The Different Approaches of United States and China to Africa – Two Articles
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The Different Approaches of United States and China to Africa – Two Articles

ByRick Rozoff; and Aidan O’Brien

The U.S. is in competition with–in fact is in conflict with–China in Africa. The approach of both is starkly different. One is marked by violence and racism and the other by a solidarity with roots in the Third World movement.

MLK Was a Radical Who Hated Not Only Racial Subordination but Class Exploitation
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MLK Was a Radical Who Hated Not Only Racial Subordination but Class Exploitation

ByArvind Dilawar interviews Sylvie Laurent

Throughout his adult life, Martin Luther King Jr believed in striking down not only racial apartheid but class exploitation. That twin commitment was embodied in his final effort: the often-forgotten Poor People’s Campaign.

United States: For a Fighting Approach, Not Factionalism — An Interview with Kshama Sawant
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United States: For a Fighting Approach, Not Factionalism — An Interview with Kshama Sawant

ByAndy Sernatinger & Emma Wilde Botta

The most prominent independent elected socialist in the U.S., Kshama Sawant, recently announced, that she and other members Socialist Alternative would be joining the Democratic Socialists of America. This is the important backdrop to this interview.

“Poor Rich Haiti” or How Imperialists and Local Oligarchy have Sought to Destroy Agriculture in Haiti
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“Poor Rich Haiti” or How Imperialists and Local Oligarchy have Sought to Destroy Agriculture in Haiti

ByLautaro Rivara

An exploration of the reconstruction of Haiti after 2010, focussed mainly on the the destruction of peasant farming, to the benefit of western corporations and their allies in Haiti.