International

Three Puerto Rican activists discuss the dynamics of the mass mobilization against the layoffs of more than 25,000 public-sector workers. November 5, 2009

With a deal that would restore Manuel Zelaya still in the balance, an opponent of the coup regime discusses the resistance's next move. November 4, 2009

A courageous Afghan opponent of the U.S. occupation of her country and the tyrants in power today makes the case that U.S. troops must be withdrawn now. November 3, 2009

A deal that is supposed to reinstate Manuel Zelaya as president forced concessions from the coup regime, but they were highly conditional. November 2, 2009

Two labor and community activists in Mexico describe the fight for justice at an auto parts factory in the northern maquila zone. October 30, 2009

The UK refuses to assert a women's right to choose in Northern Ireland, while advocating safer and more accessible abortions in far-flung places. October 30, 2009

With a new international climate summit coming in December, the Obama White House is supporting legislation that will lock in catastrophe. October 29, 2009

Ordinary Hondurans are breaking through the information blockade that has paralyzed the country since the coup that toppled President Manuel Zelaya. October 28, 2009

The Puerto Rican government is using a refinery fire to whip up fears of “terrorism,” but the people most affected are workers. October 28, 2009

The Pakistani military's offensive in Waziristan is taking place with the full support of the U.S. government--and from liberals in Pakistan itself. October 27, 2009

Electrical workers in Mexico are mobilizing to defend their union after police occupied workplaces and the government fired 44,000 unionists. October 23, 2009

Two union leaders in Colombia representing workers at the important Tenaris steel tube plant have gotten death threats. October 23, 2009

The Palestinian Authority was forced to retreat from helping Israel to suppress a UN report documenting war crimes during the Gaza assault. October 22, 2009

The attack by 30,000 government troops on the Pakistani Taliban was demanded by the U.S. as a means to solve its crisis in Afghanistan. October 20, 2009

The October 15 general strike in Puerto Rico highlighted the scale of growing resistance to Gov. Luis Fortuño’s effort to wipe out public-sector jobs. October 19, 2009

The coup regime in Honduras is continuing to clamp down on protests and the media while dragging its feet in negotiations. October 16, 2009

Workers are responding to plans to cut 17,000 government jobs with a one-day work stoppage supported by virtually all of the island's unions. October 15, 2009

Economic crisis and mass struggle paved the way for the election victory of the social democratic party PASOK--and the radical left is poised to grow. October 14, 2009

Liberal Yukio Hatoyama was elected prime minister of Japan by promising change, but how far will he go in challenging Japan's big capitalists? October 8, 2009

The coup-makers say they'll lift a state of emergency and may allow deposed President Manuel Zelaya to return to office--but they still plan to keep their grip. October 6, 2009

Iran's agreement to allow inspection of a nuclear facility and negotiate with the Obama administration won't end U.S. attempts to impose its will. October 2, 2009

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will lead a right-wing coalition government after national elections--but the Left Party made its biggest gains yet. October 1, 2009

The coup regime in Honduras has decreed a 45-day state of emergency, suspending constitutional guarantees such as freedom of association. September 29, 2009

As Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya remains holed up in the Brazilian embassy, the coup government's repression against the resistance is growing. September 28, 2009

Germany's Left Party aims to challenge the "grand coalition" of Social Democrats and conservative Christian Democrats. September 25, 2009