Long Live the Heroes of the International Brigades!
Dolores Ibárruri’s (‘La Pasionaria’) famous Farewell Address to the International Brigades, delivered in Barcelona on 28th October 1938.
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Remembering One of Humanity’s Worst Catastrophe’s—77 Years On
Each anniversary of the atomic bombings provides us a unique opportunity to study and reflect on the horrors of possible nuclear war and the massive destruction already wrought by pursuing nuclear madness.
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The New Imperialism’s Strange Bedfellows
A new imperialism stalks the Third World. The imperialists today rely on local elites eager to aid their peoples’ exploitation in return for a share of the spoils—a process sanitized with the language of investments, trade deals and partnerships.
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Understanding Maduro’s Successful Socialist Economic Strategy
After years of calling Venezuela’s economy a dismal failure that demonstrates the dangers of socialism, Western media is now lauding its recovery for ’embracing capitalism’ — but this is not accurate.
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Imperialism | Online Blog | Palestine | USA | World Politics
Gaza Slaughter; Without Palestine, There Is No Arab Unity – Two Articles
Over the past three days, relentless Israeli airstrikes killed at least 45 Palestinians, including 16 children, and caused extensive devastation; Also: Events continue to demonstrate that Palestine cannot be made a marginal issue, however much Israel and the USA try.
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South Africa Is on a Knife Edge as Xenophobia Escalates
With no national force with the vision and power to offer an emancipatory alternative to the poisonous politics, sometimes with fascist elements, that turns neighbors against each other, the country is on a knife edge.
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21st-Century US Foreign Policy Is Shaped by Fears of China’s Rise, Chomsky Says
Is the increasing influence of China in international affairs a threat to world order? The US thinks so. The US is a declining power, and its decline is “mostly from internal blows.” What’s next for US imperial power, and will be its impact on the world stage?
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Mexico’s President Gives Joe Biden a Big History Lesson
Mexico’s President AMLO visited the US on July 12 and offered five proposals to US President Joe Biden. These proposals are based on AMLO’s in-depth knowledge of Mexican history and his reading of the economic crisis in the US, which seems to be losing its edge as a global leader.
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Online Blog | Russia | Ukraine | USA
Lavrov and Blinken Talk for the First Time Since the Ukraine War Began – Two Articles
A CNN report quoted an unnamed US official as saying Russia’s retaliation for western sanctions has put the West in “unchartered territory”. Suffice to say, Blinken’s call underscores the desperate urgency in Washington to open a line of communication to Moscow at the political level.
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Imran Khan Rewrites Pakistan’s Political History
Imran Khan has rewritten Pakistan’s political history by knocking at the doors of political power so soon after his ouster by an unholy alliance of time servers with foreign patronage. The Punjab election results show that the people of that country understand what democratic empowerment is and are voicing their opinion.
