Why aren’t Nicaragua’s children fleeing to the U.S?
The proactive, preventative, community policing model of Nicaragua's police has helped make Nicaragua one of the safest countries in Latin America.
Education counter-revolution in England sounds awfully familiar
The Conservative-led coalition government in the UK has embarked on a "shock therapy" deregulatory binge across the English education sector.
Colombia peace talks to continue, for now, after Santos re-election
It's evident a week after President Juan Manuel Santos won re-election with 51 percent of the vote that his government's peace negotiations with the FARC, in progress for 18 months, will be continuing.
Argentina, “vulture” funds, and the U.S. Supreme Court
The high court refused to hear Argentina's appeal of an appeals court decision which forces the South American country to appease predatory "vulture" funds.
Vietnam appeals to public for help on China conflict
China sent a deep-water oil rig into Vietnamese marine territory, along with 80 ships, including military vessels, infuriating Vietnam, which has been trying to resolve the crisis diplomatically.
Marching on Moscow
Why are the U.S., the EU, and NATO on the road to the Russian capital? And exactly what are they hoping to accomplish?
Europe: The sky's not falling
"The subjugation of democratic process to the markets was the reason why we have the crisis today...we predicted from the onset...that austerity-based policies would backfire."
Targeted Ukrainian Communist cites right-wing terror, democratic collapse
The leader of the Ukrainian Communist Party, Petro Symonenko, was the target of a murder attempt by far-right militiamen on 16th May in Kiev.
Police snatch body of Korean Samsung worker
A leader of a new union at Samsung in South Korea named Yeom Ho-seok took his own life to protest the vicious anti-union policies of the company.
European Parliament elections reflect loss of confidence in European Union
During the week ending on May 25, voters in the 28 countries of the European Union voted for members of the 766-member European Parliament.
