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Portugal general strike rejects austerityPortugal general strike rejects austerity

Portugal general strike rejects austerity

  Portugal is the poorest country in Western Europe. Currently 1.5 million workers are jobless in a population of nearly…

July 7, 2013
WW commentary: Coup in Egypt; what does it mean?WW commentary: Coup in Egypt; what does it mean?

WW commentary: Coup in Egypt; what does it mean?

An unprecedented outpouring of millions of Egyptians from all across the country has shown that the Egyptian revolution is not…

July 5, 2013
Washington’s panic over Snowden and the case of the Bolivian president’s planeWashington’s panic over Snowden and the case of the Bolivian president’s plane

Washington’s panic over Snowden and the case of the Bolivian president’s plane

It should have generated screaming headlines: “President of Bolivia’s plane forced to make emergency landing due to U.S. pressure.” Instead,…

July 4, 2013
Interview with Brazil’s Landless Movement leader João Pedro StedileInterview with Brazil’s Landless Movement leader João Pedro Stedile

Interview with Brazil’s Landless Movement leader João Pedro Stedile

By Nilton Viana Translation: John Catalinotto 1. What is your analysis of the demonstrations that have been shaking Brazil in…

July 1, 2013

Marxismo y el carácter social de China

(Traducido del inglés para ­Rebelión por J. M.- revisado por Berta ­Joubert-Ceci de WW-MO) El tema de China es una…

July 1, 2013

Protest hits closing of Greece radio, TV

In the name of austerity and efficiency, the Greek government pulled the plug on its public radio and television service…

June 30, 2013
Solidarity with Manning, SnowdenSolidarity with Manning, Snowden

Solidarity with Manning, Snowden

Progressives and anti-imperialists in Berlin, Germany, demonstrated while U.S. President Barack Obama was visiting there June 17, carrying a big…

June 27, 2013

Veterans of Kenya’s liberation battles reject British offer as incomplete

Although the British government offered a formal apology and modest compensation for the crimes committed against the people of Kenya…

June 27, 2013
Surprise upsurge shakes BrazilSurprise upsurge shakes Brazil

Surprise upsurge shakes Brazil

June 24 — When the Free Fare Movement (MPL) in Sao Paolo, Brazil, initiated a call on social media for…

June 25, 2013

Eyewitness report from Turkey June 17

Workers World received this report June 17 from our correspondent in Turkey’s third biggest city, who calls the government’s brutal…

June 21, 2013