West Africa

From Spain to Canada: Austerity pushes voters leftward

Capitalist austerity programs are nothing new to people living in oppressed countries, most of which are former colonies or neocolonies…

June 2, 2015

Burkina Faso courts to allow exhumation of Thomas Sankara remains

Captain Thomas Sankara, martyred Burkinabe revolutionary Pan-Africanist and Marxist leader, was assassinated in a coup on Oct. 15, 1987. Sankara,…

March 10, 2015

Despite reported decline, struggle against Ebola continues

African leaders, health care professionals, international humanitarian organizations and others have praised the work battling the latest and most deadly…

March 7, 2015

‘The Book of Negroes’: TV miniseries tackles historical myths

“The Book of Negroes” miniseries by Lawrence Hill, director Clement Virgo and executive producer Damon D’Oliveira. The cast includes Aunjanue…

February 18, 2015

Ebola, socialism & imperialism

Now that the threat of the spread of Ebola within the United States has diminished — for the present —…

January 7, 2015

Meeting in Harlem says Black lives matter, from Ferguson to West Africa

Harlem, N.Y. -- An all day rainstorm could not keep people from attending a Solidarity Rally Against Ebola, Stigma and…

December 18, 2014

Biggest protest to date in Haiti

Most of them live without electricity. Or phone service. Their community groups and popular parties don’t have much of either.…

December 4, 2014

Youth are the future!

WORKERS WORLD PARTY CONFERENCE I would like to ask all the FIST members, in fact, all the young people in…

November 19, 2014

Burkina Faso coup leader trained by Pentagon

After much intense discussion among opposition parties, mass organizations and the religious leaders of Burkina Faso, it was announced on…

November 12, 2014

Ebola and the real health crisis

Taken from an Oct. 15 audio column at prisonradio.org With the death of Mr. Thomas Eric Duncan shortly after his…

November 11, 2014