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U.S. in Colombia: Gen. Petraeus distorts reality

Students in New York City are so right-on to protest David Petraeus’ appointment as a highly paid professor at the…

October 23, 2013

U.S., France step up intervention in Africa

U.S. military operations on Oct. 5 in Libya and Somalia were neither isolated events nor solely prompted by the siege…

October 23, 2013

French high school students protest racist deportation

Léonarda Dibrani was on a class trip Oct.9 in Doubs, a small community near the French-Swiss border, when French cops…

October 22, 2013

Demanda contra la ONU por cólera en Haití

A pesar de que su responsabilidad en la introducción y propagación del cólera en Haití ha sido establecida de manera…

October 22, 2013

First Nation protesters tell Southwestern Energy to “Frack off!”

Acting on behalf of a U.S. energy company, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police staged a surprise, early morning attack on…

October 21, 2013

Marches in Portugal, Italy protest austerity

The main Portuguese union federation, the CGTP-IN, reported Oct. 19 that “Many tens of thousands of workers marched today in…

October 21, 2013

Suit against U.N. over cholera in Haiti

Even though its responsibility for introducing and spreading cholera in Haiti has been irrefutably established, the United Nations has refused…

October 20, 2013

Syria: U.S. still aims for ‘regime change’

By David Sole and John Catalinotto In a reversal of its usual role, Human Rights Watch on Oct. 11 released…

October 20, 2013

Lebanese trade unionist tells WW: War on Syria also aimed at Lebanon

New York City — Mohammad Kassem is a longtime trade union leader in Lebanon, and a fighter for the sovereignty…

October 20, 2013

Colombia: The meaning of the peace process

Historical events were plentiful in Colombia this past year: agricultural strikes, peace negotiations, people’s assemblies, large student demonstrations — in…

October 19, 2013