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What’s really behind the attack on Malala Yousafzai

The horrible, near-fatal shooting of a young Pakistani schoolgirl, reportedly by members of the Taliban, has focused world attention on…

October 17, 2012

Protest deployment of U.S. helicopters in Okinawa

The spirit of resistance is alive and well in Okinawa. The deployment of 12 U.S. military helicopters to the U.S.…

October 15, 2012

Turkey uses false pretext to attack Syria

Mortar fire on the Turkish-Syria border — likely a provocation by Syrian rebels or at most an accident — has…

October 14, 2012

‘ Stop drones’ protest in Pakistan

Before Pakistan’s military stopped them from entering a Waziristan area on the border with Afghanistan, thousands of Pakistani people and…

October 14, 2012

Kenyans allowed to pursue case in English courts for torture

Three survivors of colonial detention centers in Kenya during the 1950s have been granted the legal right to pursue their…

October 14, 2012

Haitian masses to president: ‘Leave! We’ve had enough!’

All over Haiti — from Cap-Haïtien in the north to Jérémie in the southwest and Miragoâne in the south, in…

October 14, 2012

Coordinated protests against racism held in 14 European countries

Responding to a call from the European Grassroots Antiracist Movement to reject the racism, discrimination and prejudice against the Romani…

October 12, 2012

Vancouver activists exercise rights, defy police intimidation

Activists set up the Vancouver Committee to Defend Freedom of Expression to fight back after Transit Police and Royal Canadian…

October 12, 2012

Behind Canadian Auto Workers settlement

Last year the United Auto Workers union signed four-year contracts with General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. These contracts went further…

October 12, 2012

¡CHÁVEZ NO SE VA!

Venezuelans affirm revolution: ‘Chávez isn’t leaving’ Chávez won! The Venezuelan people won! Latin America and socialism won! These slogans capture…

October 11, 2012