colonialism
Colonialism bears bitter fruit in Puerto Rico
March 20, 2017The U.S. government board controlling Puerto Rican finances has approved a plan that extracts $800 million per year from the island in interest payments and orders pension reductions and layoffs.
Read moreWitness the end of an empire in “Viceroy’s House”
March 3, 2017It's a riveting and deeply disturbing account of the transfer of power from Britain to India in 1947 after 200 years of colonial rule.
Read moreOscar López Rivera, longest-held Puerto Rican independence fighter, to go free May 17
January 18, 2017Thousands of people, from the humblest to the world-renowned figures, include Pope Francis, fought for his release.
Read moreU.S. blockade of Cuba puts children at risk
September 30, 2015Although Cuba's socialist society guarantees all Cubans free high quality health care, Cubans unnecessarily suffer due to the U.S. blockade that prevents medical equipment and supplies from reaching them.
Read moreBurkina Faso military coup a setback for West Africa
September 22, 2015General Diendéré, the coup leader and new strongman, is closely linked to the U.S. military mission in the area, as well as to the French military.
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