International – Page 505

The economic mainsprings of U.S. foreign policy

August 11, 2006

From 1961 to 1999, Victor Perlo’s “People vs. Profits” column in the Daily World and the People’s Weekly World set the standard for a Marxist analysis of U.S. capitalism. Two collections of these columns have been...

Israelis march against the war: Bring the soldiers home!

August 9, 2006

TEL AVIV, Israel — The biggest Israeli demonstration against the war to date took place here Aug. 5 in the heart of the city’s downtown, an area that is considered especially right-wing. Close to 10,000 demonstrators...

Dear Comrade Fidel Castro,

August 4, 2006

We wish to extend to you and the Cuban people our very best wishes for a speedy recovery from your recent surgery. We hope you will be able to quickly resume your invaluable work in the...

EDITORIAL: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 4, 2006

This year, on the 61st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the stakes are higher than ever in the struggle to eliminate a destructive power that could end life as we know...

Despite world outcry, Israel launches ground attack on Lebanon

August 4, 2006

Only days after an Israeli bomb smashed into a residential building in the southern Lebanon village of Qana, killing at least 62 civilians, 35 of them children — and provoking worldwide shock, horror and outrage —...