World

U. S. intervention in Venezuela: Cuba responds

March 15, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

We don't want wars, blockades, interference, subversion, sabotage; we want peace, social justice and equity, sustainable development, security and respect for our sovereignty.

Inuit, Indigenous women face Third World conditions in Quebec jails

March 10, 2016 By Johan Boyden

In April 2015, Quebec's Protecteur du Citoyen, or Ombudsperson, took a tour of detention cells in northern Quebec.

Spain’s election stalemate continues; social democrats refuse compromise

March 9, 2016 By Conn Hallinan

The effort by Pedro Sánchez to form a government brings to mind the story of the hunter who goes into the forest with one bullet in his rifle.

Berta Cáceres, Indigenous environmental leader, murdered in Honduras

March 8, 2016 By Emile Schepers

At least two men in ski masks fractured her arm and leg, and then shot her at least eight times, killing her.

Irish voters reject austerity, realign political system

March 8, 2016 By Conn Hallinan

If one thing's clear after Ireland's recent election, it's that people no longer buy the myth that austerity is the path to economic salvation.