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What to the Slave Is the Fourth July? by Frederick Douglass speaks to the frustrations spurred by the gap between the ideals of the United States and the reality we witness every day, and the threat of fascism. Read/listen to his brilliant speech.

French voters face a stark choice when they head back to the polls on 7 July: do they want some type of coalition government with a centre of gravity to the left of the current one, or do they want to give the far right the keys to state power....

'Its Time: The Great Peace Conference' an arena was filled with hope for the future for Israelis and Palestinians. 'This homeland is bleeding,' one Palestinian speaker said, 'and if we don't stop it now, we'll all be on the way to collective suicide'

If Biden steps aside, yes, he could endorse his veep. He could also make a far more dramatic and potent gesture. He needs to reach back to the country’s founding, to George Washington and the power of our commitment to the peaceful transfer of power.

News and analysis from parties and movements worldwide

The Virtual Union Hiring Hall is more than just a jobs board. The site shares important stats about the union difference for workers as well as basic info about what unions are and how they function.

This book looks at asset managers, the new capitalists that the author says "increasingly own and control our most essential physical systems and frameworks, providing the most basic means of social functioning and reproduction.”

In Thursday’s general election, Jeremy Corbyn is defending his seat from a private health care boss backed by Keir Starmer. The campaign is a fight over the Left’s most basic values — and has stirred an extraordinary activist turnout for Corbyn.

Peltier, 79, in poor health and sentenced to life over two deaths in South Dakota, not eligible for another hearing until 2026

The Israel-based activist group Peace Now says "2024 is by far the peak year for Israeli land seizure in the occupied West Bank."