Is "pitiless war" the best leaders can offer these days?
A week of horrible carnage, and more pain as the powerful take refuge in clichéd policies that once again turn the wheel of violence.
Today in Indigenous history: Louis Riel, rebel Canadian Métis leader, hanged
Louis Riel, a leader of the Métis people in their resistance against the Canadian government in the Canadian Northwest, remains the most controversial figure in Canadian history.
French communist leader speaks on Paris attacks
"Faced with these attacks, let us stand together for freedom, equality, fraternity and peace."
Socialist coalition hands right-wing Portuguese government defeat
The unity in Portugal has been made possible by a very evident left turn on the part of the Socialist Party.
Today in history: Saudi women protest by driving cars
Forty-seven women in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, drove their cars in a 14-car convoy to protest the driving ban.
Refugee crisis exposes Germany’s political crisis
The German political scene is in turmoil and such turbulence has opened the way to healthy change, but now, in my view, it can lead to great dangers.
Today in history: Fellowship of Reconciliation, 100 years persevering for peace
A number of events taking place in and near NYC celebrate the centennial of an organization some call "the conscience of the peace movement."
Today in history: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzkhak Rabin assassinated
The assassination of Rabin was the culmination of Israeli right-wing dissent over the Oslo peace process.
Be very afraid: the price of Turkey’s elections
If there is a lesson to be drawn from the Nov. 1 Turkish elections, it is that fear works.
Indigenous news: First Nations MPs elected, Day of the Dead history
Last Monday's election was historic for Canada's First Nations community.
