Michael Laxer
Hezbollah Confirms Hassan Nasrallah's Death as Israel Carpet-Bombs Lebanon
"Israel is committing crimes against humanity and waging regional war (while dragging international states to it) all in order to...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 181 min read
Fête de l’Humanité 2024: 450,000 Stand for Palestine and Against Macron’s Power Grab
Image via X By Global News Service The 89th edition of the Fête de l’Humanité brought together over 450,000 participants for three days...
Michael Laxer
Sep 146 min read
Far-Right Endorsements Unmask Democratic Charade
The fight against Trump's authoritarianism, while certainly necessary, is being used as cover to shore up support for a status quo that...
Michael Laxer
Sep 82 min read
100,000+ People Across France March to Decry Macron's 'Denial of Democracy'
"Expressing one's vote will be useless as long as Macron is in power," said one demonstrator. Protestors march in France, September 7 --...
Michael Laxer
Sep 52 min read
Jean-Luc Mélenchon & French Communists condemn Macron's PM choice, say election was stolen
Michel Barnier -- image via X Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the far left La France Insoumise (LFI) party and the French Communist Party...
Michael Laxer
Aug 272 min read
'This Election Is Being Stolen From Us': French Left Calls Mass Protest Against Macron
"The people must get rid of Macron for the good of democracy," said the leader of France's Green Party. Nouveau Front Populaire rally...
Michael Laxer
Aug 129 min read
Capitalism, Mass Anger, and 2024 Elections
Public domain image By Richard D. Wolff In the wake of his huge defeat on June 30, 2024, when 80 percent of voters rejected French...
Michael Laxer
Aug 93 min read
Families Flee Khan Younis 'Wasteland' as Israel Hammers Gaza With US-Supplied Bombs
"The most effective action the U.S. could take to halt Israel's genocidal war would be cutting off weapons." Long line of people fleeing...
Michael Laxer
Jul 124 min read
Like Biden, NATO Is Unfit to Lead
NATO’s 75th anniversary is an opportune time to take stock of NATO’s outdated world view and violations of international law. Sound...
Michael Laxer
Jul 91 min read
Macron Delays Mandate for New Popular Front
French PM Gabriel Attal -- image via video screenshot By Global News Service The results of the general election in France are in: the...
Michael Laxer
Jun 212 min read
KKE General Secretary critiques new French Popular Front
Dimitris Koutsoumbas speaks at an election rally in Athens, June 5 -- image via the KKE on X In the recent European elections the...
Michael Laxer
Jun 148 min read
Elections for the European Parliament and the need for anti-capitalist struggle: A Communist analysis
An excellent and thorough analysis of the results of the recent European election from the Brazilian Communist Party. Elections for the...
Michael Laxer
Jun 121 min read
Left parties in France form a new Popular Front
Taking a page from the dark days of the 1930s and the rise of fascism and nazism, the major left wing parties in France are forming what...
Michael Laxer
Mar 256 min read
Europe Sleepwalks Through Its Own Dilemmas
Soldiers of NATO’s multinational enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup training with the 1st Estonian Infantry Brigade during Estonia’s...
Michael Laxer
Mar 147 min read
Exit of Victoria Nuland Presents Opportunity for Peace in Ukraine
The imperative must be to chart a path back from this hopeless but ever-escalating war of attrition to the negotiating table that the...
Michael Laxer
Mar 45 min read
The Remarkable Decline in the Global North’s Leadership
Image via news video screenshot By Vijay Prashad A group of young people in Paris are enjoying a drink in a café on an unseasonably warm...
Michael Laxer
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Nigeriens Demand Exit of French Troops From Country
By Saurav Sarkar “Democracy Now!” reported on September 29 that Nigeriens had again gathered outside a French military base in Niamey,...
Michael Laxer
Sep 30, 20232 min read
Under French-Backed Military Ruler Mahamat Déby, Chad Is a “Pressure Cooker Waiting to Explode”
Chadian leader Mahamat Déby with president Emmanuel Macron of France in 2021 By Global News Service The wave of anti-French sentiment...
Michael Laxer
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Hundreds of thousands of workers march across France opposing attacks on pensions
The mobilization June 6 saw 900,000 workers march in 250 rallies across the country. It is the 14th such mobilization since Macron began...
Michael Laxer
Apr 19, 202312 min read
Red Review #94 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from France, the USA, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Ireland, Canada, Cuba, Norway, the DPRK and elsewhere. There is also a section...
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