.” This is a thorough documentation of the contradictory policies of President Bill […]
Nowaroniranplacard
Iran

Defending Iran’s right to self-determination

July 25, 2019 John Parker
Presentation given at U.S. Hands Off Iran webinar sponsored by Struggle-La Lucha on July 14, 2019. I was part of a U.S. anti-war delegation that arrived in Tehran on Oct. 9, 2010, to increase solidarity […]
ResistanceCommittees
Im/migrants and refugees

Los Angeles: Community organizes self-defense against ICE raids

July 22, 2019 John Parker
Los Angeles On Saturday morning, July 13, activists heeded the call of Unión del Barrio (UdB) and gathered at a community center in Los Angeles to anxiously hear plans on community self-defense strategies against raids […]
Sudanclimatechange
Imperialism and global politics

Imperialism and Sudan Part 2: Roots of Sudan’s economic woes

July 16, 2019 John Parker
Most timelines of today’s crisis in Sudan start with rapid price increases for wheat and fuel under President Omar al-Bashir beginning in 2018. It is, however, important to take a look at what other forces […]
AlShifaprotest2
Imperialism and global politics

Imperialism and Sudan, Part 1: What is the U.S. role in Sudan’s crisis?

July 8, 2019 John Parker
On Aug. 20, 1998, then-U.S. President Bill Clinton bombed the Al Shifa Pharmaceutical Plant in Sudan with 16 cruise missiles. I was part of a delegation, headed by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, that […]
TiananmenMao
In the U.S.

The evolving Tiananmen Square narrative, Part 2

June 12, 2019 John Parker
Capitalist lies on China exposed: The evolving Tiananmen Square narrative, Part 1 Especially in regard to the torturous murder of soldiers, it is clear that not all of the protesters were the same. In that […]
TiananmenMao
China

Capitalist lies on China exposed: The evolving Tiananmen Square narrative, Part 1

June 8, 2019 John Parker
Yes, a picture is worth a thousand words. But what happens when the words that the pictures are shouting out do not fit their intended use? In that case, the narrator has to supply the […]
Sudan
Imperialism and global politics

Background to Sudan crisis: Who gets blame for deaths in Darfur?

April 23, 2019 John Parker
Protests continue in Sudan since a military junta overthrew the longtime al-Bashir government in early April. This article, originally published in 2007, provides important background on the role of imperialism in Sudan and the North […]
CaracasMural
Imperialism and global politics

Don’t justify war and sanctions

April 7, 2019 John Parker
In March alone, the U.S. State Department listed eight additional sanctions against Venezuela, further adding to the denial of that country’s use of assets or its ability to receive international loans. Before the latest measure […]