In recent years Ukraine has popped up in the mainstream media due to explosive political developments. Starting with the “Orange Revolution” in November of 2004, to the Euromaidan coup d'etat that was carried out by multiple fascists organizations and was propped up...
Brian Becker on Empire Files: What the Russian Revolution proved possible
Brian Becker of the PSL is interviewed by Abby Martin on The Empire Files. The PSL's new book "Storming the Gates: How the Russian Revolution Changed the World" can be ordered online and is 25% off on Nov. 7, the day of the anniversary (for one day only!)...
Is Venezuela Turning Further Left?
In the wake of Venezuela’s successful election this summer, and with the Chavista movement having clear momentum headed into the October 15th regional elections, the U.S. government is turning the screws on the Bolivarian government of Venezuela. Donald Trump affirmed...
Black Bolsheviks and white lies
A lot of nonsense has been written about the role of Putin’s Russia in subverting “our democracy.” As though our democracy had been functioning perfectly (even reasonably) well, until these shadowy Russian forces purchased a few Facebook ads that sent us all into the...
The plight of the Rohingya: sorting through the propaganda
In recent weeks, the international corporate media has acutely focused on the Rohingya crisis and has propagated condemnations of Myanmar's leader, Aung Saan Suu Ky. Yet, it remains silent on the decades long plight of the Palestinians, the Eelam Tamils of Sri Lanka,...
Mung Lao: A Portrait of The Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The Pathet Lao, antecedent of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and the architect of a successful decades-long struggle for socialism, celebrated its 67th anniversary last month. In August 1950, the Laotian section of the Indochinese Communist Party, led by...
More than survival: the struggle for women’s healthcare
Since the somewhat surprising election of Donald Trump, the Trump administration, the Republican Party and other reactionary forces have been salivating over the destruction of the Affordable Care Act. While the ACA is limited in what it actually provides and will not...
The struggle for self-determination in Hawaiʻi
Today, July 7th marks the 119th anniversary of President William McKinley and the U.S. government’s annexation of Hawaiʻi. When we hear any mention of Hawaiʻi, we undoubtedly first think of breath-taking beaches, volcanoes and tourism. But what is the class and...
The forgotten story behind Watergate: Lessons for the resistance
After Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey--whom he had praised during his presidential campaign--the Richard Nixon Watergate scandal re-entered public discourse in a serious way. Parts of the political establishment who are opposed to Trump are comparing...