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Why was the Commune important? For just 72 days – from 18 March to 28 May 1871 – a revolutionary government ran Paris, and espoused a great number of radical causes: decent conditions for workers; free universal education; separation of Church and state; the abolition of child labour; equality between men and women; citizenship for foreigners. Although it was soon put down with remarkable ferocity, the Paris Commune inspired socialist movements around the world. Karl Marx described it as th...

The historic and contemporary significance of the 1871 Paris Commune On Saturday, the World Socialist Web Site marked the 150th anniversary of the 1871 Paris Commune, the first time in world history that the working class took state power, with an international online meeting. WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North moderated and introduced the discussion, which featured Parti de l’égalité socialiste National Secretary Alex Lantier, WSWS writer Thérèse Leclerc, and WSWS ...

Vanguard News Gbajabiamila hails Lagos APC caretaker Chairman, Balogun at 70 On By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has felicitated with Alhaji Babatunde Alade Balogun, the caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, on his 70th birthday. Gbajabiamila, who eulogised the virtues of Alhaji Balogun, said the life of the APC caretaker chairman has been beneficial to mankind. The Speaker in a statement s...

This overly simplistic view has been damaging our national consciousness and we need to snap out of it There’s something wrong with how Philippine history is being taught in this country. Well, that is quite the understatement. But this isn’t going to be a list of factual errors found in Departme

Political polarization February 27, 2021 Somalia is in a political crisis. For the first time in the country’s recent history, the four-year mandate of Parliament and the executive has expired without the selection – or election of a new administration, or an alternative political agreement among stakeholders. The crisis stemmed from the deep-rooted trust deficit between the centrifugal and centripetal forces in Somalia that has been exacerbated in recent years by incumbent President Moha...

Security forces block a street with an armoured personnel carrier during protests against the government and the delay of the countrys election in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb 19, 2021. [AP Photo] Somalia is in a political crisis. For the first time in the country’s recent history, the four-year mandate of Parliament and the executive has expired without the selection – or election – of a new administration, or an alternative political agreement among stakeholders. The crisis stemm...

For close to 30 years practising as a journalist with the Graphic Communications Group Limited , which practice officially ends on May 3, 2021, I have engaged and interacted with different people with motley backgrounds: politicians, presidents, presidential candidates, ministers of state, members of parliament, as well aspirants, businessmen, etc.

A short history of the five Republics of France. Modern France began with the price of bread rising, it led to terror and tumultuous changes:

Share Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, the first executive governor of Lagos State (1979-1983) who died on Thursday, 11 February 2021 at 91, was a rare combination of administrative genius in public governance and humility, even self-effacement, in personal life. He was a remarkable giant in public life who never made anyone feel small in his presence. Without doubt, Jakande was one of the ablest public administrators that the country has ever produced. An encounter with the man popularly called L...

North, South-West Shouldnt Fight, Theyre Like Husband And Wife, Slave And Master —Arewa United Consultative Forum The group said the North and South-West should not be engaged in such disputes, likening them husband and wife or slave and master relationship because of their "similar traditions and religious beliefs". by Saharareporters, New York Feb 17, 2021 The Arewa United Consultative Forum has called on northerners across the country not to retaliate against southerners following the rec...