
Prospects good for communists, social democrats in Czech snap election
On August 20, the government of the Czech Republic's caretaker Prime Minister, Jiri Rusnok, fell when a majority of the lower house of Parliament voted to dissolve itself.
Suez Steel owner refuses to reopen plant, adding to Egypt’s woes
The owner of Suez Steel is refusing to reopen the plant unless the workers he forced to strike there three weeks ago unconditionally return to their jobs.

Berlin still hopes for an end to all war
The hot, seemingly untroubled vacation days in Germany have been disturbed by two abbreviations, NSU and NSA.

Communist peasant organizers murdered in Mexico
An important peasant leader in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero, Raymundo Velazquez Flores, was murdered along with two companions.

Russian Communists must stand against LGBTQ persecution
We have a saying: "An injury to one is an injury to all." Diminishing the rights of gays and lesbians diminishes rights for all Russians and creates an anti-democratic mood.
Who says a two-state solution is dead?
It is now fashionable to say that "the two-state solution is dead." Why dead? How dead?

