Mi'kmaw nation fights fracking on sovereign land
Why is Canadian government concerned with the Mi'kmaw land? Canada accepted Houston-based Southwestern Energy Company's bid to begin an exploration program over 2.5 million acres to test new hydrocarbon basins.
Germany: the latest ups and downs
An American woman has been honored for her heroic work against the Nazis in World War II.
French students rebel against deportations of classmates
The arrest of a Roma girl on a school bus in front of her classmates, and her subsequent deportation to Kosovo along with her family, has caused an uproar in France and split the ruling Socialist Party of President Francois Hollande.
Experts put Iraq death toll at nearly 500,000
The first major study into the human cost of the Iraq war in eight years has found that nearly half a million people died because of the U.S.-led invasion.
"Hasta Siempre, Comandante": On the anniversary of the murder of Che
On October 9, 1967, hirelings in the employ of Bolivian dictator Rene Barrientos, supported and instigated by the United States government via C.I.A. operative Felix Rodriguez, carried out the cold blooded murder of comandante Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
Cuba: U.S. cows firms on embargo, harms economy
For more than half a century the U.S. has severely impeded Cuba's economy, costing the island nation $1,157,327,000, and millions to the U.S. economy, according to a United Nations resolution on the trade embargo.
Cuba airline bombing anniversary shows U.S. double standard on terrorism
Last Saturday, U.S. military operatives carried out raids in Libya and Somalia. Coincidentally, the raids took place one day before the 37th anniversary of a major terrorist act for which the United States has never held anybody accountable.
Lampedusa horror part of worldwide migration tragedy
More and more people in the U.S. realize that U.S. trade and economic policies are directly linked to the conditions that impel people to migrate in such numbers.
Jesse Jackson visits Cuba
Civil rights advocate Jesse Jackson, attending a religious service at a Havana-based Baptist church, called for actions to end the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba.
Book review: "Cuba and its Neighbors - Democracy in Motion"
"Cuba and its Neighbors - Democracy in Motion" enables the reader to broaden his or her understanding of Cuban political life.
