What is behind the rising tensions in the Balkans?

Vol. 87/No. 3 - January 16, 2023

As the nearly yearlong invasion of Ukraine by Moscow continues, rising tensions between Serbia, backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Kosovo could lead to new fighting in the Balkans. The attempt by Russian President Vladimir Putin to stamp out…


Support Iran protests! End gov’t repression!

What’s the real history of Iran’s 1979 revolution?
Vol. 87/No. 3 - January 16, 2023
March in Zahedan, capital of Baluchistan, Iran, Dec. 30, demands end death penalty, stop arrest of protesters. Region has been a hotbed of resistance to regime’s attacks on democratic rights.

The capitalist rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran are divided on how to face continuing challenges to their regime. Neither their slanders of anti-government protesters as dupes of U.S. imperialism, or of the “Zionist” Israeli government, nor their brutal…