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Global capital despised Brazil's Lula and feared his return to power. In particular, the rich resented his nationalization of Brazil’s oil resources, making Petrobras the patrimony of all Brazilians. He strengthen the national bank and funded oil exploration that identified enormous oil reserves in the Atlantic off the country’ coast. Equally threatening were his efforts to establish a network of third world governments, especially in the Americas.

Researchers are tackling the problem of antibiotic resistance head on — by hunting for the genes that enable bacteria to become resistant to life-saving medications.

Dick Gregory used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health.

Army brass knows that if every Black soldier quit in protest over Donald Trump’s comments, the U.S. military would collapse.

It has never been more important to acknowledge the history of fascism and neo-fascism in America

Racism is part of the Trump family DNA.

The aftermath of Charlottesville has brought up important questions about who should be speaking, and who should be listening.

With teachers facing similar attacks in school districts across the country, it makes sense to share strategies for fighting back. That’s the goal of the United Caucuses of Rank-and-File Educators (UCORE), a growing network of locals and caucuses within the teachers unions.

To get a better sense of the situation on the ground in Venezuela, Green Left Weekly’s Federico Fuentes interviewed Steve Ellner, a well-known analyst of Venezuelan and Latin American politics and a retired professor at Venezuela’s Universidad de Oriente.

An open letter from the great-great-grandsons of Stonewall Jackson.