Some Haitian Americans say U.S. officials should be doing more to help those affected by the gang violence that has turned Port-au-Prince into a war zone. By Samantha Chery and…
Vantage Point Vignettes Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels But for his ill-conceived and ill-fated support for the Vietnam War, Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) would be ranked as one of the…
April 8, 2024 Special WBAI Fund Drive Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined by special guest Pierre…
America can do more to create stability and foster democracy By Pierre Espérance, Foreign Affairs — Haiti is finally addressing its profound crisis in leadership. For more than a dozen…
Association with France’s colonial history and neocolonial policies are likely to handicap Washington throughout Africa in the medium to long term. By Ken Opalo, An Africanist Perspective — I: Important…
African leaders must be more imaginative and proactive in pooling their efforts and setting the agenda. By Howard W. French, Foreign Policy — At the conclusion of the Berlin Conference…
Constituency for Africa (CFA) Position Paper on U.S. Policy Toward Africa Executive Summary President Biden has inherited a nation in dire need of economic stability. The worldwide Covid pandemic has…
The fears driving U.S. policy toward China draw from the deep racist currents that have always poisoned this society. By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout — Is the increasing influence of China…
U.S. groups are calling on the Biden administration to stop its cruel sanctions that are creating such hardship for the Cuban people. By Medea Benjamin and Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan,…
Joe Biden is set to make his first visit as president to the Middle East, during which he will meet the Saudi crown prince the US accuses of ordering the…
By Aileen T. Teague, HNN — On June 19 in Bogotá, Colombia, everything changed. Gustavo Petro, a senator and former rebel, narrowly defeated businessman Rodolfo Hernández to become president, marking…
AFRICOM regards itself as sleek and deadly effective, but operations resemble previous neocolonial interventions. By Jonathan Ng, Truthout — This March, Malian forces attacked Moura, a small sunbaked town in the…