Around the world – Page 30 – Struggle

Massive rallies across Portugal demand affordable and dignified housing

April 5, 2023 Peoples Dispatch

Housing rights groups and left-wing parties in Portugal have been calling on the government to institute rent caps and fund social housing. They have also opposed the housing program introduced by the government On April […]

The high price of the Guatemala-Taiwan relationship

April 2, 2023 Marco Fernandes

The leader of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, traveled on Wednesday, March 29, to visit the United States, with stops in Guatemala and Belize, two of the 13 countries in the world that still maintain diplomatic relations with the […]

U.S. is stirring up Syrian cauldron

April 1, 2023 M.K. Bhadrakumar

The circumstances surrounding the flare-up in Syria between the U.S. occupation forces and pro-Iranian militia groups remain murky. President Biden claims that the U.S. is reacting, but there are signs that it is likely being proactive […]

D19: LIBRE salutes Honduran President Xiomara Castro

March 31, 2023 D19: LIBRE

Congratulations and thank you, compañera President Xiomara Castro de Zelaya! The Official Coordination of D19: LIBRE, USA-Canada, and Costa Rica, extends its most sincere congratulations and appreciation to our Government of Democratic Socialism, worthily represented […]

Strike action by public service employees and transport workers paralyzes Germany

March 30, 2023 Peoples Dispatch

For over a year, trade unions in Germany have been demanding a fair increase in wages to combat inflation and compensate for the continuous fall in real wages In Germany, municipal and federal level public […]

France burns as millions protest to defend pensions

March 26, 2023 Gary Wilson

March 23 was a national day of action, a general strike organized by the labor unions in France. According to union estimates, around 3.5 million people hit the streets in more than 250 locations across France […]

NATO’s 1999 aggression against Yugoslavia: Global turning point

March 25, 2023 Rick Rozoff

Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals March 19, 2023 NATO’s 1999 Aggression Against Yugoslavia: Turning Point (Edited by RR) This March 24th, the Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals, Generals and Admirals Association […]

‘Macron resign!’ French protests intensify over attempt to force retirement age hike

March 19, 2023 Jessica Corbett

March 17 — Protests in Paris and across France have ramped up since President Emmanuel Macron’s government on Thursday used a controversial constitutional measure to force through a pension reform plan without a National Assembly vote. […]

The U.S. and Britain’s submarine deal crosses nuclear red lines with Australia

March 18, 2023 Prabir Purkayastha

The recent Australia, U.S., and UK $368 billion deal on buying nuclear submarines has been termed by Paul Keating, a former Australian prime minister, as the “worst deal in all history.” It commits Australia to buy conventionally […]

March 16 National General Strike in Greece

March 17, 2023 FightBack! News

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the influential Greek labor organization, the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME). Thursday, 16 March, ALL ON STRIKE! All at the strike rallies of the unions across […]