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Sheinbaum’s Message of Change for Mexico − Wake-up Call in US

On January 12, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, speaking to 350,000 people gathered in Mexico City’s Zócalo plaza, outlined her government’s...

24.01.2025 10

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Petro Government in Colombia Confronts Lawfare, Alvaro Uribe and US Intervention 

President Gustavo Petro’s Historic Pact government, in power since 2022, is a first in Colombia’s history. No other party ever aspired to serve...

09.01.2025 10

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US Military Meddles in Venezuela-Guyana Dispute, on Behalf of Imperialism

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned recently that “the Southern Command is provoking our region …[as it]  tries to set up U.S. military...

12.12.2024 10

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Puerto Rico Elections Show Upswing of Popular and Independence Movements 

The special significance of elections taking place in Puerto Rico on November 5 was evident beforehand. A commentator detected from opinion polls...

08.11.2024 3

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In Bolivia Gigantic March Reveals Socialist Divide, Elections are Ahead

Beginning on September 17, marchers proceeded north for 118 miles from Caracollo in Oruro department to La Paz, Bolivia’s capital city, arriving...

02.10.2024 10

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Abuse Against Haitians in Ohio: Examined With Reference to Lewiston, Maine 

Republican presidential and vice-presidential candidates expressed horror on learning from social media that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio...

23.09.2024 3

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Call to Action:  a Remarkable Open Letter on US Designation of Cuba as Sponsor of Terrorism 

Ignacio Ramonet, academician and former editor of Le Monde diplomatique, has written an open letter to President Joe Biden. It offers nations,...

18.09.2024 7

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Honduras: Next in Line for a US-Imposed Coup?

After narrowly losing elections in 2013 and 2017, Xiomara Castro and her social democratic Freedom and Refoundation Party (Libre) won the next set...

12.09.2024 8

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Awareness of Capitalists’ Use of Colonialism Encourages International Solidarity 

Studying capitalism, Karl Marx examined the Industrial Revolution in Europe. He explored conflict between worker and...

29.08.2024 3

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Awareness of Capitalists’ Use of Colonialism Encourages International Solidarity

Studying capitalism, Karl Marx examined the Industrial Revolution in Europe. He explored conflict between worker and employer. In their book...

27.08.2024 2

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