Revival of fascism a growing concern in Europe
Commenting on Ukrainian developments, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius pooh-poohed the idea that there is a fascist danger.
Free Bahareh Hedayat, Iranian student leader, women's rights activist
Bahareh Hedayat will be 32 years old next month. She looks likely to mark that birthday in prison unless the Iranian government can be persuaded to free her.
WikiLeaks shows NATO’s role in Ukraine crisis
Is the Russian occupation of the Crimea a case of aggressive expansionism by Moscow or aimed at blocking a scheme by NATO to roll up to Russia's western border?
Congressional backing of Venezuela protests raises tough questions
With violent anti-government protests continuing since early February, the idea of Venezuelans "protesting peacefully" reflects media bias.
Left candidate wins in El Salvador elections
The candidate of the left wing FMLN, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, appears to have won the Mar. 9 presidential runoff elections.
Intellectual property rights and the TPP
Ever since Jefferson's time there has been a contest between two principal propositions on intellectual property (IP).
No quiet on the eastern front: "Stalingrad"
Based loosely on Soviet author Vasily Grossman's novel, "Life and Fate," the film Stalingrad is a treatment of World War II's "bloodiest battle in human history."
Western leaders belittle legitimate Russian concerns about fascism
In Russia the memories of the Nazi invasion of 1941, of the war that followed and of the activities of local Nazi collaborators, including Ukrainian ones historically linked to the present crowd of extremists in Kiev, are strong.
Big questions emerge over congressional backing for Venezuelan protests
The idea of Venezuelans "protesting peacefully" reflects media bias. As protests mounted , police didn't intervene until gov. officers were attacked or burned.
Iraqi women protest proposed Islamic law
Iraqi women demonstrated against a draft law that would permit the marriage of nine-year-old girls and automatically give child custody to fathers.
