
India’s right-wing government targets student activist
The charges against Kanhaiya Kumar must be understood against the backdrop of the elections to be held in several Indian states.

Colombian professor, jailed for his ideas, begins hunger strike
Miguel Ángel Beltrán, a sociology professor at Colombia's National University, is being held in maximum security at a prison in Bogota.

Irish voters to grade austerity
What looked like a smooth path to electoral victory for the Irish government has suddenly turned rocky.

New trade agreements: Potential for great harm or transnational unity
On February 4, the United States and 11 other countries in the "Pacific Rim" signed the controversial Transpacific Partnership.

GOP’s double rejection: Obama heads to Havana, Pope calls Trump’s wall un-Christian
The actions of Obama and Pope Francis are a resounding rejection of foreign and domestic policy agendas being put forward by Republican leaders.

Are Europe’s left victories a triumph or a trap?
Over the past year, left and center-left parties have taken control of two European countries and hold the balance of power in a third.

Bolivia’s socialist government seeks referendum approval; U.S. intervenes
Over ten years, Morales and his supporters have molded a socialist and anti-imperialist government whose future will be affected by the outcome.

Virtual war against Cuba and the fate of Ana Belen Montes
She is a political prisoner, but more; Ana Belen Montes could be considered a prisoner of war.

In Germany, too, the right wing scapegoats immigrants
"Shoot them down!" - That's one answer to the problem of refugees and immigrants flooding into Germany, clearer even than any Trump-wall.

Haiti: President Martelly steps down, interim government formed
Finally responding to angry protests, Haitian President Michel Martelly, the son of a Shell Oil executive, stepped down on Sunday.

