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Demand for inquiry into France’s role in assassination of African leader

February 26, 2013 By Emile Schepers

On Feb. 13, a member of the French Chamber of Deputies tabled a motion to begin a parliamentary investigation of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso, in 1987.

Militarizing Latin America: Obama has a choice

February 21, 2013 By Conn Hallinan

This past December marked the 190th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, the 1823 policy declaration by President James Monroe that essentially made Latin America the exclusive reserve of the United States.

Today in black history: Du Bois organized Pan African Congress

February 19, 2013 By Special to People’s World

W.E.B. Du Bois was an early proponent of Pan-Africanism and helped organize several Pan-African Congresses to free African colonies from European powers. The first of those was on Feb. 19,1919.

Systemic violence and mass shootings

December 18, 2012 By Chris Helali

While we mourn the victims of the heinous shootings in Newtown, Conn., it is important to pause for a moment to reflect on what this violence means.

Four more years: Into Africa

November 27, 2012 By Conn Hallinan

Africa is probably the single most complex region of the world and arguably its most troubled.