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150,000 in Rome protest austerity

Rome — Some 150,000 people marched through the rainy streets of Rome on Oct. 27 for a national “No Monti…

November 4, 2012

Ford shuts Belgium plant, workers’ party protests

Following is a statement from the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB). Today, Wednesday, Oct. 24, the hard news arrived: The…

November 4, 2012

Clintons preside over inauguration of misery in Haiti

In a ceremony reeking of historic colonialism, designed to firmly seal Haiti’s status as a U.S. neocolony, former President Bill…

November 4, 2012

Washington aims to reorganize Syrian reactionary ‘rebels’

Despite its longtime leading role in the attempt to overthrow the Syrian government, the U.S. government is increasingly frustrated. The…

November 3, 2012

In guise of exposing corruption, New York Times aims blow at China

Crisis in China, Part 13 The New York Times has committed an act of journalistic aggression against China. On Oct.…

November 2, 2012

Sudanese in Khartoum protest Israeli bombing raid

Sudanese citizens staged protests in the capital Khartoum following the Oct. 24 Israeli Air Force bombing of the Yarmouk weapons…

November 2, 2012

Greece wracked by health-care crisis

What is the price of austerity? For many workers in Greece, it’s their health. It is being jobless and denied…

November 1, 2012

U.S. backs Bani Walid’s destruction

Despite reports that chemical weapons were used against the civilian population of Bani Walid in Libya, the U.S. State Department…

October 31, 2012

Syria defends itself from imperialist onslaught

NYC meeting hears ‘the other side’ New York — During the last 19 months of chaotic civil war in Syria, with…

October 26, 2012

Colombian Asotrecol worker talks with WW

Jorge Parra is president of the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-workers of General Motors Colombia, known as Asotrecol. He…

October 26, 2012