World
Obama and Latin America: Will policy go beyond small changes?
August 6, 2009The Obama administration has reached, but has not yet taken advantage of, a “teachable moment” (to use one of Obama’s own favorite phrases) in U.S. relations with Latin America. On the positive side, it pointedly refrained...
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Reasons for an economic bright spot in China
August 5, 2009Translated by Nikita Shah (l'Humanite) At the height of the international crisis, the Canton trade fair [1], the traditional barometer of Chinese foreign trade, has this year reflected China’s important new economic trends. For the first...
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Ex-Union Carbide boss wanted by Indian court
August 5, 2009Original source: An Indian court has issued a new arrest warrant for the man who ran Union Carbide at the time of the horrific 1984 factory gas leak in Bhopal. On Friday, in response to a...
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WORLDNOTES: Mali, Germany, Iraq, Paraguay, South Korea, Greece, Cuba
August 4, 2009Mali: Forum of the Peoples convenes A gathering in Bandiagara last month offered solutions for crises facing the world’s poor. Proposals there contrasted with disaster-causing prescriptions emanating from the recently-concluded G8 conclave of wealthy nations. Over...
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US/Colombia agreement targets Venezuela
August 4, 2009A U.S.-Colombian agreement divulged last month is emblematic of what Le Monde Diplomatique correspondent Omar Roberto Rodriguez characterized as a “brutal counteroffensive” against “progressive and democratic governments.” Colombia will allow the United States for 10 years...
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