World

Cuba’s infant mortality rate at its lowest level ever

January 9, 2015 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuba's infant mortality rate (IMR) for 2014 was 4.2, unchanged from the previous year and again the lowest in Cuban history.

Trade (and geopolitical) wars cut oil prices

January 8, 2015 By John Case

There is a trade war in oil and fossil fuels. It has four causes I can identify.

In Dresden, PEGIDA meets opposition

January 7, 2015 By Victor Grossman

Racism and fascism are real dangers here and elsewhere. One can hope that this weapon of biting sarcasm will at least rein in the PEGIDA danger.

“Here, nobody surrenders”: 56 years since the Cuban Revolution

January 7, 2015 By Emile Schepers

The Cubans greeted the victory of the Revolution with rejoicing and a burst of energy as they put their shoulders to the wheel of building a new society on socialist principles.

Iranian workers resist as sanctions grip

January 5, 2015 By Jane Green

The coming to power of President Hassan Rouhani was sold, both nationally and internationally, as a turning point in the politics of Iran.