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Colombian President Gustavo Petro calls for ‘powerful army’ to liberate Gaza
Home » Global » Colombian President Gustavo Petro calls for ‘powerful army’ to liberate Gaza Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses rally for Palestine outside the U.N. in New York City on Sept. 25, 2025. In his fourth speech in as many years before the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro…
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Court rules Texas professor should be reinstated
Home » U.S. and Canada » Court rules Texas professor should be reinstated Dr. Tom Alter addresses his supporters at a downtown rally Sept. 25 in St. Marcos, Texas. By CG Bartell Texas Hill Country Texas State University in San Marcos — a city located between San Antonio and Austin — abruptly fired tenured history…
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US, Israeli Media Scramble to Blame Hezbollah for Deadly Beirut Explosion
The narrative that puts Hezbollah in the hot seat for the devastating explosion of ammonium nitrate, allegedly stored by the thousands of tons in one of the busiest ports in the eastern Mediterranean and which killed over two hundred people has a few holes in it, to say the least. As the mainstream U.S.-led international media beats…
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Apocalyptic Scenes from the Site of the Deadly Beirut Blast
A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 100 people are feared dead and thousands injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. It was not clear what caused the blast, which struck…
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Beirut Blast a Deadly Blow to Lebanon’s Already Shattered Economy
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab today called for a day of national mourning after a massive explosion ripped through the capital Beirut yesterday, killing at least 100 people and injuring at least 4,000 others. The extent of the damage is immense; the city’s governor Marwan Abboud estimated that up to 300,000 have immediately been made homeless…
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro calls for ‘powerful army’ to liberate Gaza
Home » Global » Colombian President Gustavo Petro calls for ‘powerful army’ to liberate Gaza Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses rally for Palestine outside the U.N. in New York City on Sept. 25, 2025. In his fourth speech in as many years before the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro…
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Court rules Texas professor should be reinstated
Home » U.S. and Canada » Court rules Texas professor should be reinstated Dr. Tom Alter addresses his supporters at a downtown rally Sept. 25 in St. Marcos, Texas. By CG Bartell Texas Hill Country Texas State University in San Marcos — a city located between San Antonio and Austin — abruptly fired tenured history…
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On her 75th birthday – Assata Shakur: ‘I am a 20th century escaped slave’
Assata Shakur In honor of Assata Shakur’s 75th birthday on July 16, Workers World reprinted this slightly edited version of her Oct. 5, 2013, open letter first posted on Workers World on Dec. 30, 2014. Shakur died on Sept. 25, 2025, in Havana, Cuba, at age 78. My name is Assata Shakur, and I am…
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Workers force Europe’s capitalists to act on Palestine
Home » Editorials » Workers force Europe’s capitalists to act on Palestine Generally the capitalist class and its state apparatus conduct themselves in a manner detrimental to workers and oppressed people. Yet sometimes there’s a deviation from this pattern. When that happens, it’s important to examine how the pressure from the working class pushed the…