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Watch: Student Activist Clashes With Tucker Carlson Over Venezuela Opposition By Dyln Namm May 17, 2017

(Students & Youth for a New America) — Dakotah Lilly, a leader of Students & Youth for a New America in New York City, defended Venezuela on a national US TV news broadcast. Appearing with Tucker Carlson, on a nightly...

Blasphemy From The White House: What’s Behind Trump’s Big Mouth? By Caleb T. Maupin

Under the new US administration, the ruling order of the country has not drastically changed. Domestically, the rising power of policing agencies alongside cuts in social spending has not ceased. Internationally, the USA still stands with western Europe against the bloc...

Protesting tax office workers hang a banner from the finance ministry in Athens on Monday, March 20, 2017, that reads: "Reduction of tax free limit means new cuts to salaries and pensions. Stop Austerity." Greece's left-led government is in negotiations with bailout creditors on further budget cuts and reforms required for the release of a new rescue loan installment. (AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece’s New Deal From European Lenders Delivers More Neoliberalism By Michael Nevradakis

GREECE– The Greek government recently reached a new agreement with the so-called “troika” of lenders—the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund—on new reforms that are slated to go into effect in 2019. The SYRIZA-led...

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Vladivostok, Russia in 2012.

Former Reagan Secretary Paul Craig Roberts: Oligarchs Are True Purveyors Of Fake News By Michael Nevradakis

ATHENS, Greece — The post-election climate in the United States has been nothing short of bizarre. Recount efforts in several states are being championed by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, accusations have repeatedly been made that the “Russian menace” influenced...

Bystanders wait to be handed bags of oranges during a free distribution of fruit and vegetables as a protest by farmers and vendors over proposed pension reforms, in Athens on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Greece's leftwing government is facing an escalating wave of protests over its proposed pension overhaul that has been demanded by bailout creditors. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Economist Jack Rasmus: Eurozone Benefits The Strongest Economies At The Expense Of The Weakest By Michael Nevradakis

ATHENS — This has been another eventful year in Greece. Almost one year after it turned its back on the July 2015 referendum result which rejected further austerity, the Syriza-led government has pushed forward a program of even harsher austerity, spending cuts, and...

Protesters against new austerity measures hold a placard depicting Labour Minister George Katrougalos as the movie character Edward Scissorhands during a protest outside Zappeion Hall in Athens, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. The placard reads in Greek"Katrougalos Scissorhands".

Greece’s Neoliberal Wolves In Anti-Austerity Sheep’s Clothing By Michael Nevradakis

ATHENS — (Analysis) In January of 2015, opponents of neoliberalism and the harsh policies of economic austerity rejoiced at the electoral victory of Syriza in the Greek parliamentary elections. Touted as the “first-time left,” the new Syriza-led government was...

Soldiers stand guard outside Planalto presidential palace where protesters have projected the word "Impeachment" on the building, as they call for the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, March 21, 2016. (AP/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian President Michel Temer: Dilma Rousseff Impeached Because She Didn’t Support Neoliberalism By Kit O'Connell

AUSTIN, Texas — During a recent appearance at a corporate think tank, Brazilian President Michel Temer admitted that his predecessor, Dilma Rousseff, was impeached because she refused to implement a neoliberal reform plan published by Temer’s party. Rousseff was...

Neoliberalism: ‘Profit Goes To Apple And Microsoft, Not To The Taxpayer’ By Kit O'Connell

AUSTIN, Texas — According to noted political philosopher and scholar Noam Chomsky, neoliberal politicians are hypocrites who prioritize corporate finances over both taxpayers’ well-being and their own economic principles. In April, Chomsky sat down with Yanis Varoufakis,...

A Vote Leave sign is fixed on a market stall at Havering's Romford street market in London, Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

Beyond Racism & Xenophobia: Brexit Supporters Reject The EU’s Neoliberal, Anti-Democracy Empire By Michael Nevradakis

ATHENS — (ANALYSIS) It was one year ago when “leftist” activists across Europe and around the world declared that the European Union had effectively staged a coup in Greece, blackmailing the Mediterranean country into accepting harsh austerity measures after it...

Oaxaca Protests Swell Over Police Killings And Neoliberal Education Reforms By Kit O'Connell

AUSTIN, Texas — A brutal attack on protesters in Mexico has drawn expressions of solidarity from around the world, including a vigil held on Thursday at the Texas State Capitol. At least eight civilians were killed and dozens injured on June 20, when police opened...