Marxism wasn’t exported to the Caribbean. It was proven there. From the Haitian Revolution to Cuba under blockade to Grenada’s revolutionary rupture, Caribbean political economy thinkers and revolutionaries have shown that colonial capitalism was distorted, not absent. Class struggle unfolds under imperial constraint. . . .
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On Ritual and Sacrifice: Spirit, Socialism, and the Battle for Sovereignty
Lately I have been studying the relationship between dialectical historical materialism and the centrality of Spirit in our lives as African people. The dynamic interplay between spirit and matter is in and of itself a dialectical relationship. It was not dialectical or historical materialism that guided the revolution that set Haiti free, Vodun did that. . . .
There Is No Revolution Without Revolutionary Consciousness: Gangs and Thugs Cannot Make Mass Revolutions
Revolution is not a vague and meaningless concept; it takes its meaning in the exploration of social realities. Tell me what your society is based on, and I will tell you what revolution means. . . .
The Revolutionary Foundations of Our Americas
Our first step is to recognize that working class Black/African and Brown peoples of Latin America, the Caribbean, and within the U.S. have a common enemy that seeks to exploit and dominate the region. Our joint struggle is to defeat this enemy by attacking its various forms of domination – (neo)colonialism, patriarchy, capitalism, and imperialism. . . .
Combatting Imperialism, Defending Sovereignty: Zone of Peace in Haiti and the Americas
And so we recognize Haiti today as the Palestine of the Western Hemisphere as they themselves and Palestinians alike have engaged in this comparison of material and historical conditions. . . .
Tariffs, Economic Coercion, and U.S. Imperialism
This approach lays bare the contradictions of U.S. “gangsterism”—a system that demands compliance while offering diminishing returns in an era of shifting power dynamics. In a multipolar world, the failure of tariffs as economic sanctions serves as a stark reminder that coercive strategies will not continue to have the same effects. . . .
Imperial Puppetry: U.S. Power Plays in Haiti and Sudan’s Devastation
The crises enveloping Sudan and Haiti today may appear as isolated tragedies, but they are both propelled by the same driving force: U.S. imperialism. These conflicts, made possible by Western hegemony, illustrate a pattern of exploitative practices that devastate communities while securing resources and strategic control for Western powers. . . .
Eating Pets or Devouring Sovereignty? Notes on Anti-Haitian Racism
Originally Published in Black Agenda Report The anti-Haitian utterances by the Republican presidential ticket unleashed an avalanche of racist memes and jokes about Haitians, Haitian migrants, and US citizens of Haitian descent. It began with Ohio senator and Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance’s tweet claiming – falsely – that “Haitian illegal immigrants” were “draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio.” Vance continued the lie by asserting, “Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country.” Donald Trump was quick to follow up and double down . . .