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The brink of war - overview and details

History shows that the decline of national liberation movements is inevitable. Without undertaking the political work to build progressive alternatives, moving from one political epoch to another can be a movement from the frying pan into the fire.

Upheaval in Kazakhstan, strikers demand nationalization in South Africa, and more news and analysis from four continents

Here are 10 of his most revealing statements -- biting, visionary, combative -- and all about the human and inhuman conditions on Earth.

The announcement offers cautious hope to other countries grappling with the fast-spreading variant. The U.S. hits yet another record for new daily virus cases.

News and analysis from, about, and explaining the world left today – West to East, South to North

A time for serious analysis, examination and history making

Reader Comments: GOP Congress Members & White House Plotted Jan. 6 Insurrection; Military Spending Higher than Ever; Kyrsten Sinema; Secret Conservative Group Pushed Trump Tax Cuts; Critical Race Theory; Larry Itliong; New film - Cuba in Africa;

La Via Campesina’s manifesto, political education in Africa, and mass action in Italy, South Korea and Puerto Rico

What the climate movement can learn from the anti-Apartheid movement. The anti-Semitism question. And HAPPY 90th Archbishop Desmond Tutu!