Month: February 2021

Venezuela

How ExxonMobil uses divide and rule to get its way in South America

February 4, 2021 Vijay Prashad
Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro have exchanged sharp words about the status of the […]
Venezuela

The negative repercussions of ‘sanctions’

February 4, 2021 Pasqualina Curcio
At the invitation of President Nicolás Maduro, Dr. Alena Douhan will visit our nation. Dr. Douhan is the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Commission covering the negative impact that unilateral coercive measures has […]
Events

Webinar: The Continuing Philippine American War, Feb. 6

February 3, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
Event by Maryland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines Online: us02web.zoom.us Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 2 PM EST Join Maryland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines in remembering the anniversary of the […]
Capitalist crisis

GameStop mania: The real losers in Wall Street gambling

February 3, 2021 Gary Wilson
How crazy is the stock market? The stock of the totally bankrupt Blockbuster Video chain store — all stores closed in 2014 — surged more than 700% on Jan. 26. The stock of AMC, the […]
Around the world

Ukraine: Workers protest utility price hikes demanded by U.S., IMF

February 3, 2021 Greg Butterfield
On New Year’s Day, the price of electricity, gas and oil for heating, and other utilities doubled for most households in Ukraine. The surprise price-hike was announced by President Vladimir Zelensky’s government under orders of […]
Capitalist crisis

Interview on U.S. crisis: ‘Capitalist establishment did not take the danger seriously’

February 2, 2021 Panagiotis Papadomanolakis
The following interview was published on the Greek website Kommon on Feb. 1. The author is an activist, journalist and translator who edits the website GuernicaEU, which publishes Greek translations of revolutionary news and analysis […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo

Censuras por Facebook

February 2, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
Buenos días audiencia, En estos días de pandemia, cuando las restricciones nos impiden reunirnos físicamente, las redes sociales han cobrado enorme importancia. La izquierda internacional ha usado estas plataformas en un intento por superar el […]
Around the world

MST letter to the Brazilian people: For urgent changes! In defense of life and hope!

February 2, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
From the MST web site Anchored by the mistica of rebellion and imbued with peasant culture, the National Coordination of the MST, within the framework of our 37 years, met virtually from January 28 to […]