Ukraine’s communists, under attack, seek solidarity
The Ukraine is now suffering under a totalitarian regime, the head of that country's beleaguered Communist Party said.
Is Russia a threat in Ukraine?
Why are we in a standoff with a country that is not a serious threat to us, but does have the capacity to incinerate a sizable portion of the planet?
Today in history: The city of Santiago de Cuba is 500 years old
Cuban poet, writer, and national hero, José Martí, is buried in Santiago, which was also the home of the revolutionary hero Frank País.
The story behind little Elizabeth’s Nazi salute
The Queen was urged July 20 to make a personal statement regarding leaked footage showing her at aged six or seven performing a Nazi salute.
Turkey: 30 young socialists massacred in Suruç suicide bombing
The attack in the southern city of Suruç targeted a gathering of 300 Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF) members from Istanbul.
Cuba-U.S. relations: the hard road toward normalization begins
A large crowd gathered to watch the flag raising; they cheered as the Cuban flag flew over the embassy for the first time in 54 years.
Today in history: reading the Riot Act for 300 years
You may not have known that the Riot Act was passed by an act of the British Parliament on this date exactly 300 years ago, July 20, 1715.
A view of the Greek crisis from Germany
The debt crisis in Greece is only a vehicle to exploit the resources of the Greek nation.
Greek government “waterboarded” into submitting to German demands
Greek banks are on the point of running out of money and all aspects of the economy are in dire straits; Greece will not even be able to import food.
Schäuble prescribes medicine for Greece he first tested on East Germany
The end of the GDR eased the way for racists and open Nazis. A defeat of Syriza and the hopes it raised could open the door to a strengthened neo-Nazi Golden Dawn movement.
