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Top 10 environmental stories of 2015: predictions
January 5, 2015In a recent column, I discussed my pick for the top 10 environmental stories of 2014; that got me to thinking about the coming year.
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Iranian workers resist as sanctions grip
January 5, 2015The coming to power of President Hassan Rouhani was sold, both nationally and internationally, as a turning point in the politics of Iran.
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Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba
January 5, 2015The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
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The worry about Assata Shakur
January 5, 2015A concern has been raised about the fate of Assata Shakur, an African-American activist who was given political asylum by the government of Fidel Castro in 1982.
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The present and future of Jerusalem: a peace activist’s view
December 19, 2014Since the war between Israel and the surrounding Arab states, the mantra for many Israeli politicians has been "Jerusalem, the united and undivided eternal capital of Israel."
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