The following is an interview of Cuban internationalist combatant Yohandris Varona Torres, who was in the unit that confronted the U.S. imperialist invasion of Caracas on Jan. 3. The interview was done by Ignacio Ramonet (author of “100 Hours with Fidel”). Translation: Walter Lippmann, publisher of Cuba News, a daily . . .
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New York City January 17 – Coming off a Friday of well-below freezing temperatures as an arctic blast hit the eastern seaboard, the New York City nurses’ strike, involving 15,000 nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), entered its sixth day. At Mount Sinai Hospital, one of . . .
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U.S. imperialism and Bolivarian Venezuela have been engaging in what has been called asymmetric warfare. For five months since August 2025, the enormous destructive power of a U.S. Navy warfleet bombed and destroyed more than 25 small boats and killed over 100 people, most civilians. In a world ruled by . . .
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The longest strike in the history of Starbucks has entered its third month. While some strikers have returned to work, including those at the Ohio stores, other workers have recently joined the strike. The three main demands — better hourly wages, better schedules and resolution of the hundreds of Unfair . . .
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By Workers World West Virginia bureau Dozens of protesters came out on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, on Jan. 17 with signs and chants protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). There’s been an uptick in ICE activity in the state recently, with restaurants and other . . .
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