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Portuguese revolutionary Miguel Urbano Rodrigues, 1925 – 2017

The following obituary about the life of Miguel Urbano Rodrigues was published on May 27 by the editors of the…

June 5, 2017

Massive protests in Brazil demand ouster of president and direct elections

May 29 — In one of the largest demonstrations in decades in Brazil’s capital of Brasilia, some 150,000 workers, farmers,…

June 2, 2017

WHO Public Health Prize goes to Cuba

At its 70th World Assembly in Geneva on May 26, the World Health Organization unanimously bestowed its Public Health award…

June 2, 2017

Homeland Security threatens to expel Haitians

John Kelly, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has told the 58,000 Haitians living in the U.S. under Temporary…

June 2, 2017

After 40 days of #DignityStrike, Palestinian prisoners declare victory

The Palestinian prisoners’ movement and its supporters celebrated victory on May 27. A series of concessions by both the Israeli…

June 2, 2017

Speakers hit U.S. wars in Syria, Yemen

In Madison, Wis., Workers World Party members Joe Mshahwar and Randi Nord lectured on the causes and costs of the…

June 2, 2017

Venezuela resists U.S. sabotage

Never before has the Venezuelan Bolivarian process faced such a dangerous threat as it does today. This is true even…

May 31, 2017

Venezuela resiste al sabotaje

Nunca antes el proceso bolivariano de Venezuela ha estado amenazado con tanto peligro como ahora. Si bien desde el triunfo…

May 31, 2017

China builds new type of globalization

Imperialism is worried that China’s huge global infrastructure projects could challenge the U.S.-led world order The People’s Republic of China…

May 28, 2017

General strike brings Greece to a standstill

Even though there have been many general strikes in Greece in the past 10 years, the one on May 17…

May 28, 2017