Asia & the Pacific

<span class="streamer">Working class unites across India</span><br />250-million-strong strike!<span class="streamer">Working class unites across India</span><br />250-million-strong strike!

<span class="streamer">Working class unites across India</span><br />250-million-strong strike!

For the second time this year, a class-wide mobilization in an “All-India strike” brought out 250 million workers. With one…

December 1, 2020
Class struggle in China – How to deal with multibillionaires?Class struggle in China – How to deal with multibillionaires?

Class struggle in China – How to deal with multibillionaires?

“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” is an old story repeated in many variations, from Greek myths to a famous German poem by…

November 23, 2020
Class oppression and the virusClass oppression and the virus

Class oppression and the virus

The United States continues to lead the world — in the number of COVID-19 cases as well as in deaths.…

November 13, 2020
Amazon bans book exposing U.S. COVID chaosAmazon bans book exposing U.S. COVID chaos

Amazon bans book exposing U.S. COVID chaos

A decision by the Amazon company to block a book focused on a scientific and cooperative approach to COVID-19 amounts…

November 2, 2020
This system is sickThis system is sick

This system is sick

The COVID-19 crisis is shedding a glaring light on the contradictions and failures of capitalism. Millions of lives are at…

October 19, 2020
After 55 years of repression Indonesian workers, youth take to streetsAfter 55 years of repression Indonesian workers, youth take to streets

After 55 years of repression Indonesian workers, youth take to streets

Thousands of workers and students marched and rallied in Indonesia on Oct. 7 to protest a new antilabor law.  “Labor…

October 15, 2020
Pakistan: Say ‘No’ to Bahria Town!Pakistan: Say ‘No’ to Bahria Town!

Pakistan: Say ‘No’ to Bahria Town!

Bahria Town, one of the largest private real estate development companies in Asia, is known for its overly opulent master-planned…

October 6, 2020
Ren Zhiqiang was not arrested for ‘anti-communism’Ren Zhiqiang was not arrested for ‘anti-communism’

Ren Zhiqiang was not arrested for ‘anti-communism’

When influential, former property executive Ren Zhiqiang was given an 18-year sentence in China, the Western media were quick to…

October 2, 2020
U.S. plays paper tiger in tech cold war against TikTokU.S. plays paper tiger in tech cold war against TikTok

U.S. plays paper tiger in tech cold war against TikTok

TikTok, the wildly popular social media app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has become one of the primary battlefields…

September 21, 2020
Global Days of Rage for Jennifer Laude and all victims of U.S. military aggression!Global Days of Rage for Jennifer Laude and all victims of U.S. military aggression!

Global Days of Rage for Jennifer Laude and all victims of U.S. military aggression!

The following is adapted from a Sept. 11 announcement by GABRIELA Alliance of Filipino Women.  The month of September marks…

September 14, 2020