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Red Islam

September 20, 2021 Yanis Iqbal activist islam, Islam, Mohammed Reza Hakimi, Prophet Muhammad, quran, quranic society, revolutionary islam, Revolutionary Nationalism, tawhid

By Yanis Iqbal – Sep 18, 2021 We have learned since publishing this piece that the author of this submission

International Opinion US/Canada

Republican Senators are Blocking Desperately Needed Pandemic Relief for the World’s Poor

September 20, 2021 Mark Weisbrot Economy, European Central Bank, federal reserve, International Monetary Fund (IMF), international reserves, Pandemic, Republican Senators, SDR, World Food Program (WFP)

By Mark Weisbrot – Sep 17, 2021 The world economy faces serious risks going forward: for example, an estimated $2.3

International Opinion US/Canada

The “United States” isn’t a Nation, it’s a Terrorist Organization

September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 Rainer Shea Fascism, Neoliberalism, Propaganda, Russia, US Imperialism, War

By Rainer Shea – Sep 16, 2021 The idea that the United States represents an actual nation is a myth

Asia International Opinion

Are Hindutva and Hinduism the Same?

September 19, 2021 scorinoco Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Hinduism, Hindutva, inequality, Mahatma Gandhi, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, terrorism, Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP)

By Ram Puniyani – Sep 15, 2021 “Dismantling Global Hindutva”, an online global conference was recently held from September 10-12,

Opinion Politics

Hush, Hush (Venezuela is Winning!)

September 19, 2021 Maria Paez Victor bolivarian revolution, crimes against humanity, crimes against the state, Jorge Rodriguez, Juan Guaido crimes, Lima Group Obsolete, Mexico talks, National Dialogue, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, sactions and looting of Venezuelan assets, unilateral coercive measures, Unitary Platform, US and European blockade, Venezuela, Venezuelan oppositions

By María Páez Victor – Sep 17, 2021 By now it is obvious that the mainstream media does not cover

President Nicolas Maduro during his speech at the VI CELAC Summit, Mexico city, Saturday, September 18, 2021. Photo courtesy of HispanTV.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

The Lesson Nicolás Maduro Gave to Counterparts at CELAC Summit

September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 Laila Tajeldine Bolivarianism, Brazil isolated, CELAC, Lima Group, Monroe Doctrine, Patria Grande, pink tide, President Maduro, regional integration, Unasur, unity, US decline

By Laila Tajeldine – Sep 19, 2021 The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, came out stronger from his participation in

International Opinion US/Canada

Austerity and Mass Murder: An American Pastime

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 Danny Haiphong american exceptionalism, austerity?, class war, Climate Crisis, coup d’etat, COVID-19, forever wars, Killer Cops, mass incarceration, poverty, settler-colonialism, systemic racism, US militarism, US war machine, wars of invasion

By Danny Haiphong – Sep 15, 2021 The race to the bottom is an imperative of austerity, which is foundational

Featured image: Syrian President Bashar Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. Photo courtesy of The Moscow Times.

Asia International Opinion

Syrian Plan to Unite the Country Worked out in Moscow

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 orinocotribune #Afrin, al-Qaeda, Bashar Al-Assad, Caesar Act, European Union (EU), Idlib, Refugees, regime change wars, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Nations (UN), US War on Syria, Vladimir Putin

By Steven Sahiounie – Sep 16, 2021 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on

US Army trainers drill Nigerian soldiers in Jaji between Jan. 15 and Feb. 22, 2018.

Africa International Opinion

The US is Turning Oil-Rich Nigeria into a Proxy for its Africa Wars

September 17, 2021 orinocotribune Africa, AFRICOM, Boko Haram, Gulf of Guinea, Islamic State, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Pentagon, US Imperialism

By TJ Coles – Sep 13, 2021 Under the cover of counterterrorism, AFRICOM is beefing up Nigeria’s military to ensure

Featured image: The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, waves the flag of his country during the traditional "shout" from the balcony of the National Palace that begins the celebrations for Independence Day, in the Plaza del Zócalo, in Mexico City , September 15, 2021. Photo: Fernando Llano.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Mexico on the Bicentennial of Its Independence: Closer than Ever to Our America and Further Away from Empires

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 orinocotribune AMLO, CELAC, Cuba, Grito de Dolores, Independence, Latin America, Latin American regional integration, Mexico, Miguel Diaz-Canel, sovereignty

By Arleen Rodríguez Derivet – Sep 16, 2021 Mexico is a lot more Mexico now. It does not mince words.

Phosphate Mining at SNPT (Societe Nouvelle des Phosphates de Togo). Photo by Alexandra Pugachevsk, Wikimedia Commons.

Africa International Opinion

Canadian Imperialism in Africa

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Yves Engler Africa, Canada, Canadian Imperialism, Canadian Mining Company, Colonialism, dependency, Ghana, Imperialism, K. Diallo, mining, Royal Military College of Canada

By Yves Engler – Sep 15, 2021 Canadian imperialism in Africa has had a rare social media moment. On Twitter,

Man carrying a Palestinian flag being repressed by IDF gendarmes. Photo courtesy of Al Mayadeen English.

International Oceania Opinion

Federal Court of Australia Exposes the Deep Racism of the Israeli Lobby

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 orinocotribune #FreePalestine, Australia, censorship, censorship in academia, FCA, Gaza, Israel, Israeli lobby, Judge Tom Thawley, Palestine, Racism, University of Sydney, Zionism

By Tim Anderson – Sep 14, 2021 The Federal Court implicitly recognized the deceptive technique of the Israeli lobby: the

NYC's Time Square view with a big Mac Donald's sign. File photo.

International Opinion

Our Gods Have No Heads

September 16, 2021 Caitlin Johnstone capitalism, corporations, happiness, humanity, Imperialism, plutocracy

We’re on a planet-sized haunted hayride to Armageddon, and no one is driving. Sure at first glance it looks like

United Nations special rapporteur, Alena Douhan, during her speech at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

International Opinion

UN Rapporteur Denounces Negative Impact of Sanctions on Venezuelan People

September 16, 2021 Ana Perdigón Alena Douhan, collective punishment, COVID-19, crimes against humanity, Felix Plasencia, UN Special Rapporteur, US and European sanctions, Venezuela

The special rapporteur of the United Nations (UN), Alena Douhan, confirmed on Wednesday, September 15, that illegal sanctions and blockades

International Opinion

How US Media Misrepresent the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s Laboratories and Safety Protocols

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Joshua Cho bat virus research, biodefense, biosafety protocols, biowarfare, China, COVID-19, Dr. Danielle Anderson, Dr. Shi Zhengli, gain of function, lab leak theory, politicization of pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 virus, science or propaganda, Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV)

By Joshua Cho – Sep 15, 2021 Even if we were to accept all the accusations against the WIV regarding

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