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Communist Party of Germany (KPD) headquarters, 1932
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The dangerous theory of social fascism

May 19, 2020 fwstaff
  By David Sole Revolutions against oppressive conditions have taken place throughout recorded history. Revolutions that have challenged the economic foundations of society are rarer. And revolutions that have succeeded are rarer still. Individuals who […]
Influenza pandemic of 1918-1920 where women workers wear masks
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COVID-19 Pandemic: A Socialist View on the Capitalist Crisis

May 14, 2020 fwstaff
Note: The following remarks are excerpted from the Detroit Marxism Class held via teleconference on Saturday May 9, 2020. The course was sponsored by the Communist Workers League (CWL). By Abayomi Azikiwe At present the […]
Lilya Litvyak, born Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak, 1921-1943, flying ace who shot down 9 Luftwaffe pilots, the greatest number of kills by a female fighter pilot.
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How the War was won

May 12, 2020 fwstaff
By L. Ross 75 years ago Naziism was defeated, after a six year war and immense sacrifice.  The Trump White House, ever self-congratulatory, recently tweeted: “On May 8, 1945, America and Great Britain had victory […]
Venezuelan authorities foiled a mercenary incursion to topple Maduro
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Venezuela Smashes U.S. Based Invasion Plot

May 10, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole With their strategy to foment internal opposition to achieve regime change in Venezuela faltering badly, it appears that U.S. imperialism is shifting to overt external force to overthrow the socialist path followed […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari on state visit
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Africa, IMF Conditionality and the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 9, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe African states across the continent have enacted stringent measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. From Kenya, to Egypt and South Africa, governmental leaders, labor unions, community organizations and professional groupings […]
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Haiti: We are Lavalas

May 3, 2020 fwstaff
By Haiti Action Committee 4/23/2020 Fanmi Lavalas sends greetings to Haitians here and abroad during this coronavirus pandemic and takes this opportunity to be in solidarity with all the victims of the coronavirus and their […]
Cuban healthcare workers arriving in South Africa
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Cuba Continues African Solidarity in COVID-19 Battle

April 30, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe High-ranking governmental and military leaders in the Republic of South Africa greeted a Cuban medical mission which arrived on April 27. The 217 Cuban healthcare workers are in the country to assist […]
South African soldiers enforce lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Africa Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 25, 2020 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe There are 55 member-states within the African Union (AU) where 1.2 billion people reside. Governments throughout the continent have taken initiatives to reduce the threat of COVID-19 cases which have been […]
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Langston Hughes Poems on Lenin

April 22, 2020 fwstaff
By Langston Hughes Lenin Lenin walks around the world. Frontiers cannot bar him. Neither barracks nor barricades impede. Nor does barbed wire scar him. Lenin walks around the world. Black, brown, and white receive him. […]
Medical worker with Cuban flag
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The COVID-19 pandemic makes clear the need to cooperate despite political differences

April 22, 2020 fwstaff
Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Statement The impact of COVID-19 can already be measured and will be assessed in the future by the striking numbers of people infected, the unacceptable numbers of deaths, the unquestionable […]