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.
Anger in Mexico over attack on teachers’ college students
Mexicans reacted with anger and indignation to the disappearance and possible murder of 43 young students of a teachers' college near Iguala, in the Southern State of Guerrero.
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.
Cuba appeals to United Nations on U.S. blockade
The United States wants to "isolate a small country because it defends its sovereignty and its right to freely choose its future."
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.
U.S. steps up dangerous bombing campaign in Syria
Already Reuters has reported that U.S. missiles destroyed grain silos in a northern Syrian town, killing civilians but not ISIS fighters.
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.
UN group condemns discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
The text condemns violence and discrimination based on gender identity and welcomes advances in the protection of those rights.
Scotland: In the wake of referendum "No" result
Scots voted No to independence by 55 per cent to 45 per cent, but the referendum debate energised a people determined to strike a blow against a pampered Westminster elite.
