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Cuba backs South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Cuban President Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez marches in solidarity with Gaza in Havana, November 24, 2023 On January 11, the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 13, 20242 min read
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Unions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli Apartheid
From South Africa to Palestine, global worker solidarity can link worker oppression to the injustices of apartheid. UAW workers march in...
Michael Laxer
Jan 13, 20245 min read
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Watch: 22-Minute Speech Details Israeli Officials' Genocidal Statements at ICJ
"The evidence of genocidal intent is not only chilling, it is also overwhelming and incontrovertible." By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams...
Michael Laxer
Jan 11, 20243 min read
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'No One Is Spared': South Africa Presents Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
"Israel's political leaders, military commanders, and persons holding official positions have systematically and in explicit terms...
Michael Laxer
Jan 11, 20243 min read
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Bear witness: Watch the start of the Gaza genocide trial at the ICJ live
In just a few short hours oral arguments are scheduled to begin in The Hague at 10:00 am local time (4:00 am ET), the proceedings can be...
Michael Laxer
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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Joe Slovo: Internationalist and Communist
South African Communist Party on the legacy and internationalism of Joe Slovo Joe Slovo with Winnie Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson...
Michael Laxer
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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800+ Global Groups Back South Africa's Genocide Case as ICJ Prepares for Hearing
"The very least states can do is to submit Declarations of Intervention as a small part of fulfilling their obligations under Article 1...
Michael Laxer
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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As US Backs Gaza Genocide, 'Grassroots Diplomats' Rally Support for South Africa Case
The tireless advocacy seeks to bridge nations in support of South Africa's pursuit of justice. CODEPINK LA activists as part of the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 6, 20245 min read
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A Compelling Theory to Explain a Key Trait of Modern Humans
Pinnacle Point, South Africa By Marjorie Hecht Paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean has developed a comprehensive explanation based on a...
Michael Laxer
Jan 4, 20246 min read
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Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel
"Israel's murder of more than 22,000 Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom were women and children, in Gaza for nearly three months...
Michael Laxer
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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South Africa Initiates Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice
The African country, one journalist noted, "fought for its own liberation against an apartheid regime supported for decades by the U.S."...
Michael Laxer
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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"Hospitals are not battlegrounds": International condemnation grows as Israel raids al-Shifa
Brazil's Lula says Israel is committing the "equivalent of terrorism" in Gaza while both South Africa and Türkiye say they may refer...
Michael Laxer
Nov 15, 20234 min read
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"Enough is Enough. This must stop now" UN agencies call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
As the death toll due to Israeli attacks on Gaza now tops 10,000 (with over 4,100 being children), 18 United Nations agencies have issued...
Michael Laxer
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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Price of Eggs Expected to Jump in South Africa
By Saurav Sarkar The BBC reported that an egg shortage in South Africa is likely to lead to price increases. The biggest reason for the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 20231 min read
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Steve Biko murdered, Sept. 12, 1977
The tremendously courageous anti-apartheid South African activist Steve Biko died on September 12, 1977. Having been arrested in late...
Michael Laxer
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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‘Imperialism Has Nothing to Offer Us, Only Threats’: Dilemmas of Humanity Conference Held
Panel discussion during the Dilemmas of Humanity Conference. Photo: Zoe Alexandra Global News Service “Today, the countries of the South...
Michael Laxer
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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South African Communist Party demands expulsion of US ambassador
In May of this year the US Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Reuben E. Brigety II, made some accusations regarding alleged South African...
Michael Laxer
Sep 6, 20232 min read
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Daily LIFT #1021
Masthead of the South African Worker, South African Communist newspaper, 1930 -- Daily LIFT #1021
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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"Eternal glory to all those who fell in the fight against colonialism, racism and apartheid!"
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, was in...
Michael Laxer
Aug 25, 20238 min read
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Red Review #112 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Cuba, Angola, BRICS, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Greece, Bulgaria, Zambia and elsewhere . Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez...
Michael Laxer
Aug 23, 20239 min read
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