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This week in history: American Friends Service Committee celebrates centennial

April 17, 2017 By Special to People’s World

This week the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), founded in 1917, turns 100 years old.

Trump in Syria: Making a bad situation worse

April 12, 2017 By Larry Rubin

U.S. oil conglomerates prefer war and chaos rather than yielding any ground to Russia or China.

Decision to bomb Syria was dangerous, deceptive

April 11, 2017 By Jesse Jackson

The U.S. has been at war in the Middle East continually since 2001. What will it take for our country to learn the limits of military force?

Israeli settlements continue as two-state solution slips away

April 10, 2017 By Mike Merryman-Lotze

Since Trump took office, the Israeli government has approved 6,000 new Israeli homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The U.S. response? Near silence.

Cuba offers medical training to Colombians affected by civil war

March 24, 2017 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The Cuban government will offer 200 tuition-free medical school scholarships for students in Colombia who will serve those affected by decades of civil war in that country.