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‘People are speaking in whispers’
Student suspensions, faculty purges and an all-encompassing surveillance state have become the norm as Columbia falls silent after last spring’s anti-genocide protests.
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Trump, white supremacy and capitalism: The enemies of Black liberation
The working class is facing a period of grave instability–faced with the challenge of managing rising prices of basic goods, stagnant or even deflated wages, and a future that is increasingly insecure in more ways than one.
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Did a Trump executive order just cripple the global US regime change network?
With federal funding paused to USAID, pro-Western media outlets from Ukraine to Nicaragua are panhandling for donations, and a multi-billion dollar regime change apparatus is in panic mode.
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Socialism or barbarism–a statement of fact
Trump’s return when we already see a world at war, breathtaking inequality and climate catastrophe confirms Engles’ famous dichotomy, writes MATT WILLGRESS
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South African communists blast Trump’s imperialist agenda: “We will not bow to imperialist threats”
In a statement issued on 6 February 2025, the South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns U.S President Donald Trump’s threats against South Africa and defends the country’s national sovereignty.
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The Lobito Corridor: U.S. imperialism’s latest plot against the Democratic Republic of Congo
The people are living in a situation of chaos and despair, deprived of security and essential resources such as housing, food and medicine. The Congolese people, who have long suffered the horrors of war, bloody conflict and the atrocities of colonization, are plunging into an even darker period.
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The Gaza “war” was a lie, as is the ceasefire
During Netanyahu’s visit, Trump dropped Washington’s sugar coating of Israel’s 15-month genocidal destruction of Gaza. This was always about ethnic cleansing
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Sociology world mourns after hit-and-run driver on Grand Avenue kills legendary labor scholar
Michael Burawoy was struck while walking inside the crosswalk near Children’s Fairyland.
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Trump’s plan for Gaza heralds an age of naked fascism
“I watched Trump’s joint press conference with Netanyahu, in utter disbelief. Not that the idea, or indeed the practice, of ethnic cleansing of Palestine is new. But at that press conference the mask has fallen. Recently, fascism has been on the march everywhere, but that press conference seemed to herald an age of naked fascism.”
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Trump and the crisis of hegemony in the United States
Since the beginning of the process of colonization and conquest of the territories that are commonly called the United States, the idea of it being the land of abundance and opportunity has been promoted.
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The death of DEI
Black people must be discerning about racist attacks on DEI programs while also acknowledging that “diversity” can be a con that damages Black politics, just as it was meant to do.
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The national missile defense fantasy—again
National missile defense advocates live in a world of magic and make-believe.
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Silent propaganda on U.S. imperialism breeds confused Americans
U.S. imperialism is almost never discussed in depth, critically or intelligently, within corporate media or the educational system.
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Interview with Deepseek Founder: “We’re done following”
DeepSeek-R1 is shaking Silicon Valley. Founder Liang Wenfeng: “We’re done following. It’s time to lead.”
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Trump issues sanctions on Iran, threatens to “obliterate” it if he’s killed
Trump has signed an executive order to exert pressure on Iran while also trying to obtain a nuclear deal.
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Trump’s tariffs to enrich the oligarchy
BRICS—initially founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa and now joined by Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—is a coalition mainly of Global South countries. It is a counter to the G7 and NATO that offers an alternative to U.S. imperialist policies.
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Gaza ceasefire in jeopardy as Trump casts doubt on phase two and three
Hamas official tells MEE that group remains committed to agreement but ‘manipulation’ of truce may cause it to collapse.
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The mass deportation handoff, Biden to Trump
And the Booming Border-Industrial Complex.
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With zero evidence, NPR suggests Trump may ‘work for working class’ in second term
“Can Trump’s Second Act Work for the Working Class While Giving Back to His Super Donors?” asks NPR.com
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Trump reiterates plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza following Netanyahu meeting at White House
On Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump in The White House during his second term. During the meeting, Trump doubled down on previous suggestions to remove Palestinians from Gaza.