Imperialism and global politics

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Imperialism and global politics

Exploding myth of ‘Russian control’ over Trump

February 12, 2019 Greg Butterfield
Ever since Hillary Clinton was defeated by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, one issue has dominated the anti-Trump “resistance” coming from the Democratic Party and corporate media. Is it Trump’s flagrant racism and […]
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Unexpected Brexit result: Irish reunification

January 27, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, the outcome of a plan to withdraw from the European Union, suffered a historic defeat in Parliament on Jan. 15. A major obstacle to the Brexit plan is […]
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Bolsonaro’s threat to oppressed in Brazil demands response

January 12, 2019 Jefferson Azevedo
On Jan. 1, Jair Bolsonaro was inaugurated as the new president of Brazil. Bolsonaro is a former army officer who was expelled, while still a lieutenant, due to his involvement in a group opposing cuts […]
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Socialists, anti-fascists face repression in Lithuania

January 12, 2019 Giedrius Grabauskas
Struggle ★ La Lucha presents this urgent report from the Socialist Popular Front of Lithuania. A former Soviet republic, Lithuania has been ruled by a succession of ultra-right-wing governments since the fall of the USSR, […]
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Peoples of the world defend the sovereignty of Venezuela

January 10, 2019 Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity
The sixth presidential election in the contemporary history of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela took place on May 20, 2018. Nicolás Maduro Moros was elected Constitutional President of Venezuela and according to the Venezuelan Constitution […]
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The Kurds, Turkey and U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria

December 31, 2018 Scott Scheffer
Donald Trump‘s recent announcement that he is withdrawing 2,000 troops from Syria and half of the 14,000 troops currently in Afghanistan has opened a fissure in the imperialist ruling class. Secretary of Defense Gen. James […]
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West Bank rises after Israeli terror raids

December 29, 2018 Greg Butterfield
Throughout 2018, Gaza’s struggle for survival has embodied Palestinian resistance to the world: from frequent Israeli bombings of homes, schools and hospitals inside the world’s largest open-air prison, to the now 11-year-long blockade that prohibits […]
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Stop the U.S. Base in Okinawa!

December 28, 2018 Stephen Millies
Dec. 18 — Thirty people braved the cold wind in front of the Japanese Consulate on New York City’s swanky Park Avenue today to protest the building of a new U.S. military base on Okinawa. […]
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Greetings to the Communist Party of the Philippines on its 50th anniversary

December 25, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
“Struggle for Socialism/La Lucha por el Socialismo,” a newly-established Marxist-Leninist publication in the U.S., congratulates the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on its 50th anniversary. We send our warmest revolutionary greetings and deepest solidarity […]
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Ciao Sigaro: Remembering a worker, musician and internationalist

December 24, 2018 Greg Butterfield
Angelo Conti, known as Sigaro, died Dec. 11 in Rome, following a brief illness. A worker, musician and communist, Conti was a founding member of the world-renowned punk band Banda Bassotti. Hundreds of friends, comrades […]