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How much are the Olympics worth?

Can a dollar figure be put on the Olympics? The answer is yes, according to a July 25 CNN article…

August 16, 2012

Hunger strike in Colombia: GM workers sew lips shut outside U.S. Embassy

No one comes to work expecting or intending to be hurt. Being injured on the job creates both physical and…

August 15, 2012

The Gu Kailai trial & the struggle in China

A spectacle directed at the left as world capitalist crisis deepens   Gu Kailai’s trial and conviction for the alleged…

August 15, 2012

Clinton’s Africa tour advances U.S. militarism, attacks on China

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toured nine African countries over an 11-day period beginning Aug. 1. During the tour…

August 8, 2012

Syria defends itself against imperialist onslaught

The fighting in Syria is shaping up as a military showdown between the Syrian army on one side and “rebel”…

August 8, 2012

The corporatization of the Olympics

The summer Olympics began in 1896 in Athens, Greece, as a vehicle for bringing together mainly amateur athletes from around…

August 8, 2012

Haiti: A century of occupation, oppression and resistance

The situation for Haitian workers and peasants has gone from grim to dire. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…

August 6, 2012

Conditions for African farmers improve after land reform

Black Zimbabweans lost their land during the colonial era, beginning in the late 19th century. In 1998 it became clear…

August 3, 2012

China and the Olympics

China’s Olympic triumphs prove once again the transforming nature of revolutions. The People’s Republic of China sent its first delegation…

August 1, 2012

LIBOR: How big banks conspired to cheat the people

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney went to London to attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. But that wasn’t…

August 1, 2012