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Why do progressive Democrats slander Venezuela?

October 3, 2019 Lev Koufax

On Sept. 12, ABC TV broadcast the third Democratic Party presidential primary debate. It showcased 10 candidates who answered questions on a variety of policy issues, including health care, immigration, gun violence and foreign policy. […]

Washington protest says: Don’t support Colombia repression with tourism

October 3, 2019 Lev Koufax

On Sept. 27, activists demonstrated outside the Colombian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The picket line denounced the violent regime of President Iván Duque, supported by the U.S., and decades of reactionary policies by previous Colombian […]

U.S. strategy against socialism: Czechoslovakia 1968, Hong Kong 2019

September 25, 2019 Lev Koufax

Since the start of the Hong Kong demonstrations, the corporate media have been united in their narrative that the demonstrators are fighting for democracy and are for independence from an oppressive Chinese regime. Upon closer […]

Imperialist economic warfare continues: MLB bans participation in Venezuelan Winter League

August 31, 2019 Lev Koufax

On Aug. 22nd of this year, Major League Baseball announced its decision to ban all MLB-affiliated players from participating in the Venezuelan Winter League. The MLB’s statement cited the “Executive Order issued by President Trump […]

Portland: Anti-fascist resistance is not a crime

August 26, 2019 Lev Koufax

On Aug. 17, 2019, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to rant about the political left, as he often does. In this particular instance, the racist demagogue called for labeling the anti-fascist movement as a […]

Tlaib and Omar: A watershed moment in the struggle against imperialism and racism

August 23, 2019 Lev Koufax

On Aug. 17, 2019, Rep. Rashida Tlaib stood in front of a crowd in her hometown of Detroit. The event was technically a public Shabbat called by the progressive Jewish community. However, a diverse and […]

Ilhan Omar’s support of BDS isn’t anti-Semitic. It’s just common sense

July 27, 2019 Lev Koufax

On July 17, progressive Minnesota Congressperson Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives defending people’s right to boycott. Omar’s resolution was in response to a proposed vote on the floor of the […]

Washington, D.C., protesters say, ‘No to NATO! Hands off Venezuela!’

April 5, 2019 Lev Koufax

On a sunny and clear spring day, over 500 anti-war activists gathered at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on March 30 to say “No to NATO!” The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance […]

Behind Trump’s walkout of Korea summit

March 7, 2019 Lev Koufax

On Feb. 28, U.S. President Donald Trump and Workers’ Party of Korea Chairperson Kim Jong Un met in Hanoi, Vietnam, to officially open the second summit between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic […]

Historic Indigenous Peoples March defends sovereignty

January 26, 2019 Lev Koufax

Washington, D.C. — On Jan. 18, the first ever Indigenous Peoples March gathered in Washington, D.C. The march started at the U.S. Department of the Interior and ended on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where a […]