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Massive general strike in Brazil displays people power

Brazilian workers held a general strike on April 28. Business as usual could not possibly proceed as 35 to 40…

May 5, 2017

Puerto Rico on the move

Even before International Workers’ Day — May Day — a very important advance had been made in Puerto Rico: unity…

May 3, 2017

Mexican electricians send May Day solidarity

Mexican compañeras and compañeros in the United States, Please accept fraternal greetings of ­solidarity from the Mexican Electricians Union, the…

April 30, 2017

Haitian presidential candidate welcomed in U.S.

April 23 — Five hundred people packed an Oakland, Calif., church today to welcome Dr. Maryse Narcisse, presidential candidate of…

April 29, 2017

U.S./U.N. move won’t end occupation of Haiti

After hundreds of demonstrations in Haiti and throughout the Haitian diaspora, U.N. military occupation of Haiti, which began June 1,…

April 29, 2017

Trump backs Erdoğan regime in Turkey

With just 51.4 percent of the vote, Turkey’s President Recep Erdoğan won a national referendum on April 16 that vastly…

April 29, 2017

Trump escalates U.S. war in Somalia

United States President Donald Trump has pledged to intensify the war against the people of Somalia, which has gone on…

April 29, 2017

Korea: The facts, please

Here are the facts that the U.S. media ignore about Korea: There are no foreign troops in the Democratic People’s…

April 26, 2017

Center and far right to face off in French elections

The April 23 first round of the French presidential election ended with the top four candidates each getting between 20…

April 25, 2017

French Guiana general strikes ends in victory

The French government signed an accord on April 21 with the collective that has been leading the general strike in…

April 25, 2017