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Articles about the Asian continent
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Nepal’s parliament votes to abolish monarchy
The Nepalese Parliament has voted to abolish the country’s monarchy and replace it with a constitutional republic. Out of the…
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A chronology of class struggle in China
1839-42: First Opium War. British imported tea from China, and in return exported opium from India into China. In 1839,…
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Bleak prospects on the peace talks in the Philippines
The writer is a member of the Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines in Los Angeles. Not…
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Will the Bali agreement halt global warming?
On Dec. 15, countries at the U.N.-sponsored Bali conference on climate change reached an agreement to start a two-year period…
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Imperialism and Kurdish self-determination
On Nov. 25, the commander of U.S. forces in Europe, Gen. Bantz Craddock, became the third U.S. general to travel…
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Over 200,000 Filipino children victims of military operations
A recent UNICEF-commissioned study revealed that in the Philippines there were over 200,000 human rights violations against children who live…
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ASEAN Leaders repudiate Myanmar sanctions
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stated on Nov. 18 that they do not support the U.S.…
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From crisis to revolution: 90 years after the Bolshevik victory
The following is an adapted talk from the Nov. 10 Socialism Conference in Los Angeles. Class struggle occurs whether we…
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Tamil political leader killed in airstrike
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have announced that the leader of their political wing, S. P. Thamilselvan, was killed…
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Activists decry U.S. support for Musharraf
On Nov. 10, protestors gathered on the steps of San Francisco’s city hall to demand an end to martial law…
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