John Catalinotto

The battle of the Somme 1916

Political leaders from France and Britain, along with observers from other countries, met in France on July 1, the centennial…

July 4, 2016

NATO’s Warsaw Summit threatens war with Russia

The location of NATO’s next summit meeting is itself a provocation against Russia. NATO leaders will meet on July 8-9…

June 21, 2016

Germans protest U.S. drone war

Between 5,000 and 7,000 demonstrators formed a 5.5-mile human chain around the massive U.S. Air Force Base at Ramstein in…

June 19, 2016

African liberation struggles drove Portugal’s April 1974 revolution

It was April of 1974. A popular folk song serving as a secret signal to the captains in Portugal’s Armed…

June 3, 2016

Michael Ratner: 1943 – 2016

The progressive and anti-imperialist movement lost a valued fighter on May 11, when Michael Ratner died at the age of…

May 22, 2016

Greek Parliament votes for new austerity

Responding to a sudden new attack of austerity programs, unions in Greece called a two-day general strike and mass demonstrations…

May 13, 2016

African liberation struggles drove Portugal’s April 1974 Revolution

It was April of 1974. A popular folk song serving as a secret signal to the captains in Portugal’s Armed…

April 25, 2016

Mass protests in France

Paris police swept the tents and banners of young protesters from the Place de la Republic on the morning of…

April 12, 2016

Japan’s prime minister defies anti-war public

As 40,000 Japanese anti-war protesters were demonstrating in Tokyo on March 22, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved the enactment…

April 10, 2016

How Wall Street protest opened door to organizing anti-war soldiers

April 12, 1966. Fifteen young women and men slipped into the New York Stock Exchange. They didn’t belong there. They…

April 10, 2016