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Mass workers’ actions shake Bosnia

Almost every city in Bosnia-Herzegovina has been shaken by a series of mass demonstrations that started Feb. 4. Government officials…

February 19, 2014

More pro-war lies about Korea

Just a coincidence? Near the end of February, the U.S. and the regime in south Korea will begin joint military…

February 18, 2014

Colombian GM workers sew their lips shut

On the 77th anniversary of the Flint, Mich., sit-down strike in the U.S., fired GM workers in Colombia accelerate their…

February 18, 2014

Mandela, the ANC and the African-American struggle

With the death of Nelson Mandela on Dec. 5, 2013, the impact of his life and political work was recognized…

February 17, 2014

French workers stage 148 strikes

The largest and most militant of France’s five major trade union confederations, the CGT, filed 148 “strike notices” for actions…

February 17, 2014

Honduras: People resist despite fraud and violence

The people of Honduras have much in common with the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean: a culture rich…

February 15, 2014

Anti-fascist protesters march in Ukraine

The Communist Party of Ukraine reported that more than 1,000 people joined the anti-fascist march in Kiev on Feb. 8.…

February 13, 2014

Imperialist politics and the Olympics

This is the age of imperialism. The Olympic Games cannot escape being drawn into the major contemporary struggles playing out…

February 13, 2014

U.S. officials caught in Ukraine plot

U.S. spying devices record phone calls of enemies, allies, neutrals and bystanders alike. Do U.S. officials think no one records…

February 13, 2014

Pentagon intervention in Africa grows

Developments in Central and East Africa have dominated news coverage of Africa since December. The split within the ruling Sudan…

February 13, 2014