World

More than meets the eye behind the Iran sanctions

December 6, 2016 By John Wojcik

Navid Shomali of Iran's Tudeh Party explains why "America is now trying to create a Middle East in which no power is dominant and all are to some extent dependent on the U.S.”

Why was Venezuela suspended from South American trade bloc?

December 5, 2016 By Emile Schepers

In a victory for the international Right, on Dec. 2, MERCOSUR announced the suspension of Venezuela.

No peace yet in Colombia despite war’s end

December 5, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The war between FARC and the government is over, but peace remains elusive.

Left coalition keeps right wing on the defensive in Portugal

December 5, 2016 By John Wojcik

While right wing parties menace the political landscape in the U.S. and Europe, they have been substantially beaten back in Portugal.

French socialists divided as right-wing threat looms

November 30, 2016 By C.J. Atkins

As the Socialist Party bickers over who will lead it to defeat, the real competition is between two right-wing candidates – one a neoliberal and the other a neo-fascist.