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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

U.S. activists return from Cuba

The 43rd Venceremos Brigade marched across the Peace Bridge from Fort Erie in Canada to Buffalo, N.Y., on July 23,…

July 29, 2012

Spouse of Cuban 5 hero to speak at labor conference

Teachers, students with jobless futures and indentured to enormous loan debt, and public workers from the U.S. will travel to…

July 27, 2012

Autoworkers’ rebellion shakes India

It should be remembered that auto mogul Henry Ford employed 3,000 gangsters at his Rouge plant outside Detroit to try…

July 27, 2012

Western powers openly attack Assad gov’t

The assassination of four of Syria’s top government officials, including the deputy head of Syria’s armed forces and the defense…

July 27, 2012

50 African states meet in Beijing

A two-day meeting on July 19-20 in Beijing was the focus of international attention as ministers from 50 African states…

July 26, 2012