Partial victory won in preventing voter suppression in Canada
The Conservative party government of Stephen Harper has agreed to modify legislation that critics charge is designed to help the Conservatives steal the 2015 elections.
Venezuelan opposition attacks Cuban health workers
Cuban doctors contribute to the long term construction of systems of public health throughout the global South, health systems that were abandoned or disregarded during decades of neo-liberalism.
Today in eco-history: Andropov writes to U.S. 5th grader to ease nuclear fears
While not seen as an environmental issue at the time, nuclear weapons pose the single biggest threat to the Earth's environment, scientists warned in 2006.
TPP trade talks draw foes on both sides of Pacific
Twitter carried pictures of protesting Asian workers and news reports said the Obama-Abe bargaining in Japan would probably not result in approval of the trade pact.
Canadian conservative senators back off of voter suppression efforts
A Canadian Senate Committee has joined the ranks of critics demanding that the Conservative government revise Republican-style voter suppression legislation that it is determined to implement.
Tensions high in Ukraine in spite of agreement
The problem is that there was no involvement of disaffected elements from primarily Russian-speaking communities in Eastern Ukraine in the talks that led to the announcement.
As crisis builds, Ukrainians face May 25 election
This election is largely a contest of powerful business tycoons who made their fortunes out of the breakup of the old Soviet Union and the privatization of state enterprises that followed.
Activists push for release of jailed trade unionist Shahrokh Zamani
He was arrested in June 2011 and sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges widely levelled against trade unionists.
Why the U.S. does what it does in Ukraine
If you want to understand why our government is so worked up about Ukraine, a good place to start is with U.S. actions in Yugoslavia some 25 years ago.
Equality victory, as India recognizes transgender rights
Landmark Supreme Court ruling allows people to identify themselves outside the traditional gender binary
