Author: Greg Butterfield

Around the world

Nicaragua stands up to U.S. election interference

November 2, 2021 Greg Butterfield
On Sunday, Nov. 7, voters in Nicaragua will go to the polls in elections for president, vice president and National Assembly representatives. According to polls, they are likely to hand a convincing victory to incumbent […]
Venezuela

Biden kidnaps Venezuelan diplomat: #FreeAlexSaab now!

October 19, 2021 Greg Butterfield
The Biden administration on Oct. 16 kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab from the West African country of Cape Verde, in blatant violation of international law. Under U.S. pressure, Saab had already been imprisoned and tortured […]
Around the world

Russian communists face repression after Duma elections

October 8, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Oct. 6 — Since late September, a wave of arrests and detentions has hit communists, socialists and other progressive forces across Russia. The repression has primarily targeted the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), […]
Around the world

Moldovan political prisoners exonerated after six-year battle

October 7, 2021 Greg Butterfield
  An important people’s victory has been won in the small but strategic eastern European country of Moldova. After six long years, a group of socialist and anti-fascist activists known as the Petrenko Group have […]
China

Nepal’s people resist U.S. anti-China alliance

October 1, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Continuous protests shook the length and breadth of mountainous Nepal in September as the U.S. pushed again to chain this Asian country of 28 million people to its anti-China alliance through the Millenium Challenge Compact […]
Labor and strikes

Nabisco starts to crumble under strike pressure, struggle continues

September 24, 2021 Greg Butterfield
After five weeks on strike against snack company Nabisco and its parent monopoly, Mondelez International, workers represented by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union (BCTGM) voted to approve a new contract […]
Around the world

Peruvian communist leader dies after three decades in prison

September 17, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Peruvian authorities reported Sept. 11 the death of Dr. Abimael Guzmán Reynoso, better known by his nom de guerre Presidente Gonzalo. The leader of the Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso (PCP-SL) had been imprisoned in […]
LGBTQ+

Palestine solidarity infuses Queer Liberation March

June 30, 2021 Greg Butterfield
New York — Chants of “Free, free Palestine!” echoed through the corridors of lower Manhattan on Pride Sunday, June 27, at the third annual Queer Liberation March took to the streets from Bryant Park to […]
In the U.S.

An open letter to President Joe Biden, as his broken promises pile up

June 7, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Dear President Biden, Your broken promises are piling up. I took note of these headlines in just the last couple of weeks: “Joe Biden Surrenders On Federal Unemployment Benefits,” “Biden Drops Student Loan Forgiveness From […]
Around the world

Colombia’s blood on U.S. hands: National strike marches on

May 28, 2021 Greg Butterfield
May 27 — Jhon Erik Larrahondo, 21, of Cali. Alison Meléndez, 17, of Popayán.  Camilo Arango, 19, of Tuluá.  These are but a few of more than 60 victims confirmed dead of government terrorism against […]