World
Chavez’s jailing of Colombian political refugee causes outrage
May 2, 2011An arrest near Caracas triggered questions about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a socialist and protagonist of continent-wide emancipation knuckling under to Colombia.
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World Notes: Brazil, Turkey, Laos – and more
April 28, 2011Some 80,000 workers stopped work in mid March at hydroelectric plants, refineries, and electric generating facilities in "the biggest social protest by workers in many years," according to upsidedownworld.org.
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Is the “war on drugs” in Mexico leading to a police state?
April 28, 2011The new National Security Law would give the military and state security the right to use force on the simple declaration that they constitute a national security threat.
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Thomas Jefferson: On the breeding of kings
April 28, 2011What did America's founders have to say about royalty?
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Iran opposition grows as regime increases repression
April 27, 2011The Ahmadenijed regime appears increasingly detached from the real world, and opposition continues on the streets.
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