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‘Operation Mongoose’: Washington’s secret war on Cuba [Socialist History: S1 Episode 2]
In 1961 the United States launched the largest covert operation of the Cold War against a single country, a campaign of sabotage, terror, and assassination aimed at destroying the Cuban Revolution ninety miles from Florida.
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‘Operation Ajax’ in Iran: The CIA’s original sin [Socialist History: S1 Episode 1]
In 1953 the CIA secretly organized a coup to overthrow the democratically elected leader of Iran.
Israel is losing
Seven months into Israel’s genocide, the US has been forced to shift its position on unconditional support to Israel
On March 2, the world will march to stop Israel’s genocidal assault on Rafah
Israel is threatening to carry out a full-scale invasion of Rafah, a tiny section of Gaza where 1.5 million Palestinians are now packed, on March 10. Ahead of the deadline, a global day of protest is scheduled for March 2.
The Palestinian cause is a banner for all of humanity
To celebrate the recent release of a new English translation of Ghassan Kanafani’s essential work, The 1936–1939 Revolution in Palestine, leftist publisher 1804 Books shares an excerpt from the introduction.