Rise of Joint List's Ayman Odeh shakes up Israeli politics
A politician who wants to build an Arab-Jewish "alliance of the disadvantaged," has emerged as one of the biggest surprises of Israel's election campaign.
U.S. sanctions against Venezuela draw objections worldwide
President Obama said the situation in Venezuela represents a danger to U.S. interests; protests against that statement occurred all over the world.
U.S. escalates tensions with Venezuela
Obama activated sanctions against Venezuela last Monday, which had been approved by Congress and signed by himself.
Today in women’s history: Church of England ordains women priests
The women were ordained in alphabetical order; Angela Berners-Wilson is considered the first woman to be ordained in England.
Canada conservatives push to curb civil liberties
Canadian conservatives aren't slowing down their steamroller attempt to impose legislation criminalizing dissidents.
American people key to normalization of U.S.-Cuba ties
Those who care deeply about peace and friendship between peoples should be part of every key battle ahead.
Syriza’s Greece: whispers of battles past
The negotiations between Greece and the EU bring to mind Themistocles, a man who knew when to retreat and when to fight.
Claudia Jones Communist, anti-racist and feminist
Paying tribute to Claudia Jones, activist and tireless fighter for working-class women.
Women fight an uphill battle in El Salvador
A delegation of women recently paid a visit to El Salvador to see what women are doing there to better their lives.
Today in women’s history: Rosa Luxemburg born in 1871
Rosa Luxemburg, born on March 5, 1871, in Zamość, Poland, was a Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and revolutionary socialist of Polish-Jewish descent.
