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The death of the Soviet Union: Our Moscow correspondent reports in 1991
December 20, 2024On Dec. 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union, and the red hammer-and-sickle flag was lowered over the Kremlin in Moscow for the last time. The next day, Dec. 26, the USSR...
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Right-wingers in Europe use Trump to justify higher military spending
December 20, 2024Former Maoist and Portuguese Prime Minister José Barroso is one of the key figures working to put Europe on a war footing.
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Women in France and around the world: ‘Thank you, Gisele’
December 19, 2024Abuse survivor Gisele Pelicot is being seen as a feminist icon for her bravery in holding her rapists in mass rape trial accountable.
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Workers strike Amazon just before holiday
December 19, 2024Fed up with company refusal to bargain with the union.
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‘President’ Musk gets his lapdog Trump to push for government shutdown
December 19, 2024Musk, who purchased the president-elect for half a trillion dollars in campaign contributions, also threatens GOP reps with primaries if they don’t go along with lifting the debt ceiling now.
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