BANGKOK — Since Our History Is Still Being Written: The Story of Three Chinese Cuban Generals in the Cuban Revolution was first published in 2005, the book has had a political impact in many parts of the world. The account…
BANGKOK — A conference here Dec. 9-10 focused on the history and experiences of Chinese communities from Southeast Asia to virtually every corner of the globe. Organized by the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas, the gathering was…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — “The regroupment of our forces in Sydney qualitatively changes the prospects for the Communist League to go forward in the Pacific region,” said Mike Tucker, a longtime leader and organizer of the Communist League in New…
ONEHUNGA, New Zealand — Wearing their firefighting gear, some 25 workers in the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union led a protest march here Aug. 26, building support for their fight for a contract. The stoppage was part of a second…
HAVANA — “The Jewish Question: A Marxist Interpretation is an important contribution by the revolutionary fighter Abram Leon,” said José Altshuler. “He wrote it to explain the foundations of anti-Jewish hatred in the imperialist epoch and the road to its…
HAVANA — Thousands of people have visited the grounds of the colonial Spanish fortress of San Carlos de la Cabaña over the last five days, since the Havana International Book Fair opened at this historic site April 20. The 10-day…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — “Without farmers you will be hungry, naked and sober,” read a placard on a tractor heading a caravan through Christchurch Nov. 21. The convoy was one of 70 across New Zealand in which tens of thousands…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — “Military rule, down, down!” chanted 200 Burmese refugees, students and others here Feb. 5, protesting the Myanmar military’s ousting of the elected government and reimposition of direct rule four days earlier. Many wore the red shirts…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Dozens of home-care workers and their supporters picketed Lifewise services here Jan. 23 against the employer’s attacks on hours and wages and in support of the workers’ demand for a union contract. The E Tu union…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Fifty home-care workers and their supporters mounted a picket line here Dec. 18 outside the office of Lifewise social services. They are fighting for a union contract. The workers travel to provide care and assistance to…
