2026 – Page 11

Imperialist-backed forces target Mali’s anti-colonial government

June 5, 2026 Lev Koufax

Beginning on April 25, 2026, right-wing U.S. and Ukrainian-backed Islamist forces launched a large-scale offensive against the Sahel nation of Mali. These right-wing forces included Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Azawad Liberation Front […]

Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ a fraud as U.S.-armed Israel slaughters Lebanese people

June 4, 2026 Lev Koufax

Typical of his usual antics, Donald Trump took to social media on the evening of June 1 to declare that Israel, upon his request, had agreed to stop bombing Lebanon. This declaration came after Israel […]

Ukraine reburies Nazi collaborator with full state honors

June 4, 2026 Lev Koufax

On May 25, 2026, Ukrainian President and NATO puppet, Volodymyr Zelensky, marched in a reburial procession and ceremony for the long-deceased Ukrainian fascist figure, Andriy Melnyk. In 1964, Melnyk was buried at Bonnevoie cemetery in […]

Eryka, Juniper, Persia, Murry & Jane Doe: Murder, social murder, and trans genocide

June 3, 2026 Melinda Butterfield

June 1 – Today is the first day of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. A few days ago, I organized a vigil for a neighbor who was murdered. Eryka Caldwell was a Black trans woman, 41 years […]

Baseball bosses push salary cap — players fight back

June 3, 2026 Lev Koufax

For the first time since 1994, the Major League Baseball (MLB) billionaire capitalist owners have proposed a salary cap for all 30 professional baseball teams. The baseball world and the MLB players union have expected […]

Hegseth orders Pacific allies to arm for China war

June 3, 2026 Gary Wilson

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went to Singapore on May 30 with an order for Washington’s allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific: spend more on war or face consequences. Hegseth used China as the […]

‘A clear-minded, if taciturn, Marxist’

June 3, 2026 John Green

This year marks the centenary of the birth of Marilyn Monroe, and is being celebrated by the British Film Institute and the National Portrait Gallery. The BFI is showing a two-month season of her films, […]

Iran to U.S.: End the wars on Gaza and Lebanon first

June 2, 2026 Gary Wilson

Israel has kept bombing Gaza and Lebanon. Washington has kept supplying the bombs. On June 1, Iran said: no more indirect talks until the killing stops. Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi put it plainly: the […]

Europe’s NATO powers march east toward Russia

June 1, 2026 Gary Wilson

British troops are dug in along Russia’s border in Estonia. A new German armored brigade has opened in Lithuania, next to Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave. French warplanes are set to rehearse nuclear strikes alongside Poland’s. Britain, […]

‘No war on Cuba!’ Rings out in New Orleans streets

May 31, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

New Orleans socialists go to working class with message of resistance New Orleans, May 29 — During the evening rush hour on Friday, around a dozen activists gathered near the bus stops at Canal and […]