Jonathan Sperber's new bio seeks to bury Karl Marx, not praise him
Karl Marx, A Nineteenth Century Life
By Jonathan Sperber,
Liveright Publishing, 2013
France: Front de Gauche leader Jean-Luc Melenchon opposes attack on Syria
Front de Gauche leader Jean-Luc Melenchon discusses the threat of a US attack on Syria, broadcast September 1, 2013.
Why Norway's 'red-green' government was defeated by the right-wing coalition
Seats won: SV – Socialist Left Party; A – Labour Party; MDG – Green Party; FRP – Progress Party; H – Conservative Party; V – Liberal Party; KRF – Chris
Germany: Far-left Die Linke becomes third biggest party in parliament
Members of the left-wing Die Linke celebrating their victory over the Greens, and the demise of their rivals the FDP.
(Updated Sept. 24) Syria: West's hypocritical war drive slowed
By Barry Sheppard
Ecuador: Some observations on the controversy over oil development in Yasuní-ITT
An aerial view of part of the Yasuni National Park, in Ecuador's northeastern jungle.
Pakistan 'anti-terrorism' court jails left-wing activists for 10 years for protesting
Baba Jan addressing displaced villagers in Hunza Valley in 2010.
By Haseeb ur Rahman
Who really benefits from sweatshops?
Billionaire sweatshop sponger Bruce Rockowitz's CEO in October 2011 Rockowitz married Hong Kong pop star Coco Lee in a ceremony that reportedly cost $20 millio
John Riddell: Five precedents for understanding Egypt’s July coup
General L.G. Kornilov, Moscow, August 1917.
By John Riddell
Catalonia: Showdown with Spanish state looms after huge protest
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