Brazil coup a plot to cover up corruption among the plotters?
The scandal strongly suggests that Rousseff's impeachment was part of a conspiracy to cover up corruption among those who engineered her ouster.
Brazil's workers say, "Stay Dilma, there will be no coup!
To put it mildly, social policies implemented by the Workers Party-led government displeased the elite and reactionary middle class.
Ecuador proposes moderate tax increase on rich, right wing runs amok
In most Latin American countries, including those with relatively progressive governments, huge wealth disparities are an obstacle to the pursuit of social justice and greater democracy.
Assassination marks anti-socialist terror campaign against Venezuela
Venezuelan National Assembly deputy Robert Serra and companion María Herrera were murdered on October 1 in Caracas.
Oil depot ablaze, Libyan government appeals for help
Libya's interim government said that the fire could trigger a "humanitarian and environmental disaster" in Tripoli, appealing for "international help" to extinguish the inferno.
Mali, imperialism, and “Françafrique”
About 3,000 French troops have now entered the war in Mali, at the request of Malian President Dioncounda Traoré.
