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Socialist Party of Zambia attacked by members of ruling party, Dr. Fred M’membe arrested
According to the Socialist Party, their party members were attacked at a campaign meeting ahead of a by-election in the Serenje district and SP President Dr. Fred M’membe was later arrested.
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The urgent need to repudiate debt
It is now time to react concerning the issue of debt cancellations and repudiations.
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America’s first dark money ballot line
The latest scheme to launch a centrist, third-party “unity” ticket comes from a dark money front for corporate interests.
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Argentinians protest visit from head of U.S. Southern Command
The protesters denounced the neocolonial role of the U.S. general and the White House towards Latin America and the Caribbean, exemplified in the military command organization SOUTHCOM.
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100 days of Lula’s presidency: what has changed in Brazil since January 1st?
New directions in politics generate expectations due to the contrast to Bolsonaro’s management.
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Five years ago in Nicaragua: A coup attempt begins
In the first few months of 2018, Nicaragua hardly appeared to be a strong candidate for an attempted coup. Daniel Ortega’s government had an 80 per cent approval rating in a poll a few months earlier.
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Clare Daly: Europe has become the tail of the U.S. dog, shot itself in its feet
In this episode, member of the European Parliament, Clare Daly, shares the struggles that Europe is facing, and her thoughts on how Europe has been under increasing U.S. pressure to worsen relations with China, against the interests of people in Europe.
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West vs the rest: World opposes sanctions, only U.S. & Europe support them
The UN Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to condemn sanctions. The only countries that expressed support for unilateral coercive measures were the U.S., UK, EU member states, Georgia, and Ukraine.
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Biden administration refuses to condemn Israel storming Al-Aqsa mosque, blocks Security Council statement
The Biden State Department refused to condemn Israel’s storming of Al-Aqsa mosque, and blocked a U.N. Security Council statement criticizing the raids.
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Canadian ambassador okays terrorist bombing of blogger
What do you call it when a Canadian ambassador justifies the placing of a bomb in a café to kill a prominent member of the media and which injures dozens of others? Diplomacy?
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The Unbearable Unawareness of Our Ecological Existential Crisis
Only an ecosocialist revolution can stop our demise, but capitalism’s behemoth keeps people deceitful and mostly unaware of being on the verge of a catastrophic end. We must arise—now!
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Israeli spyware NSO still hides among the walls of the White House
The Biden administration’s efforts to completely eliminate the NSO Israeli spyware are faced with what remains behind closed doors.
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Chile pushes authoritarian police law
Chile’s neoliberal government is close to securing a new law that expands the right of security forces to use firearms against the population. The Naín-Retamal Law, a proposal of the executive branch, was today approved by the Senate for a third and final reading.
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Inside the Israeli panopticon
Israeli surveillance is used to crush Palestinian resistance and their model is being exported across the globe.
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Hochul is helping her fossil fuel donors gut key climate law
After scoring half a million from oil and gas interests, New York’s Democratic governor wants to allow utilities to burn fossil fuels for decades longer than currently permitted.
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Why Zelensky will NOT take back Crimea
Any attempt by a Ukrainian government to “take back” Crimea would be met with firm opposition and resistance from the people who live there.
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A Donbas diary: Looking back at the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine – OpEd
“It is evening in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, one of NATO’s easternmost members. I am waiting at the edge of Izvor Park in the city center to meet with a young friend who has fled Ukraine.” – Fergie Chambers
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French strikes and popular mobilizations continue, contesting not only retirement rollback, but also police brutality and authoritarian politics
Since January, more-or-less weekly mass labor mobilizations have continued against a new law that would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, even after it was rammed through without a vote on March 16.
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“Legitimate target” — Bellingcat defends terror attack at St. Petersburg cafe
Christo Grozev of the U.S. government-sponsored Bellingcat endorsed the terror attack that killed a Russian war reporter and injured many others during a public event in St. Petersburg. He also defended Ukraine’s attempt to assassinate a Russian philosopher because he was a “propagandist.”
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Japan needs to reconsider wastewater discharge plan
It may be recalled that after Japan alarmingly announced in April 2021 its plan to start releasing around 1.3 million metric tons of contaminated wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, countries in the rest of eastern Asia and the Pacific region protested. Environmental groups and even the Japanese people opposed it.