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After 'Mind-Blowing' September, 2023 Set to Be Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Agency
"The unprecedented temperatures for the time of year observed in September—following a record summer—have broken records by an...
Michael Laxer
Oct 5, 20232 min read
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Antiwar Voices Condemn UN Authorization of US-Backed, Kenyan-Led Invasion of Haiti
"EVERY foreign military invasion and occupation of Haiti has brought nothing but pain and misery to our people," said one...
Michael Laxer
Oct 3, 20234 min read
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UN: More Than 2,500 People Lost or Dead Crossing Mediterranean Thus Far in 2023
By Saurav Sarkar According to a September 29 article by Al Jazeera, the United Nations has said that more than 2,500 migrants and...
Michael Laxer
Oct 3, 20232 min read
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Demands Renewal of Peace Process, Full UN Membership
By Global News Service Addressing the 78th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, September 21, Palestinian President Mahmoud...
Michael Laxer
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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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
Sep 28, 20237 min read
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Red Review #115 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Greece, Cuba, India, Nigeria, the USA, Canada, the UK and elsewhere. Thousands of strikers rally in Athens, Greece...
Michael Laxer
Sep 24, 20239 min read
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Barriers to Movement Are the Never-Ending Normal for Palestinians
72-year-old Kawthar Ajlouni stands alone in her yard in H2, Hebron, the occupied Palestinian territory. The backdrop reveals a fortified...
Michael Laxer
Sep 22, 20235 min read
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"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 21, 202310 min read
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Daily LIFT #1032
Disarmament!, poster G. Voigt, German Democratic Republic 1982 -- Daily LIFT #1032 This poster from the GDR won first prize at the...
Michael Laxer
Sep 13, 20231 min read
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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, 20233 min read
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2023 Is Already the Deadliest Year on Record for Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy
Palestinian protesters hold flags during a protest against the killing of Palestinians near the fence of the Gaza-Israel border, east of...
Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20231 min read
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NY City Council condemns US Cuban embargo and travel ban
Sign from an anti-blockade protest in Minneapolis, March 2021 On June 22 the New York City City Council voted unanimously to call for an...
Michael Laxer
Jun 23, 20231 min read
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Sanctions: "US and some other Western countries must take responsibility and be held accountable"
At his regular press conference on March 20, 2023 People's Republic of China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made important...
Michael Laxer
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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European Left condemns US blockade of Cuba
Cubans march in Havana on International Workers' Day, May 1, 2022 The Party of the European Left -- which is made up of a number of...
Michael Laxer
Dec 13, 20222 min read
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Daily LIFT #849
Che speaks at the United Nations, December 11, 1964 -- Daily LIFT #849 Excerpt from his famous speech: We want to make clear once again...
Michael Laxer
Dec 12, 20226 min read
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185-2: UN again votes overwhelmingly to demand an end to the embargo against Cuba
For the 30th year in a row the United Nations overwhelmingly voted to call for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo,...
Michael Laxer
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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UN & CELAC: Red Review #24 -- International Left and Labour News
The twenty-fourth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Russia, Cuba, Tunisia, Ukraine,...
Michael Laxer
Sep 26, 20219 min read
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Changing the paradigm: Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez speaks at the UN
The full text of the Cuban President's tour-de-force speech to the United Nations, September 23, that touches on global inequality,...
Michael Laxer
Sep 23, 20219 min read
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Coalition of anti-imperialist nations launch Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the UN
A coalition of 18 anti-imperialist nations on July 6 launched the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations to...
Michael Laxer
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Daily LIFT #484
Che addresses the UN General Assembly, December, 1964 -- Daily LIFT #484 A photo from when Che gave his famous speech to the 19th...
Michael Laxer
Jun 23, 20211 min read
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