Year: 2026

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Gold tops $5,100 — why it means more war at home and abroad

January 28, 2026 Gary Wilson
The lines at the grocery store in early 2026 tell a story that the evening news tries to hide. While officials in Washington brag about a rising Gross Domestic Product, the person ahead of you […]
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Britain’s Suez moment – and what it means for U.S. workers

January 28, 2026 Michel Shehadeh
History rarely announces itself when it turns. Empires do not collapse in a single dramatic moment; they erode over time, often unnoticed, until one crisis exposes what has long been true. For Britain, that moment […]
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In the U.S.

Stop FBI harassment of immigrants rights activists in Minnesota

January 28, 2026 Committee to Stop FBI Repression
We in the Committee to Stop FBI Repression condemn the FBI harassment of Mira Altobell-Resendez. On the morning of January 21, 2026,an FBI agent came to their residence and called their phone. This is clearly […]
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‘Not welcome’: Italy rejects ICE role at Winter Olympics

January 27, 2026 Sharon Black
The Trump administration’s plan to embed agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the security detail for the U.S. delegation at next month’s Winter Olympics in Italy has triggered international outrage, uniting […]
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ICE now has more funding than the militaries of most countries

January 26, 2026 Gary Wilson
As protests continue in Minneapolis following the killings of ICU nurse Alex Pretti and lesbian mom Renee Good, and with another government shutdown looming at the end of this week, many are asking whether Congress […]
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José Martí: Building a revolutionary movement for Cuban independence

January 26, 2026 Sharon Black
José Julián Martí Pérez (Jan. 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) is often sanitized in bourgeois histories as a gentle poet or a generic patriot. To understand Martí, however, is to recognize him as a […]
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Trump deploys warships toward Iran to enforce sanctions

January 26, 2026 Lev Koufax
Donald Trump has issued a direct threat of all-out war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, while ordering a naval armada into the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. This is not a policy shift or […]
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In the U.S.

Three far-right influencers converge on Baltimore

January 26, 2026 Madisyn Parisi
As of Thursday, three far-right influencers have been spotted in Baltimore engaging in incendiary behavior: Nick Shirley, Josh Fulfer, and Ben Bergquam. Thursday evening, Bergquam, a self-described “Christian warrior” and host of TV propaganda show […]
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Alex Pretti: ICE executed a union nurse — labor must organize

January 26, 2026 Lev Koufax
Alex Pretti, an AFGE Local 3669 member and ICU nurse, fought for his community until the very moment ICE agents took him from us. Faced with masked officers harassing his neighbors, Alex did what working […]
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In the U.S.

New Yorkers Say ‘No!’ to ICE, ‘Yes!’ to Immigrants

January 26, 2026 Stephen Millies
Jan. 24 — Many thousands of people — maybe tens of thousands — marched in New York City on Jan. 23 as part of the national day of outrage against ICE. Low temperatures didn’t stop […]