Europe

Can workers in Spain stop EU limit on social spending for COVID-19 crisis?

By Ángeles Maestro Red Network, Madrid  Ángeles Maestro is a public health doctor, a leader of the Red Network in…

March 17, 2020

French anti-worker pension plan becomes law without a vote 

Hundreds of thousands of people have been in the streets protesting for months. Transportation strikes have disrupted travel. Public opinion…

March 12, 2020

30,000 U.S. soldiers sent into Europe without masks

By Manlio Dinucci Published in the Italian web newspaper, Il Manifesto, March 3. Translation by John Catalinotto. The United States…

March 5, 2020

U.S. military budget seen from Italy: More arms than ever

Published Feb. 18 in Il Manifesto in Dinucci’s “Art of War” column, which examines Trump’s proposed military budget. Translation by…

February 19, 2020

Italy’s war policy is tied tighter to Pentagon

By Manlio Dinucci Published in the Italian daily Il Manifesto on Feb. 4. Translation by John Catalinotto. “A historically privileged…

February 7, 2020

After Brexit, will Britain become U.S. puppet?

At the stroke of 11 p.m. on Jan. 31, Britain was no longer part of the European Union and free…

February 7, 2020

Workers in France say ‘No!’ to government attack on retirement plan

In France 1.3 million workers and their supporters struck, marched and protested Jan. 24 against the Macron government's plan to…

January 30, 2020

French strike over pensions enters sixth week

The political strike against the French government’s regressive pension plan to raise the retirement age entered its sixth week on…

January 21, 2020

Imperialism in Africa: France steps up as U.S. threatens to withdraw

The Hill, a newspaper that chronicles the role of Congress in backing U.S. imperialism, reported Jan. 20 that Secretary of…

January 21, 2020

French and African workers, unite!

The working class of France has a proud history of struggle. The Paris Commune, established in March 1871 and brutally…

January 21, 2020