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Defend Venezuela, end the sanctions!

President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela deserves the highest praise and support for firmly rejecting the latest round of U.S. pressures…

March 10, 2015

Burkina Faso courts to allow exhumation of Thomas Sankara remains

Captain Thomas Sankara, martyred Burkinabe revolutionary Pan-Africanist and Marxist leader, was assassinated in a coup on Oct. 15, 1987. Sankara,…

March 10, 2015

U.S. computer makers lose markets as more NSA spyware exposed

Kaspersky Lab, a well-regarded, Russian-based, computer security company, released a report in mid-February describing a U.S. National Security Agency secret…

March 9, 2015

As U.S.-Cuba talks proceed: End the blockade!

Cuban and U.S. negotiators have announced progress after the second round of talks to formalize diplomatic relations between Cuba and…

March 8, 2015

Dominicans join Haitians to protest lynching

Haitian and Dominican organizations in New York held a rally at noon and later a vigil at the Consulate of…

March 8, 2015

Despite reported decline, struggle against Ebola continues

African leaders, health care professionals, international humanitarian organizations and others have praised the work battling the latest and most deadly…

March 7, 2015

Women fight oppression in Bangladesh

As I walked through the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, I became aware of so much suffering, especially for women.…

March 6, 2015

Two years after factory collapse, Bangladeshi workers address students

Lexington, Ky. -- Mahinur Begum went to work on the morning of April 24, 2013, even though she knew she…

March 6, 2015

Detroit protesters stand with Greece

Detroit --  Activists with the Moratorium NOW! Coalition demonstrated in bitterly cold weather in front of Chase Bank here to…

March 6, 2015

U.S. to join Colombia ‘peace process’ in Havana

The U.S. State Department announced on Feb. 20 that it would send a representative to the peace talks between the…

March 5, 2015