Cubans look to U.S. example to fix racism? Not so fast
A New York Times reporter claims the visit of an African-descended U.S. president to the island could help end silence on an issue which he thinks persists.
Ingeborg Rapoport: A doctor's degree at 102
Few of the media reports told the full story, not only about the anti-Semitism of the Nazis at its beginning but about the anti-Communism which later followed.
"Echoes of Valour" in Newfoundland: A story of racism defeated
On the stormy night of February 18, 1942, the USS Truxton and the USS Pollux, headed toward Iceland for refueling, foundered against the rocky cliffs near St. Lawrence.
Revival of fascism a growing concern in Europe
Commenting on Ukrainian developments, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius pooh-poohed the idea that there is a fascist danger.
South Africa, then and now
In all the words emitted on the occasion of the passing of Nelson Mandela, one thread questions whether anything significant was accomplished with the end of apartheid.
Dominican court strips Haitian migrants of citizenship
On September 25, the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic decreed that between 200,000 and 300,000 persons born in the Dominican Republic of Haitian parentage must be stripped of their Dominican citizenship and the rights that go with it.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela on his 95th birthday
Former South African President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela celebrated his 95th birthday on Thursday, July 18.
Neonazi murder trial opens to protests
The highest-profile neonazi murder trial in Germany in decades opened today, with the five accused appearing in public for the first time since their arrest more than a year ago.
Right-wing murderers protected in Berlin
For a year now, the case of three mystery killers has roiled the German scene.
Marikana mine massacre reflects South Africa's persistent inequality and social turmoil
More astute analysis highlights the appalling situation of South Africa's mining communities as being fertile ground for the crisis that has developed at Marikana.
