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U.S. rolls the dice of war in Asia-Pacific

December 6, 2017 By Conn Hallinan

Malabar 17 brought together the U.S., Japanese, and Indian navies to practice shutting down a waterway through which 80 percent of China’s energy supplies travel.

AFL-CIO must shine light on past foreign policy, activists say

October 30, 2017 By Larry Sillanpa

They want the federation to open up the files on AIFLD, an agency founded in the Cold War era that often worked against workers’ interests in other countries.

U.S. to quit UNESCO, claiming it is anti-Israel

October 12, 2017 By Combined Sources

UNESCO is an organization that the U.S. helped establish in 1946, after World War II, to widen access to education and ensure the free flow of ideas.

Teddy Roosevelt vs. Nicolás Maduro: U.S.-backed regime change in Venezuela

July 20, 2017 By Emile Schepers

The effort to overthrow the current government in Venezuela is nothing new; the U.S. has long intervened against governments it doesn't like in its "back yard."

City, state legislatures speak up for a sane Cuba policy

June 29, 2017 By Emile Schepers

Local legislatures around the country are passing resolutions to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations, and progressive activists are finding some surprising allies in the fight.