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Cuban foreign minister says blockade still intactCuban foreign minister says blockade still intact

Cuban foreign minister says blockade still intact

March 21 -- Despite positive steps, the U.S. blockade of Cuba continues intact. That’s how Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez…

March 21, 2016
China, U.S. and global warming, part 3: Coal miners in crisisChina, U.S. and global warming, part 3: Coal miners in crisis

China, U.S. and global warming, part 3: Coal miners in crisis

In this series, we’ve compared the response to global warming by the Chinese and U.S. governments. With roughly one-fifth of…

March 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton has Hondurans’ blood on her handsHillary Clinton has Hondurans’ blood on her hands

Hillary Clinton has Hondurans’ blood on her hands

On March 15, just days after the assassination of Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres, news surfaced that one of her comrades,…

March 19, 2016
Unable to prevail through ground war, U.S. bombs SomaliaUnable to prevail through ground war, U.S. bombs Somalia

Unable to prevail through ground war, U.S. bombs Somalia

On March 7, the Pentagon announced it had killed 150 members of the al-Shabab [“the youth”] guerrilla movement in a…

March 17, 2016
Louise Michel and the Paris Commune of 1871Louise Michel and the Paris Commune of 1871

Louise Michel and the Paris Commune of 1871

Paris, March 18, 1871. The National Guard, the workers’ militia that was defending Paris from the besieging Prussian Army, rang…

March 17, 2016
German voting — Who won, who lost?German voting — Who won, who lost?

German voting — Who won, who lost?

Berlin Bulletin No. 108, March 16 -- Although readers in the United States and elsewhere are watching voting results there…

March 17, 2016
Marching on International Women’s Day: Women globalize struggle for equalityMarching on International Women’s Day: Women globalize struggle for equality

Marching on International Women’s Day: Women globalize struggle for equality

Solidarity and struggle form the essence of International Women’s Day, as intended by its European socialist founders in 1910. Although…

March 17, 2016
Rallies demand freedom for Aafia SiddiquiRallies demand freedom for Aafia Siddiqui

Rallies demand freedom for Aafia Siddiqui

In Boston on March 8 and in New York City on March 11, the first two of four national rallies…

March 16, 2016
Mass struggle in France defends workersMass struggle in France defends workers

Mass struggle in France defends workers

A half-million workers and students took to the streets in more than 200 separate protests throughout France on March 9…

March 16, 2016
Ana Betancourt: una cubana imperecederaAna Betancourt: una cubana imperecedera

Ana Betancourt: una cubana imperecedera

Por Rosa María Oliva Enríquez e Ildefonso Gustavo Díaz Sandoval Ana Betancourt de Mora nació en Camagüey, Cuba, el 14…

March 15, 2016