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Gathering in Brussels undermines African unity

EU-Africa Summit may lead to increased imperialist interventions The EU-Africa Summit on April 2-3 in Brussels was not attended by…

April 9, 2014

Behind right-wing gains in French election

The New York Times and Washington Post in the U.S. and the Guardian in England presented France’s local elections on…

April 9, 2014

Ukraine: People’s power vs. fascist repression

Dramatic events April 6-8 have brought Ukraine to the brink of civil war. The rebellion by Ukraine’s Southeastern region —…

April 8, 2014

Seminar in Mexico: Fighting U.S. intervention takes front burner

Some 260 leftist political activists from 39 countries, mostly in Latin America and the Caribbean but including people from around…

April 8, 2014

Several African states boycott EU summit

The planned April 2-3 summit between the European Union and African nation-states has met with controversy and rejection. The republics…

April 7, 2014

Teachers hold national strike in Britain

Teachers across Britain went on strike March 26 over pay, pensions and teaching conditions. The National Union of Teachers got…

April 5, 2014

South Africa platinum strike: Mine bosses threaten layoffs

Efforts by South Africa’s government, led by the African National Congress, to initiate mediation between the Association of Mineworkers and…

April 5, 2014

Tweets, the Cuban 5 and the U.S. blockade

A widely distributed Associated Press article on April 3 revealed details of yet another covert U.S. program meant to undermine…

April 5, 2014

Several African states boycott EU summit

The planned April 2-3 summit between the European Union and African nation-states has met with controversy and rejection. The republics…

April 5, 2014

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela calls for peace

The following is an edited reprint from an opinion/editorial,“Venezuela: A call for peace,” that first appeared in the online edition of…

April 4, 2014