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U.S. hybrid war against Venezuela goes to court: The case of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab

As Venezuela’s special envoy and a deputy ambassador to the African Union, Saab has diplomatic immunity from arrest and detention…

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Brazil: A presidential election that will mark the immediate future of Latin America

Interview with Latin American political scientist and filmmaker Micaela Ovelar on the current scenario in the South American country and other defining…

2 years ago

The real Babyn Yar

81 years later, the Jewish community, and all those who would resist fascism, remember The U.S. and European political mainstream…

2 years ago

Philippines administration displays hypocrisy on political prisoners

Earlier this month, newly elected Philippines president and neo-fascist demagogue Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. visited Singapore, a fellow country-member of…

2 years ago

Four straight years of nonstop street protest in Haiti

A cycle of protests began in Haiti in July 2018, and—despite the pandemic—has carried on since then. The core reason…

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Jean-Luc Godard, revolutionary filmmaker

We are saddened to receive the news of the death of the pioneering filmmaker, critic, and political activist Jean-Luc Godard…

2 years ago

After Queen’s death, victims of British imperialism share why ‘we will not mourn’

As millions of Britons and admirers the world over mourned Queen Elizabeth II's death Thursday, others—especially in nations formerly colonized by the British…

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The bewildering vote in Chile that rejected a new constitution

On September 4, 2022, more than 13 million Chileans—out of a voting-eligible population of approximately 15 million—voted on a proposal to…

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Silencing the lambs: How propaganda works

In the 1970s, I met one of Hitler’s leading propagandists, Leni Riefenstahl, whose epic films glorified the Nazis. We happened…

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The Queen’s diamonds: Why has the monarchy survived?

"The Queen is dead. Long live the King." On September 8, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II…

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