Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad
Director of @tri_continental; Editor, @LeftwordBooks & @inkanibooks; Chief Correspondent at Globetrotter. thetricontinental.org Santiago, Chile Joined May 2010-
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Good story today by @ConorGallaghe_r in @IrishTimes about a private Irish security firm - Irish Training Services - that hires serving Irish soldiers to do mercenary work in Libya for former @CIA asset General Khalifa Haftar.
Great meeting @vijayprashad Brilliant talk on the prospect of a multipolar world
La #OIM admite que “algunos expertos creen que mueren más migrantes al cruzar el #Sáhara que en el Mediterráneo”. Con los cambios políticos en el #Sahel, las cosas quizás puedan cambiar. ✒️ @vijayprashad 🗞️ El Topo Express elviejotopo.com/topoexpress/mu…
Since its founding 40 years ago, @MST_Oficial has achieved significant milestones, such as expanding its operations to 24 of Brazil’s 26 states, winning legal land tenure for 450,000 families, and transforming this land into agrarian reform settlements. thetricontinental.org/dossier-75-lan…
@vijayprashad @tri_continental I'm reading right NOW your book, Washington Bullets, Portuguese translation. It's incredible. Thanks for writing it, mate.
We study, we struggle. We study to struggle. We study and struggle to change the world and create a world of equality and humanity. Study + Struggle = Praxis.
It was a pleasure to meet up again with my friend & comrade @vijayprashad in Dublin, & get time to discuss the politics of self-determination, change in Ireland, & solidarity with Palestine Vijay always brings a focus to how we need to change this world… A Luta Continua! 🔥🇮🇪
There have been three great depressions. The third is ongoing. To learn more, read the @tri_continental Notebook on crises, thetricontinental.org/dossier-notebo…
Latin America's largest social movement - @MST_Oficial - is able to grow amongst the masses and fight off its landed adversaries because it believes in organising in action, thetricontinental.org/dossier-75-lan…
What is Hyper-Imperialism, you ask? Read the @tri_continental study - thetricontinental.org/studies-on-con…
It was Africa that brought democracy to Europe, or at least in Portugal. Read the latest @tri_continental newsletter - thetricontinental.org/newsletterissu…
For Globetrotter, Saurav Sarkar writes about the campus encampments for Palestine in the United States. newsclick.in/campus-activis…
‘What are you doing’ is now grounds in the US for a violent arrest.
‘What are you doing’ is now grounds in the US for a violent arrest.
It is worth watching this CNN video from the moment Emory Econ Professor @CarolineFohlin came across the violent arrest of a protester on campus and asked the police, with shock, "What are you doing?" That's all that prompted an officer to hurl her to the ground and handcuff her.
It is worth watching this CNN video from the moment Emory Econ Professor @CarolineFohlin came across the violent arrest of a protester on campus and asked the police, with shock, "What are you doing?" That's all that prompted an officer to hurl her to the ground and handcuff her. https://t.co/3wzSIOcD6U
Elon, you’re making an axiomatic error: it is not weak that is right, but that rights must be upheld and the violators of rights are wrong.
Elon, you’re making an axiomatic error: it is not weak that is right, but that rights must be upheld and the violators of rights are wrong.
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@cilliandoyle87 @vijayprashad Two of the best 😊😊
@vijayprashad As Comrade @GhimireAshesh keeps noting #A_revolutionary_praxis ✊✊✊
@vijayprashad Great talk Vijay. Everyone was blown away by your energy. Come back soon.
La #OIM admite que “algunos expertos creen que mueren más migrantes al cruzar el #Sáhara que en el Mediterráneo”. Con los cambios políticos en el #Sahel, las cosas quizás puedan cambiar. ✒️ @vijayprashad 🗞️ El Topo Express elviejotopo.com/topoexpress/mu…
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@vijayprashad What about study + laughter + struggle + laughter = awakening? 😂
@vijayprashad @tri_continental I'm reading right NOW your book, Washington Bullets, Portuguese translation. It's incredible. Thanks for writing it, mate.
It was a pleasure to meet up again with my friend & comrade @vijayprashad in Dublin, & get time to discuss the politics of self-determination, change in Ireland, & solidarity with Palestine Vijay always brings a focus to how we need to change this world… A Luta Continua! 🔥🇮🇪
"Se antes a religião serviu como catalisadora de movimentos libertários na América Latina, hoje, revestida de uma linguagem conservadora, é ferramenta indispensável para a inserção da direita". Leia o artigo da pesquisadaora do Tricon, Angélica Tostes: cartacapital.com.br/blogs/dialogos…
Elites in the Global North are scared to talk about Palestine @vijayprashad writes in the @M_Star_Online about the rising global Palestine solidarity movement and the authoritarian attacks it is facing in the Global North morningstaronline.co.uk/article/elites…
Excellent article in the @M_Star_Online by @vijayprashad 🗞️
Elites in the global North are scared to talk about Palestine, writes VIJAY PRASHAD ow.ly/tFNz50RoUKS
"We have shown materially, through this analysis, that the argument of multiple imperialisms is specious. There's no material basis for believing there's a Russian imperialism or Chinese imperialism. Those are defensive powers." Key analysis from @vijayprashad, @tri_continental.
A reminder that we'll be joined by @vijayprashad this evening. The talk kicks off at 7pm.entry is free, first come first served 🙌
This violent crackdown on non-violent students is happening under a Democratic president, in Democratic-controlled cities, on some of the most elite campuses in the US, while being indulged, rationalized & sometimes cheered on by the guardians of liberal morality in the press.
Student Uprising Spreads as US & Israel Plan Rafah Invasion, w/ @layansima of @PeoplesForumNYC 📺YouTube: youtu.be/MdO4BhBiy1I 🎧Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… 🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0XySey… Other: linktr.ee/TheSocialistPr…
BREAKING: Students at the University of Pennsylvania have taken over the lawn at Branch Levy Park and launched an encampment.
John Green was working as a foreign correspondent for DDR television when he was dispatched to #Portugal in 1974 to cover the unfolding #CarnationRevolution. Here he recounts his experiences and how the West intervened to prevent a social revolution: ifddr.org/en/portugal-19…
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