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Ecuador strike pushes back austerity

Oct. 14 -- Eleven days of massive protest, especially by Indigenous communities marching all over Ecuador, forced President Lenín Moreno…

October 15, 2019

Indigenous peoples take lead in Ecuador’s general strike

Oct. 11 − Today, after nine days of the people’s uprising here, Ibarra was again without buses or taxis, and…

October 14, 2019

General strike rocks Ecuador

Oct. 7 -- Support for a call for a general strike in Ecuador has grown quickly in the past few…

October 8, 2019

Biggest U.S. strike in over a decade: GM strikers battle on

As the biggest (numerically) U.S. strike in over a decade enters its fourth week, General Motors workers are showing no…

October 7, 2019

Global climate strikes—Earth crisis arouses millions

In Montreal, Quebec province, Canada, more than 500,000 people marched on Sept. 27 in an effort to halt the climate…

October 2, 2019

Youth lead as millions say ‘Planet, not profits!’

Sept. 20 — ​Around the world today, it’s estimated that 4 million people took to the streets in an unprecedented…

September 24, 2019

GM strikers ‘shut it down!’

On Sept. 15, one minute before midnight EDT, production ground to a halt at all General Motors facilities across the…

September 17, 2019

El Paso, firme!

The chants rang out loud and clear all weekend: “El Paso!” Then: “Firme!”  After the racist mass murders on Aug.…

September 14, 2019

Thousands forced to flee Bahamas

When Hurricane Dorian stalled over Grand Bahamas and the Abacos Islands in the Bahamas for nearly 40 hours on Sept.…

September 10, 2019

Will Germany direct European imperialism?

Editor’s notes:  The following are excerpts, chosen from a more extensive essay on developments in Europe, which focuses on the…

September 4, 2019