Female Nobel winners are rare: One was a British communist
Malala Yousafzai, the 17-year-old Pakistani female education activist, shot but never silenced by the Taliban, became the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
Duvalier: Dead but not gone
Jean-Claude Duvalier, responsible for the death of thousands and theft of millions, who moved openly in the society of Haitian elites, died Oct. 4 a free man.
Globalization and NAFTA caused migration from Mexico
U.S. trade and immigration policy are linked. They are part of a single system, not separate and independent policies.
First round election results in Brazil leave left hopeful
On Sunday October. 5, Brazil held its general elections, after a campaign that was anything but boring.
Sudan crackdown marks anniversary of repression
The government of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al Bashir is engaged in a crackdown against a nationwide, broad-front opposition movement.
Why the Berlin Wall fell remains a relevant question today
For millions, the opening of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago resulted in genuine and understandable euphoria.
Ukraine: Knocking down the Lenin statues
For people in Ukraine, and not only in the East, who don't agree with the right wing policies of Kiev, the situation is still ominous.
Rethinking social antitheses: ISIS and the Islamic State
The previous notion that all forms of social resistance to capitalist hegemony are a good thing is no longer acceptable for the 21st century.
Argentina, UN approve a radical move on the “vulture capitalists”
The actions came as a sequel to a long running controversy over the efforts of U.S. hedge funds to make a large profit at the expense of the Argentine people.
Defending Colombian political prisoner David Ravelo, and others
Ravelo led the fight in Barrancabermeja, his home city, against right-wing paramilitary domination.
