Colombian prisoner David Ravelo speaks to North Americans
Prisoner David Ravelo presented two reports that offer a local and intensely personal perspective on struggle in Colombia for rights and survival.
French right-wing party in hot water over Panama Papers
We now know that two "allies" of Front National's leader Marine Le Pen, have been named in the Panama Papers.
Left shut out in Peru presidential runoff; only right-wing candidates remain
The April vote was held under conditions of instability and confusion.
Right and left in German state elections
The vicious slogans of the AfD and its fascist accompanists as well as to the guilty leaders of the old parties are still steering Germany into ever more dangerous waters.
Brazil's workers say, "Stay Dilma, there will be no coup!
To put it mildly, social policies implemented by the Workers Party-led government displeased the elite and reactionary middle class.
Berta Caceres: The struggle for justice continues
A month after indigenous rights and environmental activist Berta Caceres was murdered, the crime is no nearer being solved; but the movement that was sparked by her death is growing.
U. S. intervention in Venezuela: Cuba responds
We don't want wars, blockades, interference, subversion, sabotage; we want peace, social justice and equity, sustainable development, security and respect for our sovereignty.
Icy times and rays of hope in Germany
The influx of immigrants and asylum-seekers--over a million in 2015--has split Germany into two nearly equal halves.
Ultra-right makes worrisome advances in French regional elections
In France, as in other European countries, the most common interpretation of the right's surge is hostility toward immigrants, refugees and foreigners in general.
At #COP21, unions lobby hard for human rights and "just transition"
Just transition: discussed, debated and tweeted from Paris by global union, Indigenous, social justice, environmental and women climate activists as well as developing countries.
