Month: August 2023

Around the world

Niger: Old Europe on trial

August 7, 2023 Geraldina Colotti
Gold, silicon, oil (reserves estimated at 2 billion barrels), and above all, uranium are essential for both French nuclear power plants and atomic bombs. Strategic raw materials for imperialism, which needs to consolidate its domination at […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo

En peligro juventud boricua

August 7, 2023 Berta Joubert-Ceci
PR es un país donde la inestabilidad económica y política hace migrar a su población, sobre todo a la más joven. Un país-colonia donde la administración local es meramente el servidor del verdadero gobierno, que […]
Around the world

Thousands rally in support of Niger’s coup leaders as Western-backed ECOWAS threatens military intervention

August 5, 2023 Pavan Kulkarni
The military junta which took power in Niger last week warned on Monday, July 31 that France might militarily intervene with authorization from the ousted government’s foreign minister to restore Mohamed Bazoum to the presidency. Thousands have mobilized to […]
Around the world

African states support Niger sovereignty in the face of imperialist attack and collusion of stooge African governments

August 5, 2023 Black Agenda Report
Reaction to the coup in Niger is a litmus test which determines who is truly supportive of self-determination for African nations. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is urging Nigeria to invade neighboring Niger, […]
In the U.S.

Oppenheimer, war criminal

August 4, 2023 Seiji Yamada
“I don’t think that your father ever met Oppenheimer,” my mother told me the other day. I can’t ask my father, since he died last year, at 90 years of age. My father was a […]
In the U.S.

Hi Barbie

August 4, 2023 Ana Hurtado
I am not going to say anything new that others have not said before, and I have referred to read people who have left an immense legacy in the thought of history. Therefore, in this […]
China

Biden sends $345 million in weapons to Taiwan: Activists protest U.S.-Australia anti-China war games

August 2, 2023 Gary Wilson
The Biden administration announced a $345 million weapons package for Taiwan on July 28. The package includes a variety of weapons systems, including Reaper drones, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, and TOW anti-tank missiles. […]
Events

Los Angeles: No Nukes, No War! Aug. 9

August 1, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
August 9 – 12 noon to 1 p.m. In front of the Consulate General of Japan 350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071 Join us as we remember the victims and appeal to end […]
Cuba

NYC meeting salutes the 70th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution’s beginning

August 1, 2023 Stephen Millies
Hundreds of people packed the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in New York City on July 29 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks in […]
LGBTQ+

Notes on creeping fear

August 1, 2023 Badly Licked Bear
“In a Facebook post, the owner of Studio 8 Hair Lab said that anyone who identifies as anything other than a man, or a woman needs to get serviced at a local pet groomer.” The […]