Vijay Prashad

Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is an editor of LeftWord Books and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He has written more than 20 books, including ‘The Darker Nations’ and ‘The Poorer Nations.’ His latest books are ‘Struggle Makes Us Human: Learning from Movements for Socialism’ and (with Noam Chomsky) ‘The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power.’

War cuts the heart out of humankind

Every society that has experienced the kind of warfare faced by the Iraqis, and now by the Palestinians, is deeply scarred.

5m ago

The savagery of the war against the Palestinian people

As this conflict takes on the air of permanency, the frustration of Palestinian politics moves away from the impossibility of negotiations to the necessity of armed violence.

1y ago

World hunger and the war in Ukraine

The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is indeed regrettable, but it is not the leading cause of hunger in the world.

1y ago

A brutal colonial legacy that fuels the fires sweeping across France

Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal – something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow.

1y ago
May 25, 2024
May 25, 2024

War cuts the heart out of humankind

Every society that has experienced the kind of warfare faced by the Iraqis, and now by the Palestinians, is deeply scarred.

October 13, 2023
October 13, 2023

The savagery of the war against the Palestinian people

As this conflict takes on the air of permanency, the frustration of Palestinian politics moves away from the impossibility of negotiations to the necessity of armed violence.

July 22, 2023
July 22, 2023

World hunger and the war in Ukraine

The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is indeed regrettable, but it is not the leading cause of hunger in the world.

July 13, 2023
July 13, 2023

A brutal colonial legacy that fuels the fires sweeping across France

Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal – something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow.