Daniel Haiphong

Daniel Haiphong is an activist and journalist in the New York City area. He is currently writing a book with Roberto Sirvent entitled American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: Essays on Race, Empire, and Historical Memory. He can be reached at wakeupriseup1990@gmail.com

Fear the “Bern?” Bernie Sanders is Too Left for the Democratic Party

The corporate Democrats truly fear Sanders because he represents a dangerous political path that may lead large portions of the population to demand an improvement in their condition.

marzo 07th, 2019

Por Daniel Haiphong

Fear the “Bern?” Bernie Sanders is Too Left for the Democratic Party

Bernie Sanders’ decision to run in the 2020 presidential election has once again heightened the anxieties of the corporate Democrats that control the party. The corporate Democrats have cleverly coded their criticism of Bernie Sanders to hide their true intentions. Bernie is “too old,” “too white,” “too male,” and a host of other characterizations.

Lea el artículo completo

Daniel Haiphong

The Democratic Party Obsession Militarism Will Only Grow Worse by 2020

The real question of 2020 is whether a truly left political insurgency will develop in opposition to the obsessions of empire.

enero 17th, 2019

Por Daniel Haiphong

The Democratic Party Obsession Militarism Will Only Grow Worse by 2020

For a movement, especially a Black left movement that has yet to emerge in this period, the critical task is to develop mass consciousness of the fact that U.S. imperialism is incapable of providing concessions to the poor and oppressed. History has shown that the Black left has always been in the most favorable position for bringing this reality

Lea el artículo completo

Daniel Haiphong

The Einstein File Exposes the FBI as an Enemy of All the People

The FBI’s secret war against the most famous scientist on earth failed to stop Einstein from supporting social justice at the height of the Red Scare.

septiembre 06th, 2018

Por Daniel Haiphong

The Einstein File Exposes the FBI as an Enemy of All the People

Most people living in the United States know little about Albert Einstein. What people do know of Einstein is usually confined to his many achievements in the realm of science. Fred Jerome’s updated version of The Einstein File: The FBI’s Secret War Against the World’s Most Famous Scientist analyzes the enormous FBI file compiled on the

Lea el artículo completo

Daniel Haiphong

The Defeat of US Imperialism is a Strategic Necessity, not a Single Issue

Imperialism cannot be relegated to a single issue like Palestine or Syria. Its defeat is a strategic necessity for the liberation of humanity.

mayo 23rd, 2018

Por Daniel Haiphong

The Defeat of US Imperialism is a Strategic Necessity, not a Single Issue

Many in the United States have a hard time seeing beyond single issues or individuals. The ruling class has taken full advantage by relegating the blame for the problems of US imperialism on Trump, Russia, or some combination of the two. This is a uniquely US phenomenon. It is an outgrowth of the US empire’s roots in classical, capitalist

Lea el artículo completo

Daniel Haiphong

The “Cruise Missile Left” Now Cheerleading NATO’s Next Wars

Since 2011, certain influential members of the anti-war left have never strayed far from the official NATO line on countries such as Libya, Syria, and Russia.

abril 26th, 2018

Por Daniel Haiphong

The “Cruise Missile Left” Now Cheerleading NATO’s Next Wars

The US-led alliance of imperial nations has waged war on Syria for eight years with the hopes of overthrowing the independent Arab nationalist state led by President Bashar Al-Assad. Syria was believed to be another domino destined to fall in imperialism’s great power game to contain any international threat to its rule. Former NATO general

Lea el artículo completo

Daniel Haiphong

The Intercept’s Partisan Attack On WikiLeaks

However politically flawed, WikiLeaks has done humanity a service by exposing the Democratic Party as but another organ of the rich.

noviembre 29th, 2017

Por Daniel Haiphong

The Intercept’s Partisan Attack On WikiLeaks

The Intercept emerged during the Obama era to provide a service to whistleblowers. Journalist Glenn Greenwald, for example, helped form the Intercept in the aftermath of the corporate media backlash to Edward Snowden's leaks about the massive surveillance machine possessed by the National Security Agency (NSA). The Intercept prided

Lea el artículo completo

Daniel Haiphong

Capitalism, Racism, And War: The Roots Of Boston’s Heroin Crisis

The fight against the heroin crisis must also be a fight against the triple evils of racism, capitalism, and war if the perils of addiction are to be truly eradicated.

mayo 11th, 2016

Por Daniel Haiphong