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Black Agenda Report
Arday was killed by the contradiction at the heart of elite institutions: they want the appearance of racial progress without structural change, and they discard anyone who becomes a liability. Originally published in PT Zeleza’s Newsletter. Earlier this afternoon, my oldest boyhood friend, a distinguished international lawyer who received his doctorate at Cambridge, called me to share the tragic news that Jason Arday, the Black British academic, had been found dead.
Xizang’s Leap From Serfdom To Socialism With Chinese Characteristics
The following article by the Montreal-based political activist and writer Arnold August outlines his observations and conclusions following his seven-day visit to China’s Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region in October 2023 and is reprinted from the recently published bookChina Changes Everything. Arnold notes that, “the reality before 1951 was stark.
La falsa bandera plantada por EE.UU. contra Cuba
Fuentes: Telesur Las acusaciones de Estados Unidos de que Cuba está involucrada militarmente en el conflicto entre Ucrania y Rusia son totalmente falsas. No hay ninguna prueba factual.
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Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez Mina is strengthening diplomatic relations with African countries and their connections with Colombia's African descended communities. Colombia is the third country after Brazil and the United States with the largest Afro-descendant population in the Americas.
Reactionary Policy and Revolution in Venezuela: Impact on Latin America and the World
By Arnold August – Sep 25, 2025 Regarding the US-led policy, this article primarily draws on references from American and Venezuelan experts, the latter of whom are based both in Venezuela and abroad. For the revolutionary response, I draw mainly on my seven visits to Venezuela, including three trips that coincided with the last election cycle (2024â2025), using my fluency in Spanish to the utmost on the ground. The US effort to overthrow the Venezuelan government is not new.
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Missing the enemy, or why Western leftists fail again. On Sunday, August 17, 2025, the first round of presidential elections in the Plurinational State of Bolivia were held in the small Andean nation of 12 million people. Now the country is headed to an October 19 run-off between centrist Christian Democratic Party Senator Rodrigo Paz, the son of a former president, and former right wing President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga of the Libre Party.
The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2024
A new report from Beijing turns the U.S.'s own human rights rhetoric back on itself, detailing a nation where gun violence, political corruption, and poverty are not anomalies but features of a broken system. Originally published in Xinhuanet. BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Sunday released a report on human rights violations in the United States in 2024. The following is an abstract of the report.
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah: El león del Líbano ruge la verdad - Tercera Información
Arnold August • Opinión • Después de 41 años tras las rejas, Georges Abdallah nos insta a todos a levantarnos, romper el asedio y unirnos por la libertad de Palestina. Tras cuarenta y un años de cruel e injusto encarcelamiento en cárceles francesas, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah se puso manos a la obra. No perdió el ritmo en su lucha de toda la vida por la liberación de Palestina, el mundo árabe y Medio Oriente.
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah: El león del Líbano ruge la verdad
Tras cuarenta y un años de cruel e injusto encarcelamiento en cárceles francesas, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah se puso manos a la obra. No perdió el ritmo en su lucha de toda la vida por la liberación de Palestina, el mundo árabe y Medio Oriente.
‘What I saw in Xizang was a proactive, well-funded and systematic commitment to heritage preservation’
By: Arnold August Xizang, a region known for its breathtaking landscapes and unique cultural traditions, has long become a target of Western smear campaigns and falsehoods about China. What is the truth? In the “Truth Seen in Xizang” series, the Global Times publishes conversations with and articles from scholars and observers from around the world who have visited the region, sharing their firsthand experience of traveling to Xizang and observing the daily lives of people there.
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah: Lebanon’s lion roars the truth
After forty-one years of cruel and unjust incarceration in French jails, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah hit the ground running. He did not miss a beat in his lifelong struggle for the liberation of Palestine, the Arab world, and the Middle East. He immediately proclaimed, upon a triumphant arrival at Beirut airport, what many of us have been thinking or even saying out loud: “We know how these [Arab] regimes are. But how many Arabs were martyred trying to enter Gaza? None.
‘What I saw in Xizang was a proactive, well-funded and systematic commitment to heritage preservation’
Visitors view Tibetan carpets on display at the Xizang Museum in Lhasa on October 19, 2024. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: Xizang, a region known for its breathtaking landscapes and unique cultural traditions, has long become a target of Western smear campaigns and falsehoods about China. What is the truth?
Were Canadian Elections Existential in the Context of US-Canada Tensions? Part II - Global Research
Read Part I: Were Canadian Elections Existential in the Context of US-Canada Tensions? Part I *** There was a lot of talk in the media about Trump’s desire to annex Canada and make it the 51st state of the United States. Even the 2025 Canadian elections were fought on this line. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned and appointed Mark Carney as his successor.
Were Canadian Elections Existential in the Context of US-Canada Tensions? (Part 2)
Trump and Carney, May 6, 2025 -- public domain image By P. Ambedkar and Arnold August Editor’s Note: This interview is part two of two and was edited for length, clarity, and style. There was a lot of talk in the media about Trump’s desire to annex Canada and make it the fifty-first state of the United States. Even the 2025 Canadian elections were fought on this line. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned and appointed Mark Carney as his successor.
Were Canadian Elections Existential In The Context Of US-Canada Tensions?
by: P. Ambedkar & Arnold August No Comments yet 06-13-2025 ~ There was a lot of talk in the media about Trump’s desire to annex Canada and make it the fifty-first state of the United States. Even the 2025 Canadian elections were fought on this line. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned and appointed Mark Carney as his successor. Even though many say that Canada is inherently opposed to the United States’ big brother attitude, the ruling elites are hand in glove with the US.
Estados Unidos/sionismo versus Palestina: Algunas palabras - Tercera Información
Arnold August • Opinión • Arnold August sostiene que Gaza hoy refleja Auschwitz, exponiendo al eje sionista-estadounidense como una fuerza genocida y pidiendo apoyo occidental incondicional al Eje de la Resistencia. ¿Acaso una fisura moral está dividiendo de nuevo el planeta en una medida tal vez no vista desde el período previo a la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la propia guerra?
US/Zionism Versus Palestine: Gaza Is Today’s Auschwitz Holocaust Death Camp - Global Research
Is a moral fissure once again dividing the planet to an extent perhaps not seen since the period leading up to World War II and the war itself? If not, is it safe to say Palestine has become the defining moment for the world in this 21st century? In this situation, it is understandable that much of humankind appears to be facing the Palestinian apocalypse with an apparent loss of words to describe it. History is one of the best compasses for appropriate words and actions.
Were Canadian Elections Existential In the Context Of US-Canada Tensions? (Part 2)
by: P. Ambedkar & Arnold August No Comments yet 06-22-2025 ~ Editor’s Note: This interview is part two of two and was edited for length, clarity, and style. There was a lot of talk in the media about Trump’s desire to annex Canada and make it the fifty-first state of the United States. Even the 2025 Canadian elections were fought on this line. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned and appointed Mark Carney as his successor.
Estados Unidos/sionismo versus Palestina: Algunas palabras
¿Acaso una fisura moral está dividiendo de nuevo el planeta en una medida tal vez no vista desde el período previo a la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la propia guerra? De no ser así, ¿podemos afirmar con seguridad que Palestina se ha convertido en el momento decisivo para el mundo en este siglo XXI? En esta situación, es comprensible que gran parte de la humanidad parezca enfrentarse al apocalipsis palestino sin palabras para describirlo.
US/Zionism versus Palestine: Some words
Is a moral fissure once again dividing the planet to an extent perhaps not seen since the period leading up to World War II and the war itself? If not, is it safe to say Palestine has become the defining moment for the world in this 21st century? In this situation, it is understandable that much of Humankind appears to be facing the Palestinian apocalypse with an apparent loss of words to describe it. History is one of the best compasses for appropriate words and actions.
Black Agenda Report
Jamaica’s upcoming election has become a litmus test for Caribbean sovereignty as the U.S. and China compete for dominance. Washington’s threats to seize the Panama Canal and Marco Rubio’s heavy-handed diplomacy expose the island’s precarious position. Jamaica now faces a choice - resist becoming a pawn of the U.S. or surrender to its imperialist interests. Originally published in WiredJA.
Video: A Marxist Opinion: Elections, Fascism in the U.S. and Cognitive Dissonance - Global Research
Watch the presentation below by Arnold August at the University of Havana, Patria Colloquium, during the fourth annual symposium for journalists on March 17, 2025. This symposium was meant to honor and celebrate the 20th anniversary of TeleSur, a television and website outlet, broadcasting in English and Spanish. Congratulations to Union de Periodistas de Cuba (UPEC) for contributing to organizing this event. . . * Click the share button below to email/forward this article.
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The Black Radical Tradition is the rich legacy passed down by revolutionaries. It is an important tool today as we struggle to turn the Americas into a Zone of Peace. The Revolutionary Foundations of Our Americas On April 8, 1804, a few months after leading Ayiti (Haiti) to independence after a bloody 13- year revolutionary war against European enslavers and colonists, the new nation’s leader, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, articulated the most radical vision of freedom in history.
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Some speculated that racism explains the firing of the liberal anchor. But MSNBC doesn't have a problem with Black hosts. They have a problem with pro-Palestine ones. Originally published in Current Affairs. Was Joy Ann Reid’s primetime MSNBC show canceled because she’s Black? Some pundits seem to think so.
Canada-China Relations: Certain Canadian Politicians Ignore the Rational Voices that See China as a Friendly Trading Partner - Global Research
It was recently reported that an “unprecedented US visit by all 13 Canadian premiers paints China as the ‘common economic enemy.'” Earlier this month, all ten provincial premiers and the three premiers of the Canadian northern territories met in Washington.
Canadian politicians ignored the rational voices that see China as a friendly trading partner
Illustration: Liu Xiangya/GT It was recently reported that an "unprecedented US visit by all 13 Canadian premiers paints China as the 'common economic enemy.'" On that day, all 10 provincial premiers and the three premiers of the Canadian northern territories met in Washington.
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Ecuador was once considered a safe country to live and travel in. However, with the rise of neoliberal economic measures and the dollarization of its currency, it has experienced a rapid decline in social conditions as drug trafficking and other types of crime have increased significantly. Once on track to be the safest country in Latin America, now Ecuador finds itself mired deep in gang violence, robberies, assassinations and insecurity.
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In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Jessie Cox. Cox is Assistant Professor of Music at Harvard University. His book is Sounds of Black Switzerland: Blackness, Music, and Unthought Voices. Roberto Sirvent: How can your book help BAR readers understand the current political and social climate? Jessie Cox: The book proposes new ways of thinking about the interrelations between citizenship, migration, gender, and race.
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Fanmi Lavalas has fallen far from its roots as a popular progressive movement to nothing more than a servant of imperialism. Originally published in The Canada-Haiti Information Project. When former Catholic liberation theologian priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide burst onto the world stage in the late 1980s and early 1990s it was as an opponent and victim of U.S. imperialism.
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Fanmi Lavalas has fallen far from its roots as a popular progressive movement and is now nothing more than a servant of imperialism. Originally published in The Canada-Haiti Information Project. When former Catholic liberation theologian priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide burst onto the world stage in the late 1980s and early 1990s it was as an opponent and victim of U.S. imperialism.
Liberal Media And Personalities: The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall
On Dec 11, 2024, it was reported that the post-election audiences for the leading liberal media, MSNBC and CNN, continued to drop: 46% and 33%, respectively. Some of MSNBC’s biggest stars, including Rachel Maddow, have been asked to take pay cuts as revenues and profits come under pressure. The dozens of Kamala Harris’s supporters, among actors, pop music figures, and TV host personalities, continue to announce their departures from the Trumpian U.S. to another country.
Can Canada seek an independent foreign policy from US after Justin Trudeau?
Justin Trudeau Photo: VCG On January 6, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned as leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister. This resignation will take effect as soon as a replacement is chosen. He also confirmed that parliament will be prorogued or suspended until March 24. Prorogation differs from dissolution, which terminates parliament and triggers a general election. Thus, the government remains in power by proroguing without calling for elections.
Voting Trends: Do They Favor Machado/González or Maduro?
In this article, for the first time to my knowledge, readers have access to the results of all national electoral results during the current Chavismo period,1998–2024. This information, compiled in the compact table “Venezuela: All National Electoral Results, 1998–2024,” includes all Presidential, Constituent, National Assembly voting, and various types of referendums.
Venezuelan National Electoral Council: Its Origins And Contemporary Importance
Above photo: CNE election notebook being filled with a “did not vote” stamp after an election. EFE/file photo. In a statement released on July 31, 2024, following the submission of an appeal to the Electoral Hall of the Supreme Court of Justice regarding the election result, President Maduro made the following remarks: To those who attack me here in the world, I remind them that this young man is a co-drafter of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Selected Articles: “Anything Could Go Wrong”. Russia’s Drills to Practice the Deployment of Tactical Nuclear Weapons. In Response to the Deployment of Nuclear Capable F-16s - Global Research
“Anything Could Go Wrong”. Russia’s Drills to Practice the Deployment of Tactical Nuclear Weapons. In Response to the Deployment of Nuclear Capable F-16s On the very last day of July, the Russian military announced it started “the third and ‘final’ phase of drills to practice the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons”. The Kremlin’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) also initiated joint exercises with Belarus, its closest ally.
Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE): Its Origins and Contemporary Importance - Global Research
In a statement released on July 31, 2024, following the submission of an appeal to the Electoral Hall of the Supreme Court of Justice regarding the election result, President Maduro made the following remarks: “To those who attack me here in the world, I remind them that this young man is a co-drafter of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Witnessing Xizang: Serfdom to socialism with Chinese characteristics
The morning view of Sangzhuzi District in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, January 14, 2024. /Xinhua The morning view of Sangzhuzi District in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, January 14, 2024. /Xinhua Editor's note: Arnold August, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, is the author of five books on international issues and is a Canadian journalist on the Editorial Board of the International Manifesto Group.
The Roof of the World: China’s Tibetan Plateau. Arnold August - Global Research
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President Maduro: ‘The War in Ukraine Is Part of the Labor Pains of a World That Will Emerge,’ a Geopolitical and Historical Analysis
By Arnold August – Feb 27, 2023 — Originally published by Orinocotriune.com As many heads of state and prime ministers ponder the war in Ukraine, I call attention to one head of state, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In a January 1, 2023 interview with Franco-Spanish journalist and author Ignacio Ramonet, President Maduro said, “The war in Ukraine is part of the labor pains of a world that will emerge.” Here is his full commentary on the international situation.
Diez años después de la muerte de Hugo Chávez: Sus llamamientos a la paz están más vigentes que nunca
En un momento en el que los pueblos del mundo están profundamente preocupados por la guerra y la paz, como consecuencia del actual conflicto en Ucrania, las palabras del Comandante Hugo Chávez en 2006 bien podrían volver a pronunciarse hoy, en este décimo aniversario de su fallecimiento. Sin embargo, el contexto internacional era muy diferente entonces. Los países implicados entonces, Estados Unidos y sus aliados, estaban en Irak y Afganistán.
The War In Ukraine Is Part Of The Labor Pains Of A World That Will Emerge
Above Photo: Journalist Ignacio Ramonet (right) and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (left) during an interview last December. Últimas Noticias. President Maduro: A Geopolitical And Historical Analysis. As many heads of state and prime ministers ponder the war in Ukraine, I call attention to one head of state, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
El 1ro de enero y la lección de Fidel para la humanidad: transformar los reveses en victoria
Noticias > Artículos Blogs Recibe nuestros boletines de noticias directamente en tu bandeja de entrada Ya me he suscrito | No volver a mostrar este mensaje. Boletines Su suscripción fue realizada satisfactoriamente. El pensamiento y las acciones de Fidel constituyen lecciones valiosas para los revolucionarios y comunistas de todo el mundo. No menos importante es el inmortal legado de Fidel de convertir un impedimento en un triunfo.
Failed campaign to sanction “pro-Putin” professor Carley started by state media journalist & student who took Canadian defence ministry grant — The Canada Files
The MINDS program is part of Canada’s DND which according to its own website, “supports the Canadian Armed Forces who serve on the sea, on land, and in the air with the Navy, Army, Air Force and Special Forces to defend Canadians’ interests at home and abroad.” Why is this revelation important?
Fidel’s Action and Thinking: Confronting Hurricanes Today — The Canada Files
Written by: Arnold August From the very first hurricanes that violently shook the palm trees, Fidel elaborated his two-pronged thinking: save lives and keep the people informed. I arrive from Canada at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport on Oct. 22, 2017, around 11:30 p.m. Waiting to receive me is the president of the Cuban Institute of History, Rene Gonzalez Barrientos. He has come despite my having pleaded with him not to pick me up, given his heavy responsibilities in organizing the Oct.
Una visión de la izquierda canadiense sobre el Moncada del 26 de julio en Cuba
Una visión de la izquierda canadiense sobre el Moncada del 26 de julio en Cuba En 1953, cuando prácticamente todas las fuerzas progresistas y revolucionarias de Cuba no ofrecían ninguna solución viable para oponerse a la dictadura de Batista respaldada por Estados Unidos, Fidel Castro y sus camaradas sí elaboraron un camino. Fue una ruta caracterizada por declaraciones que cambiaron el juego, junto con hechos excepcionalmente valientes, de los que surgió el Movimiento 26 de Julio.
A Canadian Left View on Cuba’s July 26 Moncada — The Canada Files
Written by: Arnold August In 1953, when virtually all the progressive and revolutionary forces in Cuba offered no viable solution to oppose the U.S.-backed Batista dictatorship, Fidel Castro and his comrades did indeed work out a path. It was a route characterized by game-changing statements coupled with exceptionally courageous deeds, out of which emerged the July 26 Movement. This movement, supported by allies who later rallied to the cause, led to the January 1, 1959, Triumph of the Revolution.
Canadá, cómplice de Estados Unidos al impedir que Cuba asista a la Cumbre de las Américas
Canadá, cómplice de Estados Unidos al impedir que Cuba asista a la Cumbre de las Américas El 26 de febrero de 2021, el entonces ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Canadá, Marc Garneau, declaró acerca de su reunión virtual con su homólogo estadounidense Antony Blinken, que “ambos reafirmaron el compromiso de abordar los derechos humanos y las reformas necesarias en Cuba.
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Cuba's president Miguel Díaz-Canel continues his country's struggle against U.S. attempts at domination. The Cuban people continue to make strides, in spite of the 60-year long blockade intended to destroy their revolution. This article was originally published in Globetrotter. In 1994, Miguel Díaz-Canel began a new position in Santa Clara, not far from his birthplace of Placetas, as the provincial secretary of the Cuban Communist Party.
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A declassified CIA document outlining their strategies for covert action in Angola in the 1970s offers lessons for the present. It is sometimes said that the first casualty of war is truth. As with any aphorism, this is only partly correct. For truth is not merely collateral damage in conflict, it is the site of conflict itself. To prepare for war is to prepare for a battle over information. Take, for instance, the United States interventions in southern Africa in the 1970s.
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Cuba Defeats Covid-19 with Learning, Science, and Unity Photo: Ramon Espinosa / Pool via REUTERS Despite U.S. sanctions, Cuba has succeeded in treating covid and has developed five different vaccines that are widely accepted by its population. This article was originally published in Counterpunch. Education is central to Cuba’s brand of socialism. The revolutionary government’s dedication to scientific knowledge and healthcare for all shows up now as Cubans cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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