World
Syria troop withdrawal welcomed, but Trump’s aim unclear
December 21, 2018What happens next—for U.S. imperial policy in the region, for Syria, and for the Kurdish people—is up in the air.
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Spanish regional elections: Socialist Party falters, far-right advances
December 21, 2018The European right has absconded with some of the left’s programs. Once elected, of course, it will jettison those issues, just as the Nazis did.
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George H.W. Bush, Luis Posada Carriles, and the dirty war against Cuba
December 20, 2018Stories abound as to George H.W. Bush's civility, but dark corners in his political life have received less attention. Luis Posada Carriles lived in one of them.
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December 18 is International Migrants Day
December 18, 2018The challenges and difficulties of international migration require enhanced cooperation and collective action among countries and regions.
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Wealth, poverty in Zacatecas: Two sides of the same silver coin
December 18, 2018Irony runs deep in Zacatecas: The state’s Latin motto is “Labor vincit omnia”—Work conquers all, including its people.
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