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U.S. war on Iran shakes Japan’s economy
The U.S. war on Iran is driving up Japan’s oil bill and exposing a deep weakness in its economy. Japan buys nearly all its oil from West Asia, most of it shipped through the Strait […]
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Los Angeles honors Black working-class organizer Joe Crosby
Los Angeles, Aug. 5, 2026 – Harvard Boulevard Block Club President Joe Crosby died in July from a stroke at 78-years old. He and Essie Crosby started the Block Club in 1987, which expanded to […]
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Unbreakable Cuba: Why Washington still fears a defiant island
In Washington policy circles, Cuba is framed as a destabilizing actor. Official language speaks of malign influence, hostile alignment, and strategic risk. But beyond executive orders and national security memoranda lies another reality: families preserving […]
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North Dakota AFL-CIO demands an end to U.S. sanctions on Cuba
We oppose U.S. unilateral coercive measures against Cuba and support normalizing relations based on mutually recognized sovereignty and respect June 30, 2026 WHEREAS: Both the United States (U.S.) and Cuba are sovereign countries and members […]
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The right has created its perfect trans athlete
A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN profile, […]
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They came to Spain for work. Washington called it an invasion.
On July 30 and 31, tens of thousands of Moroccan workers crossed into the Spanish-held enclave of Ceuta. At least 72 drowned or were crushed on the way. The toll kept rising as bodies washed […]
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South African metalworkers back ILWU’s C&H Sugar strike
The following press statement was issued by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) on July 31, 2026. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), representing over 300,000 metalworkers, stands shoulder-to-shoulder […]
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Iran’s resistance runs the Pentagon short of missiles
In late July, after 13 straight nights of bombing Iran, the Pentagon drew up a multistage assault to hit the country’s coastal defenses, missile launchers, power plants and ports. President Donald Trump’s own advisers talked […]
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Iran halts the U.S. war machine at the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. bombed southern Iran again the night of July 29, killing a father, mother and their two-year-old child in a home on Qeshm Island, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. Two more […]
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Longshore solidarity forces C&H Sugar back to bargaining
MEMORANDUM FROM: ILWU International SUBJECT: Update re: ILWU Local 6 Strike and Bargaining with C&H DATE: July 27, 2026 Please find attached a Press Release regarding ILWU Local 6’s strike at C&H Sugar, Inc. and […]