Tag: Global South

The US Kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro
Geo Maher traces the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro to a long history of US imperial intervention, sanctions warfare, and the ongoing attempt to destroy Venezuela’s communal revolution.

The Politics of Colonial Comparison
Sam Klug discusses his new book with Spectre’s Zachary Levenson, which chronicles how the rhetoric of colonialism became central to Black internationalism in the United States.

An Unending Genocide
Spectre’s Shireen Akram-Boshar speaks with Toufic Haddad about the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Milei as President
Sergio García analyzes the conditions and unstable ground of Milei’s presidency in Argentina, and offers a strategy for left development in response to failed progressivism.

Just in Time
Hamza Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell make the case for a just climate transition in the MENA region.

From Palestine to Tahrir Square
Hossam el-Hamalawy argues that Palestine’s struggle for self-determination has served as an inspiration for the struggle for democracy in Egypt

It’s a Genocide, and It Must be Stopped
The Spectre editorial board provides a statement on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

A Return on Our Investment
Washington has intervened in Latin America several times since the Monroe Doctrine was established two hundred years ago. US-promoted border militarization across the Western Hemisphere is this intervention’s newest evolution.

Resisting the Debt System
Ashley Smith interviews Éric Toussaint about the history of the debt system and its new crisis.

The Mother Gives Birth, the State Kills
Dina Alves tells the story of the Brazilian Mothers of May movement: how it came to be and the challenges it faces in the reality of the Brazilian criminal justice system.