Archive for the ‘internationalism’ Category

Seema Jilani is blogging for The Huffington Post on her upcoming travels to Afghanistan. Based in Houston, Seema has been published in numerous outlets. One can expect her travels to be interesting and contextual. All articles Seema posts will also be permanently listed in her archive. Comments online are always welcome.

How the left has responded to the ascension of and leadership by U.S. President Barack Obama has been covered here before, and given the Wikileaks military shooting video and military coverup of Afghan shooting scandals, the topics are vital. Two groups in this intense debate, the Communist Party USA and Freedom Road Socialist Organization, are [...]

Jaime Cruz, chair of the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, Guillermo Suarez of Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional and Xenaro Ayala, chair of Partido Nacional La Raza Unida have issued a joint statement for the upcoming 40th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium march. The original march was August 29, 1970. The 40th anniversary commemoration is going to [...]

MLToday has published a series of articles on internal struggles within the Communist Party USA, a North American organization preparing for a congress in May. Such struggles are indicative of other tussles on the Left over how best to respond to the rise of Barack Obama to the presidency. Its two-part “Crisis of the CPUSA” [...]

Bank bailouts, health care reform failures and perceptions of defense of the Bush administration have prompted many to question Barack Obama’s campaign promises and ability to lead. 2009 was a difficult year for Obama, and with the global economy facing plenty of obstacles, it is doubtful things will get easier. In this frame, various social [...]


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