Vijay Prashad

Palestinians have a rich pedigree in anti-colonial struggles, just look at the Spanish Civil War and the life of Muhammad Najati Sidqi, says Vijay Prashad.

The Indian roots of Beirut's Maghen Abraham synagogue are a reminder of the city's cosmopolitan nature and the harmony before Zionism, says Vijay Prashad.

After a decade-long witch-hunt, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is free. His release is a victory for those who speak truth to power, writes Vijay Prashad.

Narendra Modi may have won a third term in power, but Indian voters have sent the BJP a clear message: we reject your majoritarianism, writes Vijay Prashad.

The paranoid backlash to US campus protests is a reminder that direct action works, writes Vijay Prashad. And this time the students won't be deterred.

Comment: The rise in violent rhetoric, the scapegoating of minorities and the quashing of dissent all points in one direction, writes Vijay Prashad.

Comment: The only beneficiaries of nearly a year of bombing have been al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, writes Vijay Prashad.

Comment: People with a public history of fighting injustice will no longer be silenced by distorted, false and distracting claims of anti-Semitism, writes Vijay Prashad.

Comment: The New Silk Road will bypass the Suez Canal, and could change the nature of geopolitics in the region, notes Vijay Prashad.

Comment: Democracy is about more than elections; a culture of dissent must be embraced, writes Vijay Prashad.