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The Turbulence in the Global Economy
Image via X By Vijay Prashad On 22 April 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual World Economic Outlook report,...

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Apr 24, 20255 min read


The European Union on the Crossroads: Tariffs from Friends, Trade from Competitors
Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska The ninety-day customs truce ‘graciously’ granted by Trump is...

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Apr 24, 20255 min read


China’s Response to Bullying: The Historical Lessons Learned
At the Hong Kong Museum of History, Yuet Man Lee (李月文), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska A friend from another...

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Apr 22, 20254 min read


The People’s Network for Land and Liberation Is Building Alternatives to the Current ‘War-and-Empire Global Economy’
This consortium of community-based organizations is working toward decolonization and economic democracy. People's Network for Land and...

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Apr 22, 20256 min read


Scores of Civilians Reportedly Among Victims of Latest US Airstrikes on Yemen
Strikes include Monday morning market bombing that killed at least 12 people and a Thursday attack on an oil port that left 80 dead....

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Apr 21, 20254 min read


Over 30 Scholars of Antisemitism, Holocaust Studies, and Jewish History Challenge Trump’s Attack on Free Speech
Image from the April 17 NYC rally via @AsadFromNYC on X Via a Jewish Voice for Peace Press Release, On Thursday (April 17) over 32...

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Apr 18, 20253 min read


'Only Hellfire': Israel Says Lifesaving Aid, Troop Withdrawal Off the Table for Gaza
"Israel's defense ministers can't stop publicly confessing to war crimes," said one U.S. journalist. Children help to try and collect...

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Apr 17, 20254 min read


A Time of Living Dangerously – For Telling the Truth
Public domain image By Biljana Vankovska The West has long cherished political correctness as though it were a core democratic value ....

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Apr 16, 20255 min read


If you think eggs are expensive, wait till you see Trump's Pentagon budget
Breaking down your tax bill in terms of egg prices. vastateparksstaff, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Lindsay Koshgarian Each year...

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Apr 12, 20253 min read


China’s Response to Trump’s Escalating Trade War
Image via X By Tings Chak Since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February to impose a 10% tariff on all imports,...

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Apr 11, 20255 min read


The tariff war: The view from Cuba
The tariff increase is just the beginning of a trade war that seems far from over. As tensions escalate, both the United States and China...

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Apr 11, 20253 min read


Argentina General Strike Demands End to Milei's 'Chainsaw' Austerity Policies
"The Milei government has picked a fight with workers and pensioners, and now they will feel the full force of organized labor," said one...

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Apr 11, 20255 min read


"Keep out of tariff wars" British Communists warn
Donald Trump on April 8, 2025 -- public domain image Workers and consumers in Britain have nothing to gain from joining US-EU and...

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Apr 10, 20252 min read


Sri Lanka’s Defence Agreement with India and the Prospects for Peace in the Indian Ocean
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on April 5, 2025 -- image via X By Shiran...

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Apr 9, 20255 min read


El dilema geoeconómico: ¿globalización a la Xi o aislacionismo a la Trump?
Xi Jinping, 2023 Por Biljana Vankovska Mientras Occidente lucha por mantener la cohesión en lo que a menudo parece un matrimonio...

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Apr 9, 20256 min read


Sri Lankan Communists condemn US military buildup on Diego Garcia
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber takes off from Diego Garcia US base -- public domain image Communist Party of Sri Lanka Condemns US Military...

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Apr 8, 20252 min read


The Geoeconomic Dilemma: Globalisation à la Xi or Isolationism à la Trump?
Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People, October 2022 - China News Service, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska As...

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Apr 8, 20255 min read


Trump’s Tariffs Could Intensify Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis
Trump with his tariff chart -- public domain image By Shiran Illanperuma On Thursday, 3 April, Sri Lankans woke up to the alarming news...

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Apr 7, 20254 min read


Trump's Tariffs: Crony Capitalism and the New Economy of Obedience
These tariffs may be framed as populist, but they function as pipelines of wealth transfer from the working and middle classes to the...

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Apr 7, 20255 min read


Resolutions from the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The March 3 & 4 sessions of the CPI(M) Congress in Madurai dealt with issues including Kerala, Gaza, delimitation, national elections,...

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Apr 5, 202515 min read
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