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Iran After Trump’s New Threats: Statement from Revive the Peace Movement Network

After unilaterally exiting from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran in May 2018, an agreement which had been signed by Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China, the U.S. is planning to impose the "strongest sanctions in history" on Iran in November. Trump's...

Left Coast Forum in Los Angeles, August 24-26, 2018

Members of the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists will participate in the following panels: Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism: What is Internationalist Socialist Solidarity? Saturday August 25, 2018 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m....

Iraqi Protests: Deep Anger and Simple Demands

By: Darya Najim and Krekar Mustafa August 2, 2018 Editor’s Note: Below we print an opinion article submitted by two Iraqi Kurdish activists. In this and future “opinion articles”, we aim to present debate/discussion and not necessarily an organizational position...

Standing tall and fighting back: Palestinians tell their own story

Spanning decades and encompassing war, mass exodus, epic migrations and the search for individual and collective identity, The Last Earth tells the story of modern Palestine through the memories of those who have lived it. Ordinary Palestinians have rarely narrated...

Syria: The Social Origins of the Uprising

Remembering the real causes of the eruption the popular uprising in Syria, which is increasingly turning into an international war. July 19, 2018 Joseph Daher More than seven years after the beginning of the popular uprising in Syria, which increasingly turned into an...

Exposing the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) & Their “Alternative” to the Islamic Republic

Despite having a woman leader, Maryam Rajavi, and despite its claim to support women’s rights and labor rights, the MEK is a militarist and deeply hierarchical organization/cult that has nothing to offer the Iranian masses but warmongering propaganda. It stands...

Labor Protests Growing Around the World

In 2018, labor struggles are once again brought to the forefront of world issues. Protests in countries including France, Iran, Jordan, the U.S and China highlight a ubiquitous demand proposed by the working class. In this article, we will further explore these...

After the June 24 Elections in Turkey: A New Period of Struggle Has Started

It is a fact that the electoral victory of Erdogan has given constitutional legitimacy to his Bonapartist political project and strengthened his repressive political power. However, in the near future he will have to face three important challenges. Atakan Çiftçi...

Women are at the forefront of challenging extremism in Idlib, Syria

The existence of extremist militant groups in Idlib province is the justification given by the regime and its Russian ally for continuing aerial assault. Yet these airstrikes, which usually target residential areas and vital civilian infrastructure, and which maim and...

Yarmouk: a late obituary for the capital of the Palestinian diaspora

Palestinian blogger, Budour Hassan, writes about the story of the Palestinian refugee camp besieged, destroyed, and emptied it of its people before being looted by Syrian regime soldiers. Budour Hassan June 22, 2018 Source: Open Democracy...

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