foreign policy
Obama-Castro handshake has meaning
December 20, 2013Attending a memorial for former South African President Nelson Mandela, President Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro. The encounter was surely revealing about the past, and maybe about the future.
Read more2013 “Are You Serious?” Awards
December 20, 2013Every year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of "Are you serious?" Here are the awards for 2013.
Read moreWhere is U.S. Cuba policy going?
December 2, 2013Speaking to a recent event organized by the anti-Castro Cuban-American Foundation in Miami on Nov. 9, President Obama got the attention of both supporters and opponents of U.S. Cuba policy
Read moreForming a German government: Bumper cars for the Bundestag?
November 26, 2013The noise is terrific and everyone zooms back and forth, round and round, clashing with everybody else. And there may be no real winner -- except perhaps the man at the cash register.
Read moreIran nuke deal merits support
November 26, 2013The last minute nuclear agreement worked out in Geneva on Sunday between Iran and the six-powers group is an important first step and merits the support of all progressive, peace-minded people.
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