Home » LGBTQIA2S+ liberation » Trans community confronts bigot invasion in Seattle Seattle protest, May 24, 2025. Seattle — On May 24, the transgender community fought back against an invasion of religious bigots rallying in Seattle’s LGBTQIA2S+ neighborhood on Capitol Hill. The anti-trans event, with the questionable name of “Mayday USA,” was led by Rev.…
Between Trump’s “big, beautiful tax bill” that would give trillions of dollars to the wealthiest at the expense of the workers and his on-again, off-again tariffs, the capitalist economy in the U.S. faces an uncertain future. Central to this crisis is a pending $3.8 trillion increase to the already $36.2 trillion U.S. government debt should…
Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on November 16 has become a social media sensation. Xi, assertive if not domineering, lectured the visibly apprehensive Trudeau about the etiquette of diplomacy. This exchange can be considered another watershed…
The trade war launched by the Trump administration against China may not have been solved by a 2½-hour dinner between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump at the G20 in Buenos Aires on Saturday. But it may have opened a path towards a drastic realignment. Way beyond the histrionics surrounding the “family pic” –…
BEIJING – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro received a rare yet exceedingly warm welcome Thursday as he landed in Beijing, where the oft-maligned leader and target of U.S.-spearheaded regime-change efforts will discuss new ways in which his government and the People’s Republic of China can deepen their relations and strengthen their long-running ties. The state visit,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered a $60 billion aid package to African countries over the next three years, in response to the continent’s increasing debt distress — with no strings attached. China’s investment plans include $5 billion in African exports, $10 billion for development, and $15 billion grants and interest-free loans. A $20 billion…
WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last week faced withering criticism for everything ranging from his “fondness for strongmen” to alleged “treason,” the geostrategic objectives of his attempt to advance détente were largely ignored or taken at face value alone. Yet Trump’s own comments, as well as…
BEIJING – Tremendous; great, incredible and tremendous; very historic, and very, very comprehensive. Such were the terms U.S. President Donald Trump used to praise last Tuesday’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and he was far from alone in welcoming what appeared to be a major breakthrough in burying the memory of nuclear crisis…
Beijing, China – The ruling Chinese Communist Party government announced plans on February 25th to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to two five-year terms, paving the way for current Chinese President Xi Jinping to retain control of the country indefinitely after his second term expires in 2023. The proposed amendments to China’s constitution are expected to be…
Home » LGBTQIA2S+ liberation » Trans community confronts bigot invasion in Seattle Seattle protest, May 24, 2025. Seattle — On May 24, the transgender community fought back against an invasion of religious bigots rallying in Seattle’s LGBTQIA2S+ neighborhood on Capitol Hill. The anti-trans event, with the questionable name of “Mayday USA,” was led by Rev.…
Between Trump’s “big, beautiful tax bill” that would give trillions of dollars to the wealthiest at the expense of the workers and his on-again, off-again tariffs, the capitalist economy in the U.S. faces an uncertain future. Central to this crisis is a pending $3.8 trillion increase to the already $36.2 trillion U.S. government debt should…
Home » Im/migrants and Refugees » Free them all: Protest at the Northwest Detention Center Tacoma protest, May 31, 2025. Tacoma, Washington — A rally on May 31 calling for an end to detention of migrants in the privately run ICE concentration camp in Tacoma, Washington, known as Northwest Detention Center brought people together from…
The scenes Willy Massay witnessed in Gaza were harrowing: children shot multiple times in the head, chest and groin; hospitals reduced to rubble; the smell of burning flesh and gunpowder lingering in the air. For the American ICU nurse, recently returned from the besieged enclave, Israel’s assault on Gaza was not just war; it was…
