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U.S. still owes Vietnam reparations
U.S. imperialism suffered its second historical defeat in history on April 30, 1975, at the hands of the Vietnamese people when U.S. troops fled in helicopters from the rooftops of buildings in U.S.- occupied Saigon. One year following the overthrow of the South Vietnam U.S.-puppet regime, South and North Vietnam were reunited. Saigon was renamed…
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Michigan: Federal, state cops attack Palestine solidarity campus activists
Home » Stop imperialist war and occupation » Michigan: Federal, state cops attack Palestine solidarity campus activists In a video that has gone viral on social media, the FBI and Michigan state police can be seen using a battering ram to force open the door at a home of University of Michigan students. On April…
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Venezuelan Coup Attempt Sputters as Majority of Military Remain Loyal to Maduro
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — (Analysis) In an act described by the Venezuelan government as a small coup attempt, self-declared “President” of Venezuela Juan Guaidó appeared in a video alongside uniformed men who he claimed were a number of military defectors, declaring this as the “final phase” of Nicolás Maduro’s presidency. The Venezuelan military generals and the…
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The New York Times’ Uncanny Comparison of a Venezuelan Opposition Leader to Martin Luther King
The corporate media reached an all-time low last week in its one-sided reporting on Venezuela. Wil H. Hylton in a lengthy article in New York Times‘ magazine section compared jailed opposition leader Leopoldo López with Martin Luther King. Throughout the article, Hylton weaves together the topic of King’s employment of civil disobedience in the struggle to…
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U.S. still owes Vietnam reparations
U.S. imperialism suffered its second historical defeat in history on April 30, 1975, at the hands of the Vietnamese people when U.S. troops fled in helicopters from the rooftops of buildings in U.S.- occupied Saigon. One year following the overthrow of the South Vietnam U.S.-puppet regime, South and North Vietnam were reunited. Saigon was renamed…
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Michigan: Federal, state cops attack Palestine solidarity campus activists
Home » Stop imperialist war and occupation » Michigan: Federal, state cops attack Palestine solidarity campus activists In a video that has gone viral on social media, the FBI and Michigan state police can be seen using a battering ram to force open the door at a home of University of Michigan students. On April…
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Workers World: ‘Solidarity with Palestine on May Day!’
May Day arose out of the struggle in 1886 when workers around the U.S. joined a general strike on May 1 demanding an 8-hour workday. Chicago police attacked demonstrating workers in Haymarket Square three days later. In 1889, international socialists named May 1 International Workers Day to commemorate this struggle, Chicago’s martyrs and to promote…
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From the United States to Europe, Criticizing Israel Is Becoming a Crime
Across the United States and much of the West, criticism of Israel and solidarity with Palestine are increasingly being criminalized—a project long championed by Israel’s government and its powerful lobbying networks. In February 2020, Israeli leader and internationally wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu proudly declared that Tel Aviv had “promoted laws in most U.S. states”…