Max Horkheimer was a prominent critical Marxist theorist, of the so-called Frankfurt School, who was compelled by the Nazi rise to power to leave Germany in 1933. He and his colleagues of the Institute for Social Research were relocated to Columbia University in New York City in 1934, returning to Frankfurt in 1949.... More
The brewing New Cold War against China draws upon a long-standing lack of understanding in the West with respect to the Asian giant. We ought to understand the fundamental historic facts.... More
When intellectuals, activists, and politicians of the North do not see the Third World, they do not see the logic of China. When I say “do not see,” I mean paying little attention. To what extent have intellectuals and activists of the North immersed themselves in the Third World revolutions, allowing new understandings to challenge their assumptions?... More
The confusing and bloody war that has plagued Libya since the overthrow and assassination of leader Muammar al Gaddafi nine years ago by the U.S. and NATO, continues to unfold in the region, now with the arrival of mercenary troops from every corner of the globe.... More
In the brewing New Cold War with China, among the voices emerging to cast China as an evil empire is Josh Hawley, Republican Senator from Missouri. He declares that “Chinese imperialism is the greatest threat to American security in the 21st century.” He maintains that the United States has to return to making reciprocal trade agreements with allied nations that are beneficial to U.S. national interests and the nation’s workers, resisting Chinese economic imperialism.... More
The United States, though being the world's sole superpower, has so far let the world down in the high-stake combat to terminate the novel coronavirus pandemic.... More
The disorganized and incoherent response of the Trump administration to the COVID-19 pandemic, with tragic as well as politically disastrous consequences, has given rise to a strategy by Trump to blame China for the pandemic, deflecting blame away from himself. The Republican Party is joining the strategy of blaming China, although not necessarily defending Trump.... More
The United States Department of State has included Cuba on its list of states that are not cooperating fully with U.S. counterterrorism efforts.... More
Several international organizations and experts in the financial world are calculating the damage that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing to the world economy. And they have reached the conclusion -- not a difficult one to reach -- that it will have a severe impact and a substantial cost, especially on unemployment and poverty.... More
The accusations by Donald Trump that China is to blame for the Covid-19 pandemic occurs in the context of an ongoing debate about China, which Trump’s protectionist policies had further stimulated.... More
I continue reflections on an article by Georgi Marinov, entitled “Coronavirus: Scientific Realities vs. Economic Fallacies,” published on May 5 in LeftEast... More
Cuban Minister of Foreign Relations Bruno Rodríguez, in a press conference on May 12, revealed details concerning the individual who fired thirty-two shots with a semi-automatic assault rifle at the Cuban embassy building in Washington, DC on April 30. ... More
An article by Georgi Marinov, entitled “Coronavirus: Scientific Realities vs. Economic Fallacies,” was published on May 5 in LeftEast. ... More
As the world's sole superpower, boasting massive economic strength, powerful research capacity and advanced medical resources, the United States should have taken more responsibility in this global fight.... More
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a strong negative effect on the economies of the European Union member countries, which this year will suffer an unprecedented setback in their Gross Domestic Product, GDP -- the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s.... More
More Views
- United States votes against UN resolution in favor of the Palestinian people to self-determination
- Granma seeks alternatives to continue classes in earthquake-affected centers, with teachers offering their homes
- Annual solidarity conference of National Network on Cuba underway in U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan
- World Bank reports Israel’s aggression inflicts $8.5 billion in economic losses on Lebanon
- ELAM Alumni Congress concludes in Cuba
