In the blink of an eye Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s authoritarian president, fled to Russia while his lackeys fled to Lebanon or Iraq. Syrians could embrace new freedoms, refugees flocked home to loved ...

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International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of ...

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As I pondered the chronicles of my past self, encapsulated within the confines of that ancient curriculum vitae, I couldn't help but feel a sense of amusement ...

As Bono once commented about Luciano Pavarotti, “the opera follows him off stage”. Legendary soprano Maria Callas would have ...

This month Kyle Whitmire begins his new role as Washington watchdog columnist for AL.com. This column first appeared in his ...