Deirdre Griswold

Lessons of the Paris and Shanghai communes

Lately, great interest and support for the idea of socialism has developed in the U.S., especially among younger generations —…

October 16, 2018

Capitalist vultures rip off Puerto Rico

Capitalist vultures see the wounded country of Puerto Rico as a cash cow and are planning to exploit the awful…

October 4, 2018

South Koreans press for peace treaty

New York — The Trump administration continues to evade the biggest question looming over Korean-U.S. relations: When will Washington sign…

October 4, 2018

Lessons of an early socialist experiment

This Part 2 of the series “What Is Socialism?” consists of an abridged version of the first half of Sam…

September 6, 2018

What is socialism? Part 1: Denmark, imperialism and social democracy

For several years now, large polling companies have been asking younger people in the United States whether they preferred socialism…

August 21, 2018

Behind the assassination attempt in Venezuela

Aug. 7 — An assassination attempt on Aug. 5 on the life of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro prompted headlines in…

August 6, 2018

Trump, Korea, NATO: Where is the world going?

Even as the Trump administration unleashes the repressive instruments of the state to terrorize, imprison and tear apart im/migrant families…

June 24, 2018

China #1 in renewable energy

It’s easy to feel gloomy when all your news input comes from the powerful media conglomerates controlling what most people…

June 14, 2018

Snipers massacre Gazans as Palestinians resist Israeli apartheid

May 15 — Even as the Trump administration celebrated the move of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem…

May 15, 2018

Detrás de la campaña contra Irán de Trump

La decisión de la administración Trump de retirarse del acuerdo nuclear con Irán es una nueva demostración de la ambición…

May 15, 2018