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Here's a not-so-fun historical fact they definitely didn't teach you in school:After World War II, capitalist West Germany created "a secret army of Hitler’s former soldiers, waiting to settle scores

This should be getting more attention: A terrorist attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province targeted the hotel where China's ambassador was staying, narrowly missing him.Extremists have also been attacking Chinese infrastructure

Basically all English-language media reports on the death toll in Myanmar are based on unverifiable claims by a pro-Western opposition group, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), which is

Tragic news. Legendary Argentine football/soccer player Diego Maradona has died at age 60.Maradona was a revolutionary and committed anti-imperialist.He was a friend of Castro and Hugo Chávez (with tattoos of

This is a Sandinista activist in Nicaragua talking about how his mother had cancer and got radiation therapy.Each session would have cost $900 (over 3 months on minimum wage), and

It is Korean activists — not Trump — who brought about this historic breakthrough, by impeaching right-wing President Park and bringing in a more left-wing government that was open to

This is just scratching the surface of this insane scandal: Billionaire heiress Clare Bronfman was sentenced to over 6 years in prison for overseeing the NXIVM multi-level marketing sex-trafficking cult

An important part of @MaxBlumenthal's deep investigation into how billionaires and US intelligence-linked foundations have co-opted the environmentalist movement is his damning section on Naomi Klein, which needs to get

By the way, will The Intercept ever release the Snowden files?The company that runs @TheIntercept, which is owned by US government-linked Silicon Valley billionaire Omidyar, shut down the Snowden archives

The alleged "poisoning" of Navalny (who has 2% approval and poses no threat to Moscow) is extremely suspicious.And it's having its intended impact: trying to stop the Russian-German Nord Stream

There are still a lot of condescending neocolonial British expats who fantasize about returning Hong Kong to being a UK colony.They're angry and frustrated because China will no longer allow

Trump-appointed coup leader Juan Guaidó and the US-backed right-wing political parties in Venezuela announced they will be *voluntarily boycotting* the National Assembly election coming up this DecemberOnce again, they're refusing