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‘NO’ to austerity

The story is the same across Europe. Governments are imposing devastating austerity measures in the service of the big banks…

October 24, 2012

Imperialists prepare for war in Mali

Western imperialist states, with the support of the United Nations Security Council, are preparing for a full-scale military intervention in…

October 24, 2012

Libya becomes focus of U.S. election

One year since the brutal assassination of former Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the Republican Party is using Libya’s political…

October 22, 2012

Cholera & hunger in Haiti meet militant resistance

As famine lurks throughout Haiti and cholera daily kills the weak, the very young and the old, the response of…

October 22, 2012

People win battle with Power Authority in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s people won a vital environmental struggle when acting President of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Josué…

October 20, 2012

U.S.-NATO driven to wage war on Syria

Turkey’s war jets forced down a civilian airliner flying from Moscow to Damascus. Thirty-five Russians and Syrians were passengers on…

October 20, 2012

Labor actions spread as South African truckers end strike

The 43,000-strong truckers’ strike ended on Oct. 11. An agreement with the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union, a…

October 20, 2012

What’s really behind the attack on Malala Yousafzai

The horrible, near-fatal shooting of a young Pakistani schoolgirl, reportedly by members of the Taliban, has focused world attention on…

October 17, 2012

Protest deployment of U.S. helicopters in Okinawa

The spirit of resistance is alive and well in Okinawa. The deployment of 12 U.S. military helicopters to the U.S.…

October 15, 2012

Turkey uses false pretext to attack Syria

Mortar fire on the Turkish-Syria border — likely a provocation by Syrian rebels or at most an accident — has…

October 14, 2012