Historic and Political-Economic Dynamics of the French Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP)
Read More: Historic and Political-Economic Dynamics of the French Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP)by Luke Rotello Between June 9 and July 1, 2024, two transformative elections were held in France, first for the European Parliament, followed by snap elections for the National Assembly. The decisive victory of the extreme-right Rassemblement National (RN, National Rally) in the European election provoked President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly, throwing…
WFTU: International Action Day of Trade Unions for Peace
Read More: WFTU: International Action Day of Trade Unions for PeaceThe following is a statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant voice of 105 million workers from 133 countries, organizes the 2024 International Action Day of Trade Unions for Peace on September 1st, on the occasion of the dark anniversary of the beginning of the Second…
WFTU Statement on the 2024 NATO summit
Read More: WFTU Statement on the 2024 NATO summitThe following is a statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions, representing more than 105 million workers who work live, and struggle in 133 countries all over the world, strongly condemns the continuation of military interventions and wars, the accelerated militarization of international relations and confrontational rhetoric, the…
PCB: “Never forget, so it never happens again!”
Read More: PCB: “Never forget, so it never happens again!”The following is a message from the Partido Comunista Brasileiro A passagem dos 60 anos do golpe militar de 1964, que inaugurou uma longa ditadura de 21 anos, ocorre num momento complexo e adverso para a classe trabalhadora brasileira. Embora Bolsonaro tenha sido derrotado eleitoralmente, com uma candidatura que reivindicava os mais brutais crimes da…
CPUSA Statement on the U.S.’s Veto of the U.N. Ceasefire Resolution
Read More: CPUSA Statement on the U.S.’s Veto of the U.N. Ceasefire ResolutionThe Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the Biden administration’s decision to veto the proposed ceasefire resolution in the UN Security Council, as well as its continued support for the ongoing genocidal war against the Palestinian people of Gaza. Since the Israeli campaign began last October, the people of the world have woken up to the…
Liberation UK: Stop the War in Gaza! Recognise Palestinian Statehood!
Read More: Liberation UK: Stop the War in Gaza! Recognise Palestinian Statehood!The following was originally published in Liberation, and was written by Jamshid Ahmadi The relevant issue of Liberation can be found here The genocidal campaign currently being waged against the Palestinian people in Gaza by the Israeli state, with the complicity of the US and British governments, poses a serious danger not only to the…
China Has Changed, Kremlinology Has Not
Read More: China Has Changed, Kremlinology Has NotBenjamin Ostergaard During the Cold War, Western academics and journalists had little access to the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc. There were many reasons for this but most of them related to legitimate security concerns of the USSR. This lack of access meant that most Western reports on the Soviet Union’s politics, economics, and…
Yemen’s Anti-Colonial Past and Present
Read More: Yemen’s Anti-Colonial Past and PresentMatthew J. Hunter Most people in the West have only basic information about what’s happening between the West, Yemen, Israel, Palestine, and the Gulf States. In mainstream news, it’s dismissed as a matter of “Iran-backed rebels” upsetting the sacred tradition of “international shipping.” There’s a severe lack of understanding of Yemen’s geopolitical importance, its relation…
NATO’s Dual Purpose (Part Three of Three)
Read More: NATO’s Dual Purpose (Part Three of Three)Jack D. Continued from Part Two. The “Reverse Course” in Japan, ANZUS and the Vision for a Pacific Pact As it had in Europe, the United States would also seek to develop an aggressive bloc in the Pacific, especially in reaction to the reverses suffered by the Truman Doctrine in China, Korea and Indochina. After…
NATO’s Dual Purpose (Part Two of Three)
Read More: NATO’s Dual Purpose (Part Two of Three)Should Germany be dismembered or gradually converted to an ally to meet Russian threat of 20 years hence? I suggested the latter and feel certain that we must from now onwards regard Germany in a very different light. Germany is no longer the dominating power of Europe, Russia is. Unfortunately Russia is not entirely European.…
