By Eva Golinger and Michael Albert Michael Albert interviews attorney and journalist, Eva Golinger, on the ongoing destabilization attempts against the Venezuelan government and US involvement. 1. How do you understand the motives of the Venezuelan opposition, and of their support from the US? The Venezuelan opposition is led by an elite, super-rich class that…
By Rachel Boothroyd Commentary by Les Blough, Axis of Logic Monday, Feb 23, 2015 Axis of Logic Editorial Commentary: Following Antonio Ledezma’s arrest the corporate media took over and controlled the story for millions of readers and TV news viewers around the world, portraying him as an gentle “59 year old mayor.” Ledezma was named…
By Eugene Puryear What many revolutionaries around the world had projected was inevitable has now happened. The African National Congress’s “Tripartite Alliance” has split. In early November last year, the trade union confederation COSATU, which along with the Communist Party of South Africa and the ANC make up the alliance, expelled one of its largest…
With feelings of Bolivarian brotherhood, the FARC-EP expresses its solidarity with the Venezuelan Bravo Pueblo (Brave People) and the government of President Nicolás Maduro, at a time when the global extreme right is unleashing a fierce interventionist attack, expressed mainly in continuous coup attempts and permanent large-scale acts of economic sabotage. The plan to overthrow…
The United Nation Special Committee on Decolonization or C-24, reelected Ecuador to head up the entity devoted to the issue of decolonization. The South American country will be represented by its ambassador to the UN, Xavier Lasso. Cuba, Sierra Leone and Indonesia will share the vice-chair role. According to official figures, 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories (NSGTs)…
By James Petras Introduction The Greek government is currently locked in a life and death struggle with the elite which dominate the banks and political decision-making centers of the European Union. What are at stake are the livelihoods of 11 million Greek workers, employees and small business people and the viability of the European Union.…
Five decades since his martyrdom the struggle continues by any means necessary By Abayomi Azikiwe Libya 360° African American History Month Series, Part IX Author’s Note: The following address was delivered at the annual African American History Month Forum in Detroit on Sat. Feb. 21, 2015 which was sponsored by the Detroit branches of Workers…
Five decades ago a revolutionary voice was silenced but his message still resonates By Abayomi Azikiwe Libya 360° African American History Month Series, Part VIII A strong force for the liberation of Africans, African Americans and oppressed people throughout the world was gunned down on Feb. 21, 1965. At the Audubon Ballroom in the Washington…
By Oriental Review Initially it seemed surprising that on the first day of the negotiations marathon in Minsk a bill to “provide lethal weapons to the Government of Ukraine in order to defend itself against Russian-backed rebel separatists in eastern Ukraine” would be introduced in the US Congress. However, it soon became clear that its…
