World

Venezuelans speak their minds

February 10, 2006

CARACAS, Venezuela — As this city filled up with delegates from 160 countries attending the sixth World Social Forum last month, one thing seemed to be on their minds: learning more about the revolutionary process taking...

Cubas energy: revolution within a revolution

February 10, 2006

Cuba’s struggle goes beyond overcoming a state of siege and surviving the fall of the Soviet bloc. It ends neither with health care, schools, and food for all, nor with the battle of ideas. There’s more...

Anti-Muslim cartoons provoke furor. Rising calls for respect, dialogue

February 10, 2006

Religious and political leaders around the world appealed for respect, dialogue and an end to violence this week, as protests continued in many countries against publication of caricatures depicting the prophet Muhammad as a terrorist. Initially...

U.S. threats to Venezuelas revolution escalate

February 8, 2006

Aggressive maneuvers against Venezuela from the Bush government have reached new heights. Here are some indicators. That a coup against Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was under way when opposition parties opted out of Venezuela’s December parliamentary...

Cuba news briefs

February 3, 2006

Cuba travel under the gun The Bush administration is cracking down on what it sees as illegal travel to Cuba. A foretaste of what lay ahead was provided in the May 2004 report of the “Commission...