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U.S. raids in Africa spark protest

U.S. military forces intervened in the African states of Libya and Somalia on Oct. 5 under the guise of waging…

October 14, 2013

The crime at Lampedusa Island

A boat crowded with 500 refugees that had left from a port in Libya foundered off Italy’s Lampedusa island, located…

October 11, 2013

U.S. and Japan sign military pact

The wars the Pentagon has been waging to grab control of North Africa and Southwest Asia haven’t gone well for…

October 11, 2013

Korean-American delegation visits the north

New York-based community organizer Meejin Richart traveled in August to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the socialist northern half…

October 11, 2013

Workers World Party pays respect to Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap of Vietnam

The following letter was written for the opening of a Book of Condolence in honor of Senior Gen. Vo Nguyen…

October 11, 2013

HRW condemns Syrian opposition’s war crimes

In a reversal of its usual role, Human Rights Watch on Oct. 11 released a report and a news article…

October 11, 2013

100,000 in Haiti say: End occupation, remove gov’t

At least 100,000 Haitians came out to march on Sept. 30 in the capital, Port-au-Prince. They marched not just to…

October 10, 2013

Letter to the editor: Gen. Giap and Vietnam War history

On the occasion of the death of the world historic military genius, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, architect of the victorious…

October 8, 2013

South African miners continue job actions

Labor militancy is continuing in the Republic of South Africa, which has the largest industrial working class on the continent.…

October 6, 2013

Haitians seek reparations from U.N.

Around 100 people, mainly Haitian, gathered in New York’s Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, opposite the U.N. headquarters, for an eight-hour demonstration…

October 6, 2013