North, south, east and west, activists across the country gathered for car caravans and rallies demanding the end of the U.S. blockade of Cuba. Read more

March 19 marks the 18th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The catastrophic warfare that followed claimed the lives of over a million Iraqis, led to the death or life-altering injury of tens thousands of U.S. service members, and sowed chaos throughout the Middle East. Brian is joined by Mike Prysner, the producer of The Empire Files. Mike is also a co-host of the podcast Eyes Left, a podcast hosted by two anti-war Army veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Mike was a soldier serving in the U.S. military during the Iraq invasion, and went on to become an anti-war leader who organized soldiers and veterans to resist the Pentagon war machine. Read more

Brian Becker reviews the history of heated debate within the socialist movement over the necessity of taking a principled, anti-imperialist position in opposition to the U.S. war machine. Almost 18 years ago, George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq, a conflict that would ultimately take the lives of over a million Iraqis. Whether and how to oppose this war -- and others like the 1991 Gulf War or the 2011 war on Libya -- has been a persistent topic of debate. Read more

On December 6, Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections to choose new deputies for the National Assembly, the country’s legislature.

By mid-July it became clear that, despite persistent images of near-collapse painted by the international press, the country appears to be returning to something close to normality.

The author was part of an international team of observers who went to monitor the gubernatorial elections in Venezuela Oct. 15.

Join us outside the OAS (200 17th St. NW, just north of Constitution Ave.) on Wednesday, May 31 at 1:00 p.m. to say: Stop the U.S. and OAS interference and destabilization campaign against Venezuela! We defend President Maduro and the people against the right-wing violence and coup attempts!