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‘These stores are unhealthy for our communities’
CounterSpin interview with Kennedy Smith on dollar store invasion
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Fascism and resistance in France today
John Mullen spoke to Green Left Weekly about the rise of the far right in France and prospects for the left in the upcoming election
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Ukrainian communist Dmitri Kovalevich: Ukraine has become a private mercenary company of NATO to fight against its opponents (Interview)
According to Dmitri Kovalevich, the United States controls all decisions in Ukraine, not only military but also economic. “It is not the Ukrainian [military] command that decides where to advance, what to undermine, what to shell; Ukrainian soldiers are acting on the advice of Western instructors,” he said, referring to the actions of the Ukrainian armed forces.
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On fascism and other maladies: A conversation with Luis Britto García
One of Venezuela’s most respected intellectuals talks about fascism and corruption scandals in the lead-up to the presidential elections.
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‘Are you going to end the genocide, President Biden? That’s the central question’
CounterSpin interview with Ahmad Abuznaid on Rafah invasion.
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An interconnected whole–an interview with Mark Duffield
ROAPE interviews Mark Duffield about his life and work.
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10 years of injustice: Anti-fascist leader recounts Odessa massacre
May 2 marks the 10th anniversary of one of the biggest crimes of 21st century fascism—the massacre of nearly 50 activists at the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, Ukraine.
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‘This weaponization is meant to shift focus away from Gaza’
CounterSpin interview with Sam on Students for Justice in Palestine.
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Open science and agroecology: A Conversation with Miguel Ángel Núñez
An independent researcher argues that Venezuela is undergoing an agroecological transition.
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‘A monopoly on the bomb would be a catastrophe for the world’
CounterSpin interview with Dave Lindorff on Spy for No Country.
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From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee: The Experiences and Reflections of an American Communist in East Germany
In this interview with Zhao Dingqi, Victor Grossman reflects on his life as an American communist in East Germany.
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Managers of chaos in Venezuela
An interview with Cuban journalist and researcher Raúl Antonio Capote, former double agent who infiltrated the CIA and author of the book “Guarimbas. Los gestores del caos” (Guarimbas. The managers of chaos)
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‘Interventions laid the groundwork for the crisis in Haiti today’
CounterSpin interview with Chris Bernadel on Haiti
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“We shouldn’t let this stop us”: Suspended Columbia student activist speaks out
Aidan Parisi, a student at Columbia University’s School of Social Work, was recently suspended and has been threatened with eviction from their graduate student housing for pro-Palestinian activism on campus. Aidan talked to Left Voice about the state of repression, the movement at Columbia, and the path forward for uniting the student movement with the labor movement and other movements against oppression.
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‘Punishments for corporations and CEOs are just paltry’
CounterSpin interview with Robert Weissman on Boeing scandal.
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‘In even the best coverage there is no accountability for the Fossil Fuel Industry’
CounterSpin interview with Evlondo Cooper on climate coverage.
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Theater for Revolution: A conversation with Armando Carías
A playwright committed to social change talks about cultural production under the Bolivarian Process.
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Sexism and the system: Women speak out
For International Women’s Day, Counterfire asked women activists their views on the state of the struggle for women’s liberation. We are publishing a selection of answers over the weekend.
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Working class films and social change: An interview with Ken Loach
Ken Loach talks to Hilary Wainwright about his latest film, The Old Oak, and his long career dignifying the lives and struggles of ordinary people.
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Internationalist Doctors: A conversation with Vanessa Almeida and John Chikuike Ogbu
Two students from Venezuela’s ELAM medical school talk about becoming physicians in the service of the people.