Asia & the Pacific

NBA and China: The ‘right to free speech’ vs. the right to sovereignty

The Houston Rockets are the most popular National Basketball Association team in China for one main reason: Yao Ming, the…

October 15, 2019

U.S., NATO, Turkey out of Syria!

The conflict within the U.S. ruling class about the Turkish invasion of northern Syria has created some confusion about events…

October 15, 2019

Not just a trade war

What’s really behind the difficult trade negotiations between the U.S. and People’s China? Is it -- as the administration has…

October 15, 2019

China celebrates Revolution’s 70 years

The writers, who traveled in three major cities in China -- Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing  -- from Sept. 24 to…

October 14, 2019

China’s revolution at 70: Behind its amazing progress

What major country in the world can claim greater progress than People’s China in raising the standard of living and…

October 8, 2019

Writers support author Kamila Shamsie, denied book prize for defending Palestine

Hundreds of authors have publicly denounced the revocation of a German literary prize, the Nelly Sachs Award for Literature, from…

September 26, 2019

Indonesian fires threaten millions

Over the past few months, fires have destroyed millions of acres of rainforest in Brazil’s Amazon region, normally one of…

September 26, 2019

Thousands reject Modi-Trump racism in Houston

Thousands of people of many nationalities and religions gathered outside the stadium here Sept. 22 to protest the fascist rally…

September 26, 2019

Hong Kong: Make colonialism great again

Posted to lowwagecapitalism.com on Sept. 11, 2019. Sept. 10 -- It is a thoroughly reactionary development when demonstrators carrying U.S.…

September 20, 2019

Protest of India’s rule over Kashmir

Chanting “From Kashmir to Palestine, occupation is a crime,” over 100 people, mostly immigrants from Kashmir, rallied on Sept. 6…

September 14, 2019