July 26 on the mind, in Cuba and everywhere
Revolutionaries went on to defeat the U. S. supported dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. In doing so, they launched the Cuban project of building a socialist society.
Brexit or Lexit – the Left has its work cut out
The Brexit represents either a moment of opportunity for the Left to challenge Europe's oligarchy--or a chance for nationalists to poison the UK's politics.
British Iraq War report is damning for former PM Tony Blair
Report on the UK's role in ginning up the Iraq war is damning, but doesn't go far enough in condemning the killing of Iraqi civilians.
Another tragic anniversary this week: July 20, 1944 in Germany
This date marked an attempt to kill Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Third Reich. That too should be remembered.
Attempted Coup: We want neither the coup nor the one-man dictatorship!
The defeat of the coup alone does not mean that Turkey has a democracy.
Tragic anniversaries with lessons for today
We in the United States should learn from the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship.
This week in history: Peoples’ Olympiad protests Berlin Olympics of 1936
Many of the athletes were sent by trade unions, workers' clubs and associations, socialist and communist parties and left-wing groups.
Solidarity Center documents wage theft in Zimbabwe
Workers in Zimbabwe are seeing their already-low wages stolen at alarming rates.
Venezuela in crisis, U.S. intervenes
Venezuela's people are suffering the consequences of a parasitic elite, and their economy's over-reliance on oil extraction.
Bolivarian Venezuela besieged
For over a year, the left-wing Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro has been battling for its life. But it and its "Bolivarian" support base are not giving up.
