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Michael Laxer
Sep 4, 20244 min read
Communists in Turkey protest US warship
Image via the TKP The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) reports that the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, one of the ships sent by the...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 4, 20243 min read
Low wage work is bad for workers...and customers too
When companies cut corners on wages and safety, executives cash in while putting workers and customers at risk. I saw it first hand at...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 4, 20245 min read
A brown tide of sargassum is causing havoc in Barbados
The small Caribbean island is struggling to deal with environmental and economic damage from algae inundation Shoreline in Barbados,...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 31, 20245 min read
Join Us to Expose and Oppose the US and Israel’s Flouting of International Law
From September 10-30, we will gather before the U.S.’ U.N. Mission and the Israeli Consulate demanding both nations desist from further...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 202423 min read
Sanitation in Namibia Is a Catastrophe for Its People and Environment
More than a million Namibians lack adequate access to toilets, resulting in one of the world’s highest rates of open defecation. A couple...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20248 min read
Growing Challenges for Dems in Arab and Muslim Voting Hotspots Across the U.S
While the Gaza War has brought attention to the political influence of Arab and Muslim Americans amid the election season, their growing...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20242 min read
Greek Communists denounce European tour of the Ukrainian Azov brigade
Azov soldier marching in Kiev, 2020 -- spoilt.exile, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 29, 20243 min read
US workers need protection from record-breaking heat
2,000 workers die from extreme heat every year. As temperatures rise, we need federal standards for water breaks, shade, and other basic...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 28, 20244 min read
Declaration of the XI Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of ALBA-TCP on Venezuela
Image via X The 11th Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of ALBA-TCP (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Cuba categorically rejects allegations of interference in US elections
Florida State Capital Building The Cuban Foreign Ministry has issued a statement denouncing recent attempts by some media in Florida to...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 28, 20244 min read
Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new study
A male purple grenadier in Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya - Zammerman, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20246 min read
"The will of the majority must be respected" in Venezuela: Miguel DÃaz-Canel Bermúdez
Image via the Communist Party of Cuba An 11th Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of ALBA-TCP (Bolivarian Alliance for...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20243 min read
South African Communists celebrate Venezuelan Supreme Court confirmation of Maduro victory
Maduro speaks during the 2024 election campaign - Confidencial, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 26, 20245 min read
Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is a Myth
Skid Row Los Angeles By Richard D. Wolff From its beginnings, the capitalist economic system produced both critics and celebrants, those...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 24, 20243 min read
America's nuclear "downwinders" deserve justice
Countless Americans were poisoned by the nuclear arms race — and their federal compensation just expired. That’s an outrage. Trinity By...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 24, 20241 min read
KKE demands "immediate and unconditional release" of Chilean Communist Daniel Jadue
Lefteris Nikolaou - Alavanos, Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Member of the European Parliament released a statement Friday (August 23)...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 23, 20246 min read
Will Bangladesh Be Another Egypt?
Image via X By Vijay Prashad The day after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka, I was on the phone with a friend...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 23, 202410 min read
Ten Grim Climate Scenarios When Global Temperatures Rise Above 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Here’s a frightening peek into our climate-addled future. Smoke from 2023 Quebec wildfires in New York City -- Anthony Quintano, CC BY...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 21, 20246 min read
The DNC Fiddles While the World Burns
The combined dangers of nuclear war and climate catastrophe have pushed the hands of the Doomsday Clock all the way to 90 seconds to...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 20, 20245 min read
75 years ago, the KKK and anti-communists teamed up to violently stop a folk concert in NY
Rioters during the attacks in Peekskill By Nina Silber, Professor of History, Boston University Few Americans today know about the events...
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