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‘Escalate the flames’ of Palestinian Intifada

The following statement was issued Oct. 21 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in response to the…

October 26, 2015

Canada’s voters reject Conservative government

The clearest message the Canadian people delivered during their federal election on Oct. 19, after a 79-day campaign, was that…

October 26, 2015

Cuba: Socialist health care beating heart disease

As in much of the world, heart disease is a leading cause of death in Cuba, but the country has…

October 25, 2015

Haiti election 2015: Fight for voting rights, sovereignty

Elections in Haiti for a new president and Parliament are set for Oct. 25 — after a violence-plagued first-round vote…

October 25, 2015

World Bank report highlights poverty in Africa

Despite reports for the last several years that there have been significant declines in poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, a recently…

October 25, 2015

French unions defend workers’ actions

The pictures flashed around the world Oct. 5. Faced with angry workers who tore off their bosses’ white collars, top…

October 25, 2015

The Indonesian bloodbath, Part 2

In Part 1 of this article, we wrote about the U.S. role behind the scenes in bringing about the horrendous…

October 23, 2015

Freedom will come to Palestine

The situation in the Middle East has been a hotbed of chaos for some time now. From the unjust wars…

October 22, 2015

U.N. Security Council authorizes EU naval attack in the Mediterranean on migrant ships

A further militarization in the Mediterranean has been approved through a resolution passed by the U.N. Security Council on Oct.…

October 22, 2015

Layoffs still loom over industry as South African mine strike ends

An agreement between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and several coal sector firms ended a more than one-week strike…

October 22, 2015