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International day in solidarity with HaitiInternational day in solidarity with Haiti

International day in solidarity with Haiti

Drums by Tacuma King and his Bay Area Youth Arts drum corps anchored an Oakland, Calif., rally denouncing U.S. interference…

October 5, 2016
Haiti faces election tampering, cholera, hurricaneHaiti faces election tampering, cholera, hurricane

Haiti faces election tampering, cholera, hurricane

The first round of presidential and parliamentary elections in Haiti is set for Oct. 9; the second round is set…

October 5, 2016
Power outage in Puerto RicoPower outage in Puerto Rico

Power outage in Puerto Rico

The dictatorial Financial Control Board (FCB, called the Junta by progressives) created under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic…

October 4, 2016
Encuentro internacional de mujeres en BogotáEncuentro internacional de mujeres en Bogotá

Encuentro internacional de mujeres en Bogotá

Mujeres procedentes de todas partes del mundo se reunieron en Bogotá, Colombia, para el XVI Congreso de la Federación Democrática…

October 4, 2016
International meeting of women in BogotáInternational meeting of women in Bogotá

International meeting of women in Bogotá

Women from all over the world met in Bogotá, Colombia, for the XVI Congress of the Women’s International Democratic Federation…

October 1, 2016
Protest supports ZimbabweProtest supports Zimbabwe

Protest supports Zimbabwe

Protesters chanted “Mugabe is right! Stand and fight!” outside the United Nations General Assembly in New York City Sept. 21.…

September 30, 2016
Venezuela in the Bronx, N.Y.Venezuela in the Bronx, N.Y.

Venezuela in the Bronx, N.Y.

South Bronx, N.Y. In 2006 Venezuela’s revolutionary President Hugo Chávez visited the South Bronx in New York City. In an…

September 29, 2016
Protests condemn U.S. for war on SyriaProtests condemn U.S. for war on Syria

Protests condemn U.S. for war on Syria

By Frank Neisser and Howard Rotman Boston Anti-war activists and the public gathered and rallied at Boston’s Park Street Station…

September 29, 2016
Leftist landslide in British Labour electionLeftist landslide in British Labour election

Leftist landslide in British Labour election

Rank-and-file party members, unionists and new Labour adherents all voted by a large margin to continue leftist Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership…

September 28, 2016
Wars on Iraq, Afghanistan costing $5 trillionWars on Iraq, Afghanistan costing $5 trillion

Wars on Iraq, Afghanistan costing $5 trillion

Sept. 18 — Professor Neta Crawford of the Watson Institute at Brown University released a report detailing the costs, both…

September 25, 2016