Michael Laxer
Under French-Backed Military Ruler Mahamat Déby, Chad Is a “Pressure Cooker Waiting to Explode”
Chadian leader Mahamat Déby with president Emmanuel Macron of France in 2021 By Global News Service The wave of anti-French sentiment...
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Michael Laxer
- 3 days ago
- 12 min
The Perilous Path From Western Domination to De-Dollarization
By Justin Podur Two interesting things happened at the BRICS summit in South Africa in August. Several new members were invited to join...
Michael Laxer
- 3 days ago
- 7 min
A Global Call for Peace in Ukraine Emerges at UN General Assembly
Lula speaks at the UN General Assembly, September 19 - image via the UN By Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davis, CODEPINK & Common Dreams...
Michael Laxer
- 7 days ago
- 5 min
Canada's parliament giving a standing ovation to a former SS soldier is an unconscionable disgrace
But not a surprising one. Zelenskyy, Freeland and Trudeau enthusiastically applaud a former Nazi soldier -- image via Twitter In case you...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 23
- 7 min
Treated Wastewater Is a Growing Source of Irrigation in Chile’s Arid North
The reuse of treated wastewater in vulnerable rural areas of Chile’s arid north is emerging as a new resource for the inhabitants of this...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 22
- 6 min
Bolivian Women Fight Prejudice to Be Accepted as Mechanics
Miriam Poma stands in the electromechanical workshop for high-end vehicles that she co-owns in the city of El Alto, adjacent to La Paz,...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 21
- 10 min
"A new and more just global contract is imperative" - Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the UN
Image via the United Nations On Tuesday, September 19, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 20
- 5 min
Is This the End of French Neo-Colonialism in Africa?
By Zoe Alexandra and Vijay Prashad In Bamako, Mali, on September 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger created the...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 19
- 14 min
Friendship, solidarity, humanity: Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez speaks at the G77 + China
The Summit of the Group of 77 (G77) and China kicked off in Havana, Cuba, on Friday, September 15, 2023. The meeting, which ran through...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 16
- 5 min
Why Is Kaiser Permanente Engaging in Corporate Kabuki?
Ahead of a potentially historic strike, a major nonprofit health care provider seems to be choosing corporate values over worker...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 14
- 6 min
Breaking Europe’s Hold on Football
Initiatives from Saudi Arabia and the United States continue to put pressure on Europe’s traditional stranglehold over FIFA. FIFA HQ By...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Lessons of the fascist coup in Chile
The Presidential Palace -- in which Salvador Allende fought to the death -- is bombed during the fascist coup, September 11, 1973....
Michael Laxer
- Sep 12
- 5 min
Colombia, from the guerrilla to the ballot box
A conversation with Pastor Alape, former guerrilla mayoral candidate for the Comunes Party. Pastor Alape Taroa Zúñiga Silva and Laura...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 12
- 5 min
Potential Auto Strike Is a Key Fight for Establishing a People’s Economy
Meeting UAW’s demands would be a win-win for the climate and for workers’ rights. So, what’s stopping the Big Three from acquiescing? By...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 11
- 3 min
KKE on the 50th anniversary of the coup in Chile and the "formulation of a revolutionary strategy"
One of the most horrific photos from the terrible day of the fascist coup in Chile There is a large section of the western liberal or...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 11
- 4 min
There Was No Pinochet Miracle -- Only Menace and Dictatorship
Pinochet and Kissinger, 1976 By Thomas Palley, Common Dreams September 11, 2023, marks the fiftieth anniversary of General Pinochet’s...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 10
- 18 min
"For the April Values in the future of Portugal, for Socialism and Communism" -- Paulo Raimundo
Paulo Raimundo delivers his speech. The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) held its 3 day Festa do Avante! (Avante! Festival) over the...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 8
- 3 min
Canada Must Sign the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
From the Freedom from War Coalition which has also initiated a parliamentary petition related to the issue sponsored by NDP MP Lisa...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 8
- 5 min
‘Chile Needs a Communist Party,’ an interview with General Secretary Lautaro Carmona
Carmona reflects on the political situation in Chile amid increased right-wing attacks, the death of the CP’s president, and the 50th...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 7
- 5 min
Economic Growth in G7 Versus BRICS: A Reality Check
By Richard D. Wolff In the United Kingdom, the BBC prepared and published data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January...
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