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Friday, March 27, 2026

UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’

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  25 March 2026   UN Affairs Applause erupted in the UN General Assembly Hall on Wednesday as Member States adopted a resolution declaring t...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Where is the sense of urgency?

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Words by Charles Brooks In recent months, countless families have experienced debilitating blows to their personal economies affected by job...
Friday, March 13, 2026

Where is the sense of urgency? (updated March 2026)

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words by Charles Brooks In 2026, the police response to mental health episodes of behavioral disorder continues to be an issue across the co...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Instead of defeating China, Trump is accelerating its rise on the global stage

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by Dr Ramzy Baroud If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the United States, you must understand tha...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Trump declares “major combat operations” underway against Iran

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by  Peoples Dispatch   The strikes, launched jointly by the US and Israel, come amid ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the US, mediated...
Friday, February 27, 2026

The Black Anti-Fascist Tradition Recognized Fascism Didn’t Begin in Europe

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By George Yancy Black anti-fascists have long warned about creeping fascism, from slavery to mass incarceration to ICE terror. Back in 2016,...
Friday, February 20, 2026

The Cuban Revolution holds out against US imperialism

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 By  Vijay Prashad  Indian scholar Vijay Prashad argues that the Cuban Revolution is now the frontline in the fight against US imperialism. ...
Monday, February 2, 2026

Trump’s ultimatum to Cuba: fuel or surrender!

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Trump’s latest executive order is an intensification of the six-decade US policy which seeks to suffocate and strangle Cuba’s economy to for...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Why take a second look at recidivism?

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words by Charles Brooks The fear of the formerly incarcerated posing a threat to communities and neighborhoods after their release from pris...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

What are the conditions facing workers on May Day? End of Year update

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words by Charles Brooks   This is an end of year update on the issues and conditions affecting working people today.  In the seven months s...