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Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new study

Michael Laxer

Aug 284 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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Kenyan Communists say "Too Little, Too Late: Ruto Must Resign"

Michael Laxer

Jun 273 min read

Kenyan Communists say "Too Little, Too Late: Ruto Must Resign"

Scene from one of the street protests of the last few days -- image via X After days of mass protests involving hundreds of thousands of...

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Kenyan Communists call on President Ruto to resign amid police violence and mass resistance

Michael Laxer

Jun 263 min read

Kenyan Communists call on President Ruto to resign amid police violence and mass resistance

Mass protests in Nairobi -- image via X Update June 26: In a victory for people power, Kenyan President Ruto has withdrawn the Finance...

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Operation Legacy: How Britain covered up its colonial crimes

Michael Laxer

Mar 205 min read

Operation Legacy: How Britain covered up its colonial crimes

British imperial forces hold villagers during an anti-Mau Mau raid on a town in Kenya By Audra Diptée, Associate Professor, History,...

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Communists in Kenya Stand in Solidarity With Haiti

Michael Laxer

Feb 71 min read

Communists in Kenya Stand in Solidarity With Haiti

Kenyan anti-riot police patrol a slum during anti-government protests in 2023 -- image via People's Dispatch By Global News Service “We...

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Kenyan High Court Blocks Parliamentary Authorization of Police Mission to Haiti

Michael Laxer

Nov 22, 20231 min read

Kenyan High Court Blocks Parliamentary Authorization of Police Mission to Haiti

UN forces stationed in Haiti. Photo Gov.uk By Global News Service A High Court in Nairobi has extended its orders blocking the deployment...

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Antiwar Voices Condemn UN Authorization of US-Backed, Kenyan-Led Invasion of Haiti

Michael Laxer

Oct 3, 20234 min read

Antiwar Voices Condemn UN Authorization of US-Backed, Kenyan-Led Invasion of Haiti

"EVERY foreign military invasion and occupation of Haiti has brought nothing but pain and misery to our people," said one...

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The Perilous Path From Western Domination to De-Dollarization

Michael Laxer

Sep 28, 202312 min read

The Perilous Path From Western Domination to De-Dollarization

By Justin Podur Two interesting things happened at the BRICS summit in South Africa in August. Several new members were invited to join...

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Michael Laxer

Sep 26, 20231 min read

First African Climate Summit Held

“Africa needs funding from countries that have got rich off our suffering. They owe a climate debt” By Saurav Sarkar Global Voices...

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Kenya’s Population Growth Decreases as More Women Embrace Modern Family Planning

Michael Laxer

Sep 2, 20235 min read

Kenya’s Population Growth Decreases as More Women Embrace Modern Family Planning

By Wilson Odhiambo – IPS UN Bureau / Globetrotter Global News Service According to a family planning brief, more than 370 million women...

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Red Review #113 -- International Left and Labour Report

Michael Laxer

Aug 30, 202310 min read

Red Review #113 -- International Left and Labour Report

With reports from Honduras, Greece, Cuba, Haiti. Libya, Zimbabwe, France, the USA and elsewhere. Hondurans rally in support of Leftist...

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Haitians Reject Kenya’s Plan for Armed Intervention

Michael Laxer

Aug 30, 20232 min read

Haitians Reject Kenya’s Plan for Armed Intervention

Global News Service A Kenyan assessment mission arrived in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on August 20 to evaluate the security situation...

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Global Rice Shortage Driving up Prices in Africa’s Largest Slum

Michael Laxer

Aug 26, 20231 min read

Global Rice Shortage Driving up Prices in Africa’s Largest Slum

Rice prices are up dramatically in places like Africa’s largest slum, Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya. A 55-pound bag of rice has risen in cost...

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Red Review #107 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Jul 19, 20237 min read

Red Review #107 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from the USA, Swaziland, Cuba, the UK, Greece, the DPRK, Canada and elsewhere. Actors and writers picket outside of Netflix HQ...

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Red Review #98 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

May 17, 202316 min read

Red Review #98 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from India, Turkey, Thailand, Nepal, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Kenya, Swaziland, the Czech Republic, South Korea, Vietnam,...

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Red Review #92 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Apr 4, 202313 min read

Red Review #92 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from Portugal, France, the USA, South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Peru, the Philippines and elsewhere. Thousands rally in Lisbon,...

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Red Review #43 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Feb 6, 202211 min read

Red Review #43 -- International Left and Labour News

The forty-third edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Kenya, India, Portugal, Cuba,...

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Red Review #17 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Aug 8, 20216 min read

Red Review #17 -- International Left and Labour News

The seventeenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Cuba, Kenya, South Africa, Venezuela...

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