Asia & the Pacific

Book review: a political pilgrimage during six decades

“My Whirlwind Lives — A Political Memoir and Manifesto,” by Dee Knight, Guernica World Editions, Toronto, 2022. Class-struggle activist Dee…

May 27, 2022

In remembrance of the Gwangju Uprising, fight for a united Korea

On May 18, 1980, the citizens of Gwangju, South Korea, started a protest in response to General Chun Du-hwan’s expansion…

May 23, 2022

Sanctions – wrecking ball in a global economy

U.S. government strategists are using sanctions as a wrecking ball to demolish the globalized economy. It is a desperate struggle…

May 23, 2022

French elections in the face of the imperialist offensive

By Georges Gastaud  -- Gastaud is political director of Communist Initiative, the newspaper of the Pole of Communist Revival (PRCF),…

May 16, 2022

COVID-19 deaths mount while Biden funds war

The numbers are staggering.  In the two-year period from the start of the coronavirus pandemic in January 2020 through December…

May 9, 2022

U.S. aims to push China into war over Taiwan – a guest commentary

By Jorge Cadima Article first published in Avante, the weekly newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, April 21. Translation: John…

April 29, 2022

‘One dream to re-unite Korea’

A march calling for reunification of Korea and an end to U.S.-South Korea war games rallied in New York City…

April 29, 2022

‘Take This War and Shove It’ − The coming of age of a Vietnam War military resister

“Take This War and Shove It − A Most Unwilling Soldier 1967-1971,” by Greg Laxer, Unbearable Truth Publications, 2021, 327…

April 22, 2022

COVID and the capitalist crisis

The capitalist class is “reopening” the international economy, harming many workers. Controls that significantly limited the spread of the coronavirus…

April 22, 2022

Remember the Maine! U.S. war lies

The reputation of the United States and its unrelenting military must precede any claim these entities make about “truth.” Time…

April 18, 2022