A hot weekend and a chilly G7 summit
Top leaders of seven nations at the G7 Summit discuss "the global economy as well as... foreign, security and development policy."
Massive anti-austerity march as Portugal prepares for national elections
The red hammer-and-sickle banners of the Portuguese Communist Party and the green flags of the Green Ecological Party filled the streets of Lisbon.
Venezuela: two in custody in murder of Bolivarian legislator
Last year, Robert Serra was murdered in his apartment in Caracas, along with Maria Herrera, his companion and political helper.
TPP’s evil twin advances in European Parliament
The legislative arm of the European Union approved a position statement backing, with modifications, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
Germany: many strikes and a big scandal
A locomotive engineers strike stopped freight cars and passenger traffic; meanwhile, Angela Davis visited Berlin and elsewhere in Germany.
Today in history: Forward-looking Uruguayan President José Mujica turns 80
On this date in 1935, José Alberto Mujica Cordano was born in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Right wingers attend “side” meetings during Summit of the Americas
There was a lot of action on the side, at parallel meetings and the Summit of the Peoples.
MoveOn moves to halt GOP sabotage of Iran nuke deal
MoveOn.org is warning that the Republican-led Senate could be starting down the path to a new war in the Mideast.
Cuba restructures its socialism: steadily but without stopping or pausing
About 30 miles west of this city, one of the largest construction projects since the start of the Cuban revolution in 1959 is taking shape.
Cuba, United States “respectfully” chat about human rights
The U.S. has talked of supposed maltreatment of "political prisoners" in Cuba. Cubans need simply say "Guantanamo" to put that in perspective.
