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Dedan Kimathi was hanged by Queen Elizabeth

The African freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi was hanged on Feb. 18, 1957, while Queen Elizabeth II was on her throne,…

2 years ago

Argentina VP survives assassination attempt

On Sept. 1, Argentina’s current vice-president and former two-term president, Cristina Fernandez Kirshner (CFK), narrowly escaped assassination when a pistol…

2 years ago

Predictions on Chile’s constitutional referendum; propaganda or reality?

Sept. 1 was the last day to campaign for the Constitutional referendum to be held on Sept. 4 in Chile.…

2 years ago

Mikhail Gorbachev died

Mikhail Gorbachev died on August 30. His legacy? Under Gorbachev, the Soviet economy fell into recession as the government began…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka: The struggle continues

Recent news of people overrunning the presidential palace in Sri Lanka, followed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country, took…

2 years ago

A year later, Washington continues torture of Afghanistan

The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan ended a year ago. For a year leading up to the U.S. troop pullout, Afghanistan’s…

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How can we respond to U.S. crisis and threat of world war?

Based on opening remarks given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Aug. 13. A discussion on the continuing…

2 years ago

The impact of RIMPAC on Okinawa and Japan

In its Article 9, the Japanese constitution promulgated in 1946 under the U.S. post-war occupation renounces war as a means…

2 years ago

Biden and the U.S.-Israel-GCC axis: It’s not the oil, it’s the money

Joe Biden didn’t go to Arabia in July to beg for oil. That’s not the nature of the U.S.-Saudi relationship.…

2 years ago

Crisis in Sri Lanka: Is U.S. imperialism involved?

The scenes of massive people’s protests that have forced Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee to Singapore have filled…

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