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Police assaulted union members before arresting the president and general secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions. Unionists have accused current President Mnangagwa of trying to implement neoliberal policies in favour of big business.

A paean to Marx's contemporary relevance, the author argues in an excerpt from his new book that what makes Marx a stranger even to Marxist movements is not simply the difficulty of certain key works and passages, but a series of other obstacles.

The hotel strike on Oahu could put a damper on events coming to Hawaii this week. The American Dental Association’s meeting is bringing some 16,200 attendees. Many of whom will be staying at hotels on strike.

The 1968 Summer Olympics were 50 years ago this week. Tommie Smith's and John Carlos' raised gloved fists were many African Americans' Summer of Love – and Pride, and Reckoning.

“For the record, I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia,” Trump tweeted. A Fox News account proves him wrong.

Reviewer Claybourn says this new biography is likely to become the definitive one of the great 19th Century leader of the African American freedom struggle and champion of democracy.

The change in direction of Ecuador's policies under President Moreno is signaled by the return of a U.S. military presence. This is part of a larger push from Washington to reassert its historical role across Latin America and the Caribbean.

The slogan "Abolish ICE" means the removal of Attorney General Sessions, repeal of laws that criminalize migration, an end to all forms of detention, the defunding of Border Patrol, and a halt to ongoing immigration enforcement programs.

Youth for Africa, MST Leader on Brazil Elections, Prashad on China, French Communists Debate, Movements Meet in Colombia, Indonesia Cops Bust Anti-World Bank Meeting