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As pro-imperialists besiege Ukraine, Communists warn of fascist coup attempt
By Greg Butterfield The Communist Party of Ukraine has issued an urgent call for solidarity from the international workers’ movement, warning that an attempted fascist coup is underway in the former Soviet republic. On the afternoon of Dec. 8, protesters in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, toppled a statue of Soviet leader V.I. Lenin. The Svoboda (“Freedom”)…
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Protesters topple Lenin monument in Kiev, smash to pieces with hammers (PHOTOS)
Masked anti-government protesters toppled the monument to Vladimir Lenin in Kiev on Sunday pulling him down with steel ropes, and smashing the granite figure with sledgehammers. A huge crowd queued to get a piece of the statue. A group of protesters singing the national hymn of Ukraine then hoisted the national flag on the vacant…
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On the Anniversary of the Founding of the American Party of Labor
Dec. 8, 2013 Today is the fifth anniversary of the founding of the American Party of Labor (APL). On December 8th, 2008, the Party came into existence with the conclusion of our Founding Congress. Delegates from the pre-party committee came together from all over the United States to attend this Congress. During this session, the…
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Libyan Assembly votes in favor of sharia law
Libya’s national assembly has voted in favor of making sharia law the basis of all legislative decisions in the county, meaning the Islamic legal framework will inform all future banking, criminal and financial cases. “Islamic law is the source of legislation in Libya,” stated the General National Congress in a statement released shortly after the vote…
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Oligarchy in the Holy Land — Tiny Number of Families Dominates Israel’s Economy
By Alex Kane After America, Israel is the most unequal “rich” country in the world when it comes to wealth. The vast gulf between the American elite and the rest of the nation has increasingly been a hot topic of conversation since the 2008 economic crash. The 400 richest Americans have the same amount of wealth…
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Gaza: Thousands rally to commemorate PFLP 46th anniversary
Palestinians take part in a rally in Gaza City, marking the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Palestinian Marxist revolutionary organization established in 1967. Source
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Leonard Peltier on the Passing of Nelson Mandela: Apartheid Still Exists in America
COLEMAN, FLORIDA – Leonard Peltier, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, who has been imprisoned for the past 37 years, issued statement on the passing of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela. Peltier is serving a life sentence in the U.S. Penitentiary in Coleman, Florida. He was accused of the 1975 murders of two FBI agents…
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Syria army seizes Israeli-made arms
The Syrian army says it has confiscated Israeli-made weapons in its latest operations against foreign-backed militants. A military source told the Syrian news agency SANA on Sunday that Israeli weaponry — including missiles — were seized in an operation in the central city of Tadmur in Homs province. A headquarters of militants was also destroyed…
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R.I.P. Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013)
Today we mourn a great loss for humanity – the passing of Nelson Mandela, a hero of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and the father of the modern South African state. As a member of the African National Congress (ANC), he abandoned his nonviolent stance after the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, and helped…
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‘Day of rage’: Police, protesters clash in Israel at plans to evict 40,000 Bedouins
Hundreds gathered in Israel on Saturday to rally against the government’s plans to resettle some 40,000 Bedouins. The proposal has triggered accusations of “discrimination” and “ethnic cleansing” from activist groups, also sparking a protest in the UK. The demonstrations were organized as part of an international “Day of Rage” against the proposed law which would arrange for…
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