Year: 2019

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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: ‘They were able to overthrow. People need to know their actions can bring victory.’

September 9, 2019 Berta Joubert-Ceci
SLL interviews Puerto Rico Tribunal leader On Aug. 18, Berta Joubert-Ceci spoke via webinar about the recent developments and challenges in Puerto Rico. Joubert-Ceci is a longtime Puerto Rican activist who initiated the 2018 Puerto […]
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Venezuela

U.S. war on Venezuela continues

September 8, 2019 Cheryl LaBash
Banks and BigPharma kill  Citibank blocked funds for Insulin, threatening the lives of 450,000 Venezuelan people while BigPharma in the U.S. jacks up prices, resulting in patient deaths On Aug. 26, OrinocoTribune.com made English readers […]
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Events

Los Angeles Sept. 7: Amazon fires fueled by capitalism, racism & reaction

September 2, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Amazon Fires Fueled by Capitalism, Racism & Reaction Saturday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. Hosted by Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice – L.A. and AIM SoCal Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice – L.A. […]
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Imperialism and global politics

Los Fuegos de las Amazonas: ¿Cómo es que esto esté pasando en tan grande escala? ¿Quién está detrás de esto?

September 2, 2019 Jefferson Azevedo
En 1992, líderes de varios países se reunieron en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, a discutir cooperación mutual posguerra fría para desarrollo internacional. Los temas ambientales fueron el tema principal.  En su discurso en esta junta, […]
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Imperialism and global politics

Amazon fires: how could this be happening on such a large scale? Who is behind it?

August 31, 2019 Jefferson Azevedo
In 1992, leaders of many countries gathered in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, to discuss mutual post-Cold War cooperation for international development. Environmental issues were the main topic.  In his speech at that meeting, Fidel Castro […]
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Environment

‘An important biological species is endangered’

August 31, 2019 Fidel Castro
On June 12, 1992, then Cuban President Fidel Castro addressed the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development’s Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Find this speech and more at FidelCastro.cu. Mr. Fernando Collor […]
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Venezuela

Imperialist economic warfare continues: MLB bans participation in Venezuelan Winter League

August 31, 2019 Lev Koufax
On Aug. 22nd of this year, Major League Baseball announced its decision to ban all MLB-affiliated players from participating in the Venezuelan Winter League. The MLB’s statement cited the “Executive Order issued by President Trump […]
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Environment

Bolivia’s Amazon fire hotspots reduced by 85%

August 30, 2019 teleSUR
“I call on young environmentalists, farmers and social organizations to implement a recovery plan for locals in the affected areas. #UnityinAdversity” Bolivia’s defense minister Javier Zavaleta announced on Wednesday afternoon, that the hotspots for the […]
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China

Washington’s anti-China strategy in Hong Kong

August 29, 2019 Fred Goldstein
It is impossible to separate the counterrevolutionary colonialist demonstrations in Hong Kong from Washington’s new cold war against the People’s Republic of China (PRC). (See article “The New Cold War Against China,” lowwagecapitalism.com.} The over […]
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Political Prisoners

Free all political prisoners!

August 28, 2019 Stephen Millies
The auditorium of the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center in East Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y., was filled on Aug. 24 for the 24th Annual Dinner Tribute to Political Prisoners. Organized by the Malcolm X […]