Corbyn poised to shift UK’s Labor Party to the left
One of the parties that led international social democracy's turn toward the centrist 'third way' in the 1990s is now poised to elect a new leader from the left.
In Mexico, a history of struggle drives a dance of resistance
Change and catastrophe produced one of the world's most beautiful dances: The Dance of the Feather.
Immigrants, welcome and unwelcome in Europe
Desperate families facing ever new obstacles from weather, hunger and thirst to barbed wire fences - these pictures hammer at emotions for one tragic week after another.
Guatemalan president arrested, trouble looms as election goes to runoff
Otto Perez Molina resigned and was arrested on charges of corruption and accepting bribes; the elections that followed sent a confused message.
Sen. Wyden positioned to secure rights for Guatemalan workers
"This visit to Guatemala reinforced how important it is to include strong labor protections in our trade deals and to make sure the U.S. follows through with enforcement of those rules."
Today in history: 70 years since Vietnam independence proclaimed
In 1945, after Japan's surrender in World War II, Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed independence of Vietnam from France and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement: Potential damage to global public health
"If the door starts to close on generic production of antiretrovirals, any hope of ending the global AIDS epidemic in our lifetime will quickly evaporate."
Mass uprising is shaking up Iraq
Iraq has witnessed a growing mass protest movement with demonstrations held every Friday since July 31 at Tahrir Square.
Amid scandal, U.S. lawmakers oppose funding Honduran government
A group of Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the suspension of projected U.S. aid to Honduran police.
L’Humanité: France should offer asylum to Snowden and Assange
A basic gesture of solidarity is indispensable in respect of whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Julian Assange.
