World Notes: India, Iraq, Kenya, Spain, Venezuela, Cuba
Tribal rights win in India, union repression in Iraq, Kenya controversy, cuts in Spain, education in Venezuela, Cuba's oil.
A view from Iraq
How the Iraqis see it: an interview with Salam Ali of the Iraqi Communist Party on the continuing political impasse in Iraq and the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces.
World Notes: Cuba, Chile, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Czech Republic, Bangladesh
Cuba's economy, Chilean hunger strike, South African public workers, U.S. arms for Saudis, missile defense for Czechs, Bangladesh textile workers.
Class inequality widening in Israel
A new report from Tel Aviv highlights growing class inequality in Israel, and the issue is getting national attention.
World Notes: Senegal, Kyrgyzstan, Israel
French military leaving Senegal, Kyrgyzstan coup impacts Afghanistan, Israel's nukes remain.
Iraq elections: a tale of big money and ugly politics
Many Iraqis hoped the March elections would advance a united national consensus to build a sovereign democratic Iraq, free of foreign occupation, but it appears that struggle has a ways to go.
Israel faces moment of truth over East Jerusalem
Last Tuesday's announcement by the Israeli government that it will build 1,600 new housing units for Israelis in Palestinian East Jerusalem has unleashed an unparalleled furor.
Big voter turnout in Iraq, undeterred by violence
Iraqi voters turned out heavily in Sunday's national elections, despite an upsurge of violence leading up to the balloting.
‘War on terror’ zeroes in on Yemen
A few things we need to know about Yemen: strategic location, oil, a Very Important Neighbor, imperialism and Cold War history, poverty and economic/environmental crisis.
