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Puerto Rico, the colony, part 2: Puerto Ricans resistPuerto Rico, the colony, part 2: Puerto Ricans resist

Puerto Rico, the colony, part 2: Puerto Ricans resist

Puerto Rico has been selling itself off since the 1990s, when the telephone company was privatized under Gov. Pedro Rosello.…

June 4, 2015
U.S. State Department tells Haiti: No money, no electionsU.S. State Department tells Haiti: No money, no elections

U.S. State Department tells Haiti: No money, no elections

The Haitian parliament was essentially dissolved months ago when terms for all its members, except 10 senators, ran out. President…

June 4, 2015
Donbass protests demand justice for victims of U.S.-Ukraine warDonbass protests demand justice for victims of U.S.-Ukraine war

Donbass protests demand justice for victims of U.S.-Ukraine war

With sorrow and rage, people in the Donbass region have ripped aside the veil of U.S. diplomatic maneuvering to reveal…

June 3, 2015
DoJ, FIFA and imperialismDoJ, FIFA and imperialism

DoJ, FIFA and imperialism

The sudden, dramatic arrest of nine high-ranking officials of the top worldwide soccer organization and five corporation executives on charges…

June 2, 2015
From Spain to Canada: Austerity pushes voters leftwardFrom Spain to Canada: Austerity pushes voters leftward

From Spain to Canada: Austerity pushes voters leftward

Capitalist austerity programs are nothing new to people living in oppressed countries, most of which are former colonies or neocolonies…

June 2, 2015
In New York and Bay Area with one voice: Free Óscar!In New York and Bay Area with one voice: Free Óscar!

In New York and Bay Area with one voice: Free Óscar!

Harlem, N.Y. --  The streets of Harlem saw the largest mobilization to date calling for the release of Puerto Rican…

June 2, 2015
No end in sight to U.S.-coordinated war against YemenNo end in sight to U.S.-coordinated war against Yemen

No end in sight to U.S.-coordinated war against Yemen

Another Shiite mosque was bombed in Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia on May 29, as Saudi airstrikes continued against Yemen. The war…

June 2, 2015
Global economic slowdown and the Greek crisisGlobal economic slowdown and the Greek crisis

Global economic slowdown and the Greek crisis

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew sounded the alarm recently about the Greek debt crisis on his way to a G-7…

June 1, 2015
The real terroristThe real terrorist

The real terrorist

On May 29, as part of its stated intentions to improve relations with Cuba, the United States formally removed the…

June 1, 2015
Donbass militia leader describes ‘our attempt to build a more just society’Donbass militia leader describes ‘our attempt to build a more just society’

Donbass militia leader describes ‘our attempt to build a more just society’

Workers World spoke with Alexey Markov (military callsign “Good”), political commissar of the Volunteer Communist Detachment (RCD) of the Ghost…

June 1, 2015