Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In the United Nations’ Humanitarian Situation Update #340 on the Gaza Strip (12 November 2025), there is a section on the distress experienced by more than 1 million Palestinian...
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Robin Hood – past and present
The new corporate version of Robin Hood is a betrayal of the anti-colonial hero of the people of yore, suggests DENNIS BROE.
Trump rebuked by Federal ruling against Unlawful Racial Gerrymandering in Texas
“The Trump-Abbott maps are clearly illegal, and I’m glad these judges have blocked them,” said Rep. Greg Casar.
China once again shows what Socialist International Free Trade looks like in Africa
China’s zero-tariff policy for African countries is also part of its socialist internationalist commitment to strengthening economic ties and promoting industrial investment that supports local production in Africa.
Zionists are freaking out about losing control of the narrative
More and more often we’re seeing them say the quiet parts out loud as they frantically scramble to manage perceptions and manipulate minds around the world.
Liberal tyrannies
In a symbolic joining of older and contemporary struggles against apartheid, Francesca Albanese delivered the Nelson Mandela lecture this autumn. Did her address manage to bury the fiction of the ‘liberal world order’ once and for all?
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary to quit public roles after Epstein Files release
‘I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,’ Larry Summers said.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for a general strike: Here’s why it matters
The success of the 2012 strike and the iconic “Red Wave” cemented the influence of a more progressive, social-justice-oriented caucus within the CTU and established a model of militant unionism that has shaped labor actions across the country ever since.
‘Massive privatization’: María Corina Machado offers to sell $1.7 trillion of Venezuela’s assets to U.S. corporations
María Corina Machado, the far-right Venezuelan coup leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize, vowed “massive privatization”, offering to sell off $1.7 trillion of her country’s resources to U.S. corporations.
Swiss official tied to Israel ordered Ali Abunimah arrest, probe finds
The new federal report indicates abuse of power by a senior Swiss official with financial ties to Israel.
Nkrumaist, Sankarist, and creator of Afrobeat
TONY BURKE recommends a new podcast about the legendary Nigerian musician and political activist FELA KUTI.
Dockworkers Have the Power to Stop Imperialist War Cargo and Win Union Control of Technology—Use It!
US president Donald Trump rumbles fatuously on as his phony “peace” plan for Gaza unravels, the US/NATO war against Russia sinks ever deeper in the mud of Ukraine, and his bunker-buster blow failed to put a dent in Iran’s nuclear program. In the United States he has...











