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Fidel’s ‘battle of ideas’ comes to Twitter

It is now two years since the last three of the Cuban 5 heroes, unjustly held in U.S. prisons for…

December 21, 2016

U.S. threats in South China Sea

Does the People’s Republic of China have the right to defend its sovereignty in the waters surrounding China? What are…

December 20, 2016

A century of lies about Russia

“Documents prove Lenine and Trotzky hired by Germans” was the New York Times’ front-page headline, Sept. 15, 1918. The sensational…

December 20, 2016

Speaking tour exposes U.S. lies about Syria

Independent Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett has continued her U.S. speaking tour representing the Hands Off Syria Coalition. Before a packed…

December 19, 2016

A young worker’s take on Syria

The following slightly edited commentary was posted on Facebook by WW contributor Mattie Starrdust on Dec. 14 after the liberation…

December 19, 2016

Political crisis in South Korea

A major political crisis is shaking south Korea, but you would barely know it if you depend on the corporate…

December 19, 2016

One cheer for Italian referendum vote

Nearly 70 percent of eligible voters in Italy turned out to vote on a referendum on changes to the constitution…

December 18, 2016

Protesters at U.N.: ‘Stop war on children’

Parents, teachers, youth and anti-war activists rallied outside U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day,…

December 18, 2016

Largest BDS mobilization ever: Boycott Hewlett Packard!

Between Nov. 25 and Dec. 3, Palestinian and solidarity activists organized over 150 demonstrations, spanning more than 100 cities, 30…

December 17, 2016

Fraud, false promises and Haitian election

The Haitian presidential election was held on Nov. 20 in such a serene fashion that the country’s ruling class, with…

December 17, 2016