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With Likely Victory of Andrés Arauz, Ecuador Will Join Latin America’s Anti-Imperialist Surge

Ecuador is just weeks away from becoming the latest Latin American nation to move away from the IMF and United States and elect a strongly progressive, anti-imperialist government.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Ecuador Elections Feature photo

If the country’s polls are to be believed, Ecuador is set to become the latest Latin American nation to move away from the United States and elect a strongly progressive, anti-imperialist government. Successive public opinion studies have shown Andrés Arauz of the Unión por la Esperanza coalition holding a commanding lead over his rivals, with some

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Despite His Attempt to Tie MAGA to Anti-Semitism, Biden Will Preserve Trump’s “Israel First” Legacy 

Many are expecting President Joe Biden to roll back Trump’s heavily pro-Israel policies, but several factors – including his long-established ties to Israeli interests– point to a greater likelihood of their continuation instead.

Raul Diego
By Raul Diego
Biden Israel Feature photo

The cantankerous end to the turbulent Trump presidency has imbued the incoming administration with a halo of bright expectations by simple virtue of the disastrous four years that precede it. Like a stand-up feature act that follows an opener's bombed set at a comedy club, the Biden-Harris duo takes center stage with an easy advantage that requires

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Poor Nations Left Reeling After Bill Gates Advised Oxford to Ditch Open Source COVID Vaccine

Unable to secure a profit in immunizing poorer nations, Western multinationals, including Oxford’s private partner AstraZeneca, have prioritized those who can pay the most.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Bill Gates Vaccine Feature photo

Europe is reeling from the shock news that biotech giant AstraZeneca will not be delivering anything like the number of vaccines it promised. The company informed European Union officials that they will only be supplying 31 million doses to 27 E.U. countries, rather than the 80 million they had promised would arrive by the end of March. Italian

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Robert Malley for Iran Envoy: A Test Case for Biden’s Commitment to Diplomacy

Biden’s response to the far-right uproar against Malley will be a test of his fortitude in standing up to the hawks and charting a new course for U.S. policy in the Middle East.

Medea Benjamin
Ariel Gold
By Medea Benjamin
And Ariel Gold
Robert Malley Feature photo

President Biden’s commitment to re-entering the Iran nuclear deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA—is already facing backlash from a motley crew of warhawks both domestic and foreign. Right now, opponents of re-entering the deal are centering their vitriol on one of the nation’s foremost experts on both the Middle

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The ‘Insurrection’ and Its Discontents: ‘American Exceptionalism’ Revisited

The more political chaos and societal division widen, the more the notion of exceptionalism will be exposed as bizarre, selfish, and unsustainable.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
American Exceptionalism Feature photo

History is being written in the United States today. Even the most pessimistic about the prospects of American democracy have rarely ventured out this far while offering a bleak analysis of America’s future, whether in terms of political polarization at home or global standing abroad. As shocking and, certainly, telling as the images of thousands

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Teachers Union Berated Trump for Reopening Schools, Now It’s Praising Biden For Doing the Same

Biden has made the reopening of schools, colleges, and universities a key priority and made clear that his decision was based on the same “save the economy” logic as Trump’s.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Joe Biden School Reopening Feature photo

The same teachers’ organization that roundly condemned Donald Trump’s attempts to prematurely reopen schools are now applauding Biden’s decision to do the same, even as the coronavirus pandemic reaches new levels. Joe Biden has made the reopening of schools, colleges, and universities a key priority. On his first full day in office, he signed an

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