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92 die in desert migrating in Africa

A convoy of two trucks, carrying over 100 people from the small town of Arlit in northern Niger to Algeria,…

November 10, 2013

Iraqi progressives say ‘no’ to more U.S. arms

Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki, who rose to power under the U.S. occupation, used his visit with U.S. President Barack Obama…

November 10, 2013

The Russian Revolution changed the world forever

Ninety-six years ago on Nov. 7, 1917, workers and peasants overthrew the capitalist government in Russia. Two million soldiers in…

November 6, 2013

Education cuts spark big protests in Spain

Tens of thousands of students, teachers and parents in Spain marched Oct. 24 to protest cutbacks in education and a…

November 3, 2013

Marches, strikes hit austerity in Portugal, Italy

The main Portuguese union federation, the CGTP-IN, reported Oct. 19 that “Many tens of thousands of workers marched today in…

November 3, 2013

Honduras repression deepens before election

A U.S.-sponsored military coup in Honduras on June 29, 2009, ousted elected President Manuel “Mel” Zelaya. Since that time, his…

November 1, 2013

30 years after Marines invaded Grenada

“They make the victim look like the criminal, and the criminal look like the victim.” — Malcolm X This Oct.…

November 1, 2013

Kidnapping off Nigeria exposes U.S. expanded role

A series of military operations and engagements in the countries of West Africa near the Gulf of Guinea have exposed…

November 1, 2013

Pentagon wages brutal drone war in Pakistan

It was the day before Eid al-Adha, the holiest day in the year for Muslims. At 2:45 a year ago…

October 30, 2013

Protestas contra la expulsión de haitianos/as en la República Dominicana

Nueva York. - Imagínese despertar con la noticia de que el único país que ha conocido le ha rechazado oficialmente…

October 29, 2013