Middle East
Key steps for a just and lasting Middle East peace
May 9, 2012The most volatile tinderbox area of the world where the danger of war exists is the Middle East.
Read moreBahrain struggle continues amid regional tensions
May 4, 2012Dissidents continue to organize protests against the government of Bahrain, a Persian Gulf kingdom known for its large scale oil production.
Read more‘Arab Spring’ unions get top rights award
March 26, 2012Two union federations that have been leaders in the "Arab Spring," in Tunisia and Bahrain, received the AFL-CIO's top human rights award.
Read moreIranian people confront regime plus war threat
March 2, 2012The political opposition is completely barred from the election. Almost all political groupings of democratic orientation have called for a boycott of the sham.
Read moreBring the troops home from Afghanistan
February 27, 2012The American people know that to stop the killing in Afghanistan there is only one option: get all the U.S. troops out of there.
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