Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the accusation that he is plotting to restore his country to the borders of the Russian Empire, insisting that Moscow recognizes the independence of post-Soviet states. In an exchange held with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday, Putin assured that, while he had …
Read More »Nicolas Maduro is right: it is possible to stand up to US imperialism
In an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemned the United States’ “criminal” sanctions against his country, as well as the ongoing embargo against Cuba, and called on the world to reject US hegemony in favor of a multipolar world order. Striking a …
Read More »Is imperialism driven by demonic forces? History gives us good reason to think so
Are Empires demonic entities? The British Empire was invented by magician John Dee – a well-documented fact. He came up with the phrase and suggested it to Queen Elizabeth I. The story goes that he had conjured up a demon who inspired that imperial vision. Not bloody likely, of course, …
Read More »Modern India at 75: Looking back at its history, British colonization & imperialism, and independence
For 2,000 years, India was among the richest and most advanced civilizations in the world. Ancient Indian philosophers were contemplating the meaning of life when their counterparts in Europe were emerging from forests. Indian goods and ideas were coveted all across the globe. From the decimal numeral and positional system …
Read More »The EU’s financial imperialism wins again, pummelling Poland into submission and leaving Hungary’s Viktor Orban out on his own
At the heart of the dispute with Brussels was the Polish government’s decision to set up a disciplinary chamber for judges, which the EU’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled broke EU law. This masked the real crux of the argument, however, which was whether national or …
Read More »Investment or imperialism? One of the world’s largest gold mines could’ve transformed Kyrgyzstan. Instead, it enriched Canadians
In May, the former Soviet republic sparked an international legal battle when it rolled in and took control of the Kumtor Mine, operated by Toronto-based Centerra Gold. The company has reacted furiously to what it sees as state expropriation, saying the country is “in breach of its obligations under its …
Read More »US shuts down Iranian websites for confronting imperialism & colonialism; Uncle Sam wants you to only watch the news he approves
This week, the United States launched one of the most outrageous attacks on the press and foreign media in recent times. On June 23, the US government seized the websites of several broadcasters and news outlets, including Iran’s Al Alam, Iraq’s Alforat, and Yemen’s Al Masirah, just to name a …
Read More »Southerners were ‘the first victims’ of American imperialism and have been ‘slandered,’ claim the Sons of Confederate Veterans
The snap impression of the Sons of Confederate Veterans isn’t a good one. A rudimentary glance at their mainstream media portrayal is far from flattering and their badge proudly features the controversial Confederate flag. Terms that spring to mind are: racist, exclusionary and backward. So, it was with some surprise …
Read More »‘Woke imperialism strikes again’: CNN faces backlash after it defends keeping US troops in Afghanistan by citing women’s rights
“Concerns mount that US withdrawal from Afghanistan could risk progress on women’s rights,” read the headline on the article published by the cable news channel on Saturday. Citing a chorus of Democratic and Republican lawmakers as well as several Afghan officials, the piece makes a case for keeping American troops …
Read More »Intersectional imperialism: A wholesome menace
This mutation of the empire’s dominant dogma is manifesting throughout global institutions of economic, political and social control and is materializing in a myriad of conflict theatres. In order to identify where woke imperialism exists, we have to define it first. So what is it? It’s certainly not the first …
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