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Articles about the Asian continent
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Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court rules against Tamil evictions
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court ruled on June 8 against the eviction of hundreds of Tamils from the capital. The…
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Nepal’s prime minister calls for king’s resignation
News reports on June 19 stated that Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala suggested that "monarchy can be allowed to continue"…
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U.S.-Russia tensions rise with missile defense proposal
The U.S. government is moving rapidly to complete the next stage of its first strike nuclear attack strategy. The moves…
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China’s growing role in Africa
Over 100 U.S. lawmakers recently called for a boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, demanding that the government of…
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Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese Revolution
Among the many outstanding revolutionary figures of the 20th century, one of the most remarkable was the Vietnamese leader Ho…
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U.S.-led NATO forces bomb and kill Afghani civilians
Thousands of residents in the province of Herat in Afghanistan’s Shindand District gathered this past week to denounce two U.S.-led…
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Gabriela Silang: Anti-colonial fighter in the Philippines
Filipino women have a long struggle against oppression, foreign control and male domination.
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Rape case exposes U.S. domination of Philippine government
This article appeared in March 2007's Socialism and Liberation magazine. It is based on a Feb. 2 guest presentation at…
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Socialist revolution and women’s liberation
This article first appeared in March 2005's Socialism and Liberation magazine. In 1949, the story of a young woman named…
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Initial agreement reached in North Korea nuclear talks
On Feb.13, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea, made an initial agreement based on negotiations with five…
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