Austerity rejected in Czech presidential election
On Saturday, voters in the Czech Republic participated in runoff presidential elections.
“Hotel Evin” where checking out is not easy
Evin prison in Tehran has for nearly 30 years been a notorious center for the punishment, torture, and execution of opponents to the Iranian regime.
Idle No More: Native movement sweeps Canada and U.S.
Native communities from coast to coast in the U.S. have embraced this upheaval.
Mali and chickens
The vision that Conrad's character Marlow describes is of a French frigate firing broadsides into a vast African jungle, in essence, bombarding a continent.
Mali, imperialism, and “Françafrique”
About 3,000 French troops have now entered the war in Mali, at the request of Malian President Dioncounda Traoré.
Court documents on Alan Gross could help Cuban Five
Cuban Five defenders distinguish between the role of the Five in the United States and Gross' activities in Cuba.
Terror in Iran: Photo tells a story
These men should not have paid with their lives. Why execution???
Honduran Coup in 2009 was invitation to plunder
Land takeovers for industrial farming are on a fast track with harmful effects accumulating. And plans are unfolding for manufacturing and trade enclaves under privatized governance.
France bombs Mali, complicates mess long in making
French military units, including aviation and infantry, have attacked Islamist rebels in Mali since last week.
A hero, protests and a dog matter in Germany
Von Steuben, an anti-Nazi protest in Magdeburg and an annual observance in Berlin in memory of of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg.
