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Bangladesh: A Popular Upsurge
Protesters in Bangladesh storm the residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina -- image via video screenshot Statements from the Communist...
Michael Laxer
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki admonish: Abolish all nuclear weapons!
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial - Alec.cortez, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons...
Michael Laxer
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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The Role of Ancient DNA in Modern Traits
Ancient human retrovirus DNA could be one of the markers of susceptibility to mental illness—specifically schizophrenia, bipolar...
Michael Laxer
Aug 5, 20246 min read
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Trump’s Battle for U.S. Sports
Donald Trump’s targeting of established sports leagues and promotion of alternatives have partly reshaped the American sports landscape....
Michael Laxer
Aug 4, 20248 min read
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Community in Motion
Bike co-ops uphold a tradition of self-empowerment through cycling. Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4....
Michael Laxer
Aug 3, 20246 min read
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The Undemocratic Reality of Capitalism
Composite By Richard D. Wolff Fans of capitalism like to say it is democratic or that it supports democracy. Some have stretched language...
Michael Laxer
Aug 3, 20245 min read
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Left parties in India call for national Palestine solidarity protest August 3
Leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party, All India Forward Bloc and...
Michael Laxer
Aug 1, 20242 min read
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The fascist plan against Venezuela
By Francisco Arias Fernández, via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish If the abundant evidence of the crime, shown...
Michael Laxer
Jul 31, 20244 min read
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The Venezuelan People Stay With the Bolivarian Revolution
Image via X By Vijay Prashad On July 28, the 70th birthday of Hugo Chávez (1954-2013), Nicolás Maduro Moros won the Venezuelan...
Michael Laxer
Jul 30, 20245 min read
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US National Lawyers Guild electoral observers praise fairness, transparency of Venezuelan election
Maduro celebrating the election win, July 28 -- image via X Press Release: National Lawyers Guild electoral observers praise fairness,...
Michael Laxer
Jul 29, 20243 min read
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Little Free Library’s Not-So-Little Commitment to Getting the Word Out
These book-sharing boxes promote literacy and strengthen communities. A Little Free Library in Toronto, J.Addams.62, CC BY-SA 4.0...
Michael Laxer
Jul 27, 20245 min read
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The US must stop arming Israel
Congress should listen to the American people, not an Israeli prime minister who may be guilty of war crimes. Kamala Harris and...
Michael Laxer
Jul 27, 20243 min read
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The Science of Twins and the Human Fascination With Them
Twins at a gathering of twins in Iran, 2012 - Fars Media Corporation, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via...
Michael Laxer
Jul 26, 20244 min read
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The legacy of July 26 is one of hope and struggle
By Marlen Carrasco Barrientos, translated from the Spanish Much more remains of that glorious July 26, 1953 than the marks of the bullets...
Michael Laxer
Jul 26, 20243 min read
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Venezuela Faces a Test This Sunday
Maduro rally July 20 -- Image via X By Vijay Prashad On July 28, the people of Venezuela will go to the polls to conduct the sixth...
Michael Laxer
Jul 25, 20245 min read
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A Standing Ovation for Genocide
If a man like Netanyahu had walked through their home and mangled their children’s bodies so much that they could never forget the way...
Michael Laxer
Jul 25, 20244 min read
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10 Reasons Netanyahu Should Not Address Congress
Members of Congress should boycott Netanyahu’s address, and the public should join the protests being organized during his visit. Biden...
Michael Laxer
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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Victims Win Historic Victory Against Chiquita in Colombia Paramilitary Case
The ruling against the banana giant formerly known as United Fruit makes history in holding a U.S. company liable for abuses committed...
Michael Laxer
Jul 22, 20246 min read
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Conservation collides with local rights in fight over Chagos Islands
Evicted local people say marine protected area around Indian Ocean archipelago is a colonial imposition By Imran Muzaffar, Dialogue Earth...
Michael Laxer
Jul 22, 20246 min read
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Chick-fil-A in the US is running a child labor summer camp
Parents, would you pay to have your 5 year old work in the fast food corporate hierarchy? Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0...
Michael Laxer
Jul 20, 20242 min read
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