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June 14, 2013

  • The disappeared

    After the September 11 attacks, the Bush administration conducted a silent and far-reaching war on people of Arab descent.

  • The revolution gains strength

    After the February Revolution, two powers existed in Russia--the Provisional Government and the workers' councils.

June 13, 2013

  • A world to win

    Marx and Engels summarized their ideas in the most famous revolutionary pamphlet of all times, published as the revolutions of 1848 began.

  • Their battlefield is everywhere

    Jeremy Scahill's film and book Dirty Wars provide a sorely needed investigation of U.S. foreign policy in the "war on terror."

  • Who wants war in Korea?

    A South Korean socialist provides a perspective on the escalating military threats between the U.S. and North Korea.

  • What happened to the Saucepan Revolution?

    In Iceland, the same parties that were tossed out of office in the wake of mass protests four years ago are back in power.

  • Maybe they don't need to eat

    People in Britain who get food assistance will have to live on cheaper things, such as a sense of humor or particles of light.

June 12, 2013

  • Who's watching Big Brother?

    Surveillance, repression and violence don't protect us from a dangerous world. On the contrary, they help make the world much more dangerous.

  • Riot police storm Taksim

    Hundreds of police used water cannons and tear gas against demonstrators in Taksim Square in a crackdown on protests.

  • The military's ugly secret

    The shockingly high level of sexual assault in the military is getting media attention--but the causes of the epidemic aren't.

  • UPS Teamsters should say no

    Teamsters deserve far better than the current contract offer from UPS that's being hailed as a victory by union leaders.

  • Soccer fans rise up once again

    In Egypt and now Turkey, the revolt of the intense and usually apolitical "ultra" soccer fan clubs has been an important factor.

  • Solidarity with Taksim

    Some 70 people gathered in Austin, Texas, to voice their support for the demonstrations for democracy in Turkey.

June 11, 2013

  • The National Spying-on-you Agency

    The shadowy National Security Agency has been exposed to the light of day, showing the vast extent of U.S. government spying, at home and abroad.

  • Now or never for NYC's public-sector workers

    Workers in one of the last union strongholds for public-sector workers--New York City--are fighting for the future of their unions.

  • One big "Gang of Hate"

    Immigration legislation proposed by the "Gang of Eight" U.S. senators falls far short of what our movement deserves.

  • A dangerous nun

    Megan Rice, an 83-year-old Catholic nun, is facing up to 20 years in prison for her work to promote nuclear disarmament.

  • No longer a sad affair

    Artists, activists and other working people are well aware of what Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan's policies mean for them.

  • Our struggle to dump Gist

    A new two-year contract for Rhode Island's leading advocate of corporate school reform is a slap in the face to teachers.

June 10, 2013

  • Talking about Socialism

    The Socialism 2013 conference in Chicago on June 27-30 will bring together hundreds of people seeking to understand the world--and how to change it.

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