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What’s behind recent protests in Syria? Capitalist media hides the truth!

The bourgeois media, from the New York Times to Reuters, have gleefully though somewhat prematurely hyped stories of a “potential…

10 months ago

Is intellectual property turning into a knowledge monopoly?

The twentieth century saw the emergence of public funded universities and technical institutions, while technology development was concentrated in the…

10 months ago

African Union suspends Gabon after military coup ousts President Ali Bongo

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) on Thursday, August 31, suspended Gabon from all its activities,…

11 months ago

How Reagan’s war drive exploited a tragedy: The real story of Korean Air Lines Flight 007

Updated. First published September 1, 2021. Forty years ago, 269 people were killed when Korean Air Lines flight 007 was…

11 months ago

Mass protests against French troops intensify in Niger as the deadline for their withdrawal approaches

Niger’s military government reportedly cut off electricity and water supply to the French embassy in the capital Niamey on Sunday, August…

11 months ago

How U.S. sanctions are a tool of war: The case of Venezuela

On March 26, 2022, Francisco lay in a public hospital bed in Bolívar, Venezuela, roughly eight hours inland from the…

11 months ago

How the U.S. continues to orchestrate chaos in Haiti

The Caribbean nation of Haiti, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has an estimated large portion of the country, including…

11 months ago

The people of Niger are fed up

The past few years have witnessed militant defensive actions and campaigns around the world defending the working-class movements that are…

11 months ago

Ecuador: National referendum ending oil exploitation in the Amazon is victorious

While most of the focus was on the general elections in Ecuador, a national referendum was held on oil exploitation…

11 months ago

The people do not want war: mass protests continue in Niger against ECOWAS threats

The political situation in Niger and West Africa as a whole continues to be in flux. While people and their…

11 months ago