Volume 3, No. 3:
A Foreign Policy in the Service of Imperialism
On the cover
Jan. 20 marked the inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. With Obama’s ascendancy, the much-hated Bush administration’s tenure became history. Immediately, the bourgeois mass media wrote article after article heralding a “sea change” or the “dawning of a new era” in U.S. politics and policy. The Washington Post went so far as to claim that Obama has just “declared an end” to the “War on Terror.” Such lofty pronouncements had been hinted at since Obama won in November 2008. But do the new administration’s initial actions break from the traditions of U.S. imperialism? Read more
U.S. News
Oscar Grant: Police terrorism sparks mass protests
In brief: End-of-year economic data shows workers bear brunt of crisis
In brief: Washington to spend billions of military bases in Afghanistan
World News
Somalis celebrate withdrawal of U.S-backed Ethiopian forces
The truth about anti-FARC darling Ingrid Betancourt
Using tractors as roadblocks, Greek farmers fight EU agribusiness
In brief: FMLN gains plurality in El Salvador’s National Assembly
In brief: Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador, sends aid to Palestine
Features: Palestine
The colonial project of Zionism: A racist system at the service of Washington
A moment of opportunity for the Palestinian struggle
Reports
L.A. anti-war groups honor MLK Jr.’s true legacy
Woodfin Hotel workers score victory in epic fight for wages
Miami mothers wage hunger strike against school cuts
Editorial
Afghanistan: not a ‘good war’
En español
Política extranjera en el servicio del imperialismo
