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This week in history: The Tlatelolco Massacre
October 1, 2018Fifty years ago, on October 2, 1968, a horrific massacre of students and protesters took place at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas (Three Cultures Square) in the Tlatelolco housing complex in Mexico City. To this...
Read moreCorrecting the record on China and Africa
September 28, 2018Ever since Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative, there has been a campaign to paint it as a scheme to trap developing countries in China’s web.
Read morePublic ownership makes a comeback in British Labour leader Corbyn speech
September 27, 2018Public ownership in name must be combined with the reality of public control, with workers and service-users having a genuine say in the way in which companies are run.
Read moreVeteran Communist activist Rita “Rookie” Perna wins prestigious Mandela Award
September 25, 2018Previous recipients have included Native American activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier, the Cuban Five, and Philadelphia health care activist Sylvia Metzler.
Read moreOntario Premier Doug Ford guts local democracy in favor of corporate interests
September 20, 2018A drive for corporate access and control is behind the move to cut Toronto’s city council in half and cancel regional elections.
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