Beirut, Lebanon Published in the German daily newspaper Junge Welt, Jan. 16. Translation: John Catalinotto. For some people in Lebanon a “Week of Wrath” has begun; for others it was the “Tuesday of Wrath.” In the Hamra commercial district of Beirut, demonstrators attacked numerous bank branches during clashes with police . . .
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India es el segundo país más poblado del mundo, con aproximadamente 1.374 mil millones de personas. Más de 928 millones están en “edad laboral” (15 a 64 años; estadísticas de worldometers.info) El 8 de enero, una de cada cuatro personas en este grupo de edad, 250 millones, se quedó sin . . .
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A tentative collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was reached between the Women’s National Basketball Players Association and the Women’s National Basketball Association on Jan.14. It’s pending an election among the players from the current 12 WNBA teams and approval of the WNBA’s board of governors. It is noteworthy that some of . . .
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When President Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in early January, tens of thousands of people protested in over 80 cities across 38 U.S. states. While Trump has since stepped back from pushing all-out war in Iraq and Iran, he has issued executive orders increasing deadly sanctions . . .
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Oakland, Calif. In the early hours of Tuesday, Jan. 14, heavily armed Alameda County sheriffs carrying AK-47 rifles battered down the door of what had once been a vacant house. Inside were a small group of mothers with small children who had been “repossessing” — living in — the building . . .
Continue reading Moms 4 Housing brutally evicted, vow to return at Workers.org
¿Sabía que uno de los derechos más protegidos en este país es el derecho del gobierno a mentirle a la gente? Esa es la esencia de la persecución que se está llevando a cabo en este momento contra Chelsea Manning y Julian Assange. Manning era una analista de inteligencia del . . .
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