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U.S., France step up intervention in Africa

U.S. military operations on Oct. 5 in Libya and Somalia were neither isolated events nor solely prompted by the siege…

October 23, 2013

French high school students protest racist deportation

Léonarda Dibrani was on a class trip Oct.9 in Doubs, a small community near the French-Swiss border, when French cops…

October 22, 2013

Union’s pro-solidarity history wins support in class battle

Oct. 14 — A giant transnational corporation’s grinding attack on a militant union in Boston has led to an explosion…

October 16, 2013

Vietnam’s revolutionary hero Vo Nguyen Giap dies at 102

By Paddy Colligan and G. Dunkel Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, a hero and leader of the Vietnamese people’s struggles against Japanese, French…

October 4, 2013

French workers protest attacks on pensions

Some 370,000 protesters came out in 200 demonstrations throughout France on Sept. 10., showing a groundswell of opposition to the…

September 23, 2013

Worldwide protests reject U.S. attacks on Syria

Thousands of protests throughout the world since Aug. 21 –- from street demonstrations to public statements and resolutions –- have…

September 3, 2013

Protests in France mark the murder of young anti-fascist student

Clément Méric, an 18-year-old student at an elite university in Paris and a militant in the Antifascist Action collective (AAPB),…

June 16, 2013

Mali youth protest French military occupation

France is continuing its occupation of northern Mali to the growing displeasure of youth who staged a sit-in in the…

June 9, 2013

Workers worldwide fight austerity, low wages

Millions marched in 80 countries to commemorate International Workers Day — May Day. They united in protest of austerity policies…

May 8, 2013

As French troops stay in Mali, suffering grows

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited the West African state of Mali on April 26, where his troops have…

May 7, 2013