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International Relations
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News Flash: Small Outbreaks of Sensibility in an Insensible Global Financial System
As “the financial crisis continues to grind on” in Greece and people take to the streets, the question on everyone's mind is how it all will end?
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General Strike in Greece Says “We Won’t Submit!“
When Greece took an unfortunate pioneering role in the economic crisis, economic shock therapy meant that most working people saw their lives turned upside down in a matter of …
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Revolution Becomes Reality in Spain
In polls, Spaniards rate the political class as their third highest concern, only after unemployment and the economic crisis.
Blood, Gold and Coke: The Price of Free Trade in Colombia
Instead of protecting labor and community activists, the trade agreement's implementation seems to have given the Colombian government a free hand in resuming attacks on them
Fighting for Women’s Rights in Egypt: An Interview with Gihan Abouzeid
David Zlutnick interviewed Egyptian human and women's rights activist Gihan Abouzeid on the challenges for social movements following the 2011 revolution, and concerns over womenu2019s rights and efforts to …
Is There Any Such Thing as Progressive US Foreign Policy in the Middle East?
The US progressive movement must reconcile positions on US foreign policy that often support US imperial projects abroad with its push for social justice at home.
In New Court Filing International Rights Groups and Experts Urge Spanish Supreme Court to Reopen Inquiry Into Bush Era Torture
A group of international human rights organizations and experts filed a brief today before the Spanish Supreme Court asking that they resume its inquiry into Bush Era torture.
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Shocking Stories of Loss Motivate Mourners of Mexico’s Drug War Victims to Hold the US Responsible
Mexicans are determined to make America hear the truth about its role in Mexico's drug war.
The Israel Lobby and How It Operates
Zionist pressure bordering on blackmail and bribery goes on every day.
Thousands Surround Spanish Parliament in Bid to “Occupy Congress” and Stop Austerity
Thousands of people surrounded the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on Tuesday to protest austerity measures and the loss of public confidence in elected leaders.