World

Globalization and NAFTA caused migration from Mexico

October 15, 2014 By David Bacon

U.S. trade and immigration policy are linked. They are part of a single system, not separate and independent policies.

President Morales and Bolivian socialists score big election win

October 14, 2014 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Morales' MAS brought an increase in resources available to the Bolivian people as the result of a burgeoning economy.

Child rights activists Malala and Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize

October 10, 2014 By Mark Lewis And Karl Ritter

Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel winner ever as she and Kailash Satyarthi of India won the Nobel Peace Prize for working to protect children at great risk.

Tribunal takes up Mexico’s migrant hell

October 9, 2014 By David Bacon

Photos of "La Bestia" have become famous around the world, showing young migrants crowded on top of boxcars, riding from the Guatemala border to near the U.S.

First round election results in Brazil leave left hopeful

October 8, 2014 By Emile Schepers

On Sunday October. 5, Brazil held its general elections, after a campaign that was anything but boring.