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50 Years Since the Fall of Saigon — Build the Movement to Liberate Palestine By , April 16, 2025

“Saigon liberated! A victory for all humanity”, was the cover headline of Australian socialist publication Direct Action (DA) on May 2, 1975. DA (forerunner of Green Left) joined the worldwide celebrations for the historic victory of the Vietnamese people and …

Bangladesh-Balochistan: Divided by Distance, United by Struggle By , April 10, 2025

The international community is sounding the alarm about the situation in Balochistan, where incidents of violence against intellectuals and activists are reminiscent of the persecutions faced by people of spirit in Bangladesh. According to a United Nations report on March …

China Plans to Build the World’s Largest Dam – But What Does This Mean for India and Bangladesh Downstream? By , April 10, 2025

China recently approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world’s largest power plant – by some distance.

Yet many are worried the …

India’s Public Diplomacy Falls Flat By , April 10, 2025

Apropos the recent Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, Politico wrote, quoting an Estonian diplomat that “engaging with Russian lawmakers was a waste of time given Russia’s autocratic system.” He disdainfully added, “Why should we? On a list of people who …

“ISIS in Brooklyn”: US Media Inflate Threats With “ISIS Plots” Which Don’t Actually Involve ISIS By , April 02, 2015
Lee Kuan Yew and Benjamin Netanyahu: The Politics of Fear By , April 02, 2015
Thailand, International Oil, and the Future of Energy By , April 01, 2015
FBI: Chinese May Have ‘Stolen GMO Technology’ From Monsanto By , April 01, 2015
Britain Joins China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Despite “U.S. Concerns” By , March 31, 2015
Africa and China’s 21st Century “Maritime Silk Road” By , March 30, 2015
The “Greening” of China’s Black Electric Power System By and , March 30, 2015
US Attacks “Closest Ally” UK For “Constant Accommodation” With China By , March 29, 2015
Fukushima: Uranium-Plutonium Contamination By , March 29, 2015
Asian markets spooked by US tech sell-off By , March 26, 2015
Agent Orange Funding Opens Door To US Militarism And Covert Action In Vietnam By and , March 26, 2015
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Vigil guard, highest form of respect, accorded to Lee Kuan Yew during lying in state By , March 25, 2015
The Idiosyncratic Autocrat: Lee Kuan Yew and the Singapore City State By , March 23, 2015
Journalism as Subversion: “The Best Journalism Has Always Come from Dissidents” By , March 23, 2015
US Propaganda in Korea Exposes American TV as Social Engineering Tool By , March 20, 2015
Global Shift in the Balance of Power Is Moving from West to East By , March 18, 2015
New Economic Alliances. Does China have an Option? The Role of Gold By , March 18, 2015
The Destructive Impacts of Corporate Mining in the Philippines: The Tampacan Copper-Gold Mining Project in Mindanao By , March 14, 2015
China Warns U.S. to Stop Its Ukrainian Proxy War Against Russia By , March 03, 2015
Monsanto’s Shares Surge as its Drive to Force GM Crops into India Gathers Pace By , February 05, 2015
Marching Towards Disaster: What’s Really Behind The U.S. Push In The Asia-Pacific? By , January 14, 2015
Women’s Rights in War Torn Afghanistan: Pervasive Poverty, Oppression and Abuse By , March 25, 2014
The US Military Presence in Australia. The “Asia-Pacific Pivot” and “Global NATO” By , November 11, 2013
The Eurasian Triple Entente: The Strategic Importance of Iran for Russia and China By , January 23, 2012