Vijay Prashad – Page 6

Despite U.S. dirty tricks, Bolivia is finding a way to stay independent

March 31, 2021 Vijay Prashad

Sentiments in Bolivia for and against the coup d’etat of November 2019 are predictably along class lines. Those from more affluent sections felt that the socialist policies of the government of President Evo Morales (which […]

Biden continues the U.S. conflict with China through the Quad

March 19, 2021 Vijay Prashad

On March 12, the heads of government of four countries, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and the United States President Joe Biden, met for a virtual meeting […]

How India’s farmers’ protests could upend the political landscape

March 4, 2021 Vijay Prashad

For the past three months, Indian farmers and agricultural workers have been in the middle of a difficult struggle against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tens of thousands of them have gathered around […]

How ExxonMobil uses divide and rule to get its way in South America

February 4, 2021 Vijay Prashad

Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro have exchanged sharp words about the status of the […]

How Venezuela has held back COVID-19 in spite of the U.S. sanctions stranglehold on its economy

November 3, 2020 Vijay Prashad

María Lourdes Urbaneja Durant tells Vijay Prashad that despite sabotage by the U.S., Venezuela has been able to curb the spread of COVID-19 through “participation of the people” Not for one minute during this pandemic […]