Year: 2024

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China

Green Berets ‘permanently’ stationed in Taiwan near China’s mainland coast

April 11, 2024 Chris Fry
On May 6, 2016, the New York Times published an obituary for Donald W. Duncan, a former Green Beret master sergeant and later an outspoken critic of the U.S. war against Vietnam. Duncan wrote articles and […]
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China

China’s unfair ‘overcapacity’

April 11, 2024 Michael Roberts
The recent nonsense issued by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on China’s ‘overcapacity’ and ‘unfair subsidies’ to its industries is particularly pathetic.  As Renaud Bertrand put it: “The so-called threat of China’s ‘industrial overcapacity’ is […]
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In the U.S.

Fred Goldstein’s analysis of capitalism, imperialism, and China resonates today

April 11, 2024 Gary Wilson
 Fred Goldstein, a prominent Marxist thinker, revolutionary socialist, and author who contributed significantly to the international communist movement, died a year ago on April 11, 2023. His enduring legacy lies in his significant contributions […]
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Palestine

Global actions against U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza

April 10, 2024 Scott Scheffer
 The never-ending U.S. sponsorship of the Zionist entity makes it easy for many to believe that “Israel” is the superior in the relationship. Biden’s behavior during the horrible genocide in Gaza is designed to […]
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Palestine

PFLP mourns imprisoned Palestinian leader Walid Daqqah

April 10, 2024 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
April 7 — With the greatest sadness, grief, and revolutionary anger, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) mourns, in the name of its Secretary-General and his deputy, the Political Bureau, the Central […]
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Environment

Earth Day: Time to act against capitalism destroying our planet

April 9, 2024 Struggle - La Lucha
April 22 marks Earth Day, highlighting decades of environmental activism. Since 1970, this date has symbolized the ongoing battle waged by environmental advocates, notably from Indigenous communities, against the relentless pollution of our planet’s air […]
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Around the world

Latin America condemns assault on Mexican Embassy in Ecuador

April 9, 2024 Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell
On April 5, the world witnessed a historic event in Latin America. Ecuadorian police officers stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito in search of Jorge Glas, former vice president of Ecuador, during the administration of […]
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Around the world

U.S. seeking to dominate chain of Pacific islands in preparation for potential war with China

April 9, 2024 Richard Anderson
As the primary agency responsible for U.S. foreign assistance programs, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is keen to meddle in other countries’ election activities. The U.S. believes that only like-minded regimes can defend […]
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Around the world

Growing opposition in Central & Eastern Europe to the U.S. proxy war in Ukraine

April 9, 2024 Dennis Barton and Paul Taylor
The victory of Peter Pellegrini in the Slovakian presidential election [6 April] consolidates the opposition in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) to the U.S.-led proxy war in Ukraine. Pellegrini won decisively with 53.26% of the […]
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Palestine

Stop the genocide in Gaza: Al-Quds is the capital of Palestine!

April 8, 2024 Struggle-La Lucha New York bureau
Thousands of people came to New York City’s Times Square on April 5 to commemorate Al-Quds Day. They were among the millions who marched around the world yesterday, the last Friday in the Islamic holy […]