imperialism

Content about imperialism – states attempting to assert their power and influence over other states – and struggles against imperialism.

Bombing of Vietnam, 1965, public domain

Imperialism and Fascism in Uganda

Imperialism and Fascism in Uganda

Mamdani argues that neo-colonialism means fascism for the working masses in the Third World.

Roosevelt with the Shah of Iran

The Iranian coup, 1953

A detailed account of the overthrow of nationalist Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh by the CIA at the behest of the British and American…

US troops in Nicaragua, 1926

The US-orchestrated overthrow of the Nicaraguan government, 1910

An account of the ousting of modernising President Zelaya of Nicaragua by the United States in 1910,…

Honduras banana workers, circa 1920s

The ousting of the president of Honduras, 1911

An account of the removal of President Davila of Honduras by US banana interests - creating the original “banana republic” - written by Stephen…

The US takeover of Puerto Rico, 1898

A short account of the taking of Puerto Rico from the Spanish by the United States, by Stephen Kinzer.

US troops land in Cuba

US imperialism in Cuba, 1898-1901

An account of how the United States effectively took over Cuba following the Spanish-American war, by Stephen Kinzer.

Filipino casualties on the first day of the war

The US conquest of the Philippines, 1898-1902

An account of the American takeover of the Philippines, beginning with the US defeating Spain, and ending with it brutally suppressing Filipino…

Troops from U.S.S. Boston occupying Arlington Hotel grounds

The US annexation of Hawaii, 1893

An account of the overthrowing of the Kingdom of Hawaii and its annexation orchestrated by an American diplomat, written by Stephen Kinzer.

Noam Chomsky: A Brief History of America's Cold-Blooded, Terroristic Treatment of Cuba

2015 article giving a brief overview of US/Cuban relations. "The imperial mentality is wondrous to…

Senegal in 1848

An article about the impact of the 1848 Revolution in France on its colonial possession of Senegal and the limits of freedom reform by decree, and the right to vote.

Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies

A contemporary account and condemnation of the brutal expansion of the Spanish Empire into the West Indies.

Theses on the Right of Nations to Self-determination - Georgy Pyatakov, Yevgenia Bosch, Nikolai Bukharin

A set of theses, first published in the single-issue journal 'Kommunist' no. 1-2,…