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Popularizing legacy of South African leaderPopularizing legacy of South African leader

Popularizing legacy of South African leader

The film “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” is based upon an autobiography of the same name released by Nelson Mandela…

January 6, 2014

German union takes on Internet giant

Starting last March and again during the December holiday rush, the German service workers’ union Ver.di, which is organizing the…

January 3, 2014

Central African Republic marches demand French troops out

The French government has admitted that 1,600 of its troops are now deployed in the Central African Republic, a former…

January 2, 2014
Rally supports Korean railway strikersRally supports Korean railway strikers

Rally supports Korean railway strikers

San Francisco -- In a quick response to calls for international support from Korean railway workers, several dozen labor activists…

January 2, 2014

South Sudan: Yet another oil war?

U.S. imperialism, which exacerbated the conflict that split the African nation of Sudan in two with the objective of controlling…

January 1, 2014

British TV airs Snowden statement

Whistleblower Edward Snowden spoke to the world for the first time on Dec. 25 via an Alternative Christmas Message aired…

January 1, 2014
Mandela mourned by millions in South Africa, worldwideMandela mourned by millions in South Africa, worldwide

Mandela mourned by millions in South Africa, worldwide

South Africa’s masses poured into the streets and assigned venues to mourn the death and celebrate the life and struggles…

December 21, 2013
President Raúl Castro: ‘ Mandela is an unsurpassable example for Latin America and the Caribbean’President Raúl Castro: ‘ Mandela is an unsurpassable example for Latin America and the Caribbean’

President Raúl Castro: ‘ Mandela is an unsurpassable example for Latin America and the Caribbean’

Taken from a speech given by Army Gen. Raúl Castro Ruz, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, at…

December 21, 2013
Demonstrators demand freedom for Nestora SalgadoDemonstrators demand freedom for Nestora Salgado

Demonstrators demand freedom for Nestora Salgado

Demonstrators demanded freedom for Nestora Salgado, an Indigenous Mexican leader, at a protest at the Mexican Consulate in Seattle on…

December 20, 2013
Haiti: Battle for $11 – a day – minimum wageHaiti: Battle for $11 – a day – minimum wage

Haiti: Battle for $11 – a day – minimum wage

By the hundreds and thousands, Haitian workers marched and protested from Dec. 9 to Dec. 12, demanding that the Supreme…

December 19, 2013