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The Danger Of Imitating Western Democracy

Cannon’s Open Letter was written in defense of the essential political principles upon which the Fourth International had been based, in opposition to a form of revisionism and opportunism known as Pabloism.

President Wilson's blueprint for ending World War I and avoiding all future global disputes was ambitious—but ultimately a failure.

The meeting, hosted by the Socialist Equality Group and International Youth and Students for Social Equality, discussed the genocide unfolding in Gaza and the way forward for the mass international protests to stop Israel’s slaughter and the developing Third World War.

While the AMA leaders claim they must observe “neutrality” in relation to the Israel war on Gaza, they had no such scruples in condemning Russia for its war with Ukraine.

This article is based on remarks the author made to the Association of European Journalists annual congress in Vlore, Albania, last week.

There are a lot of conflicting stories when it comes to the origins of International Women's Day and where it all came from, some sources claim it was in 1917 Russia as women protested food shortages, others claim it was earlier in 1910 the International Conference of Working Women in Denmark.

In 1936, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in Washington, D.C. and gave the green light to traffic.

Today is Sunday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2023. There are 49 days left in the year.

On Nov. 12, 1948, a war crimes tribunal in Japan sentenced former premier Hideki Tojo and six other World War II Japanese leaders to death by hanging.