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Quito youth meet continues world festival tradition

January 14, 2014 By Lisa Bergman

Just hours after the passing of Nelson Mandela in December, over 8,000 youth from around the globe began gathering at the 18th World Festival of Youth and Students in Quito, Ecuador.

Turkey’s crisis: more than meets the eye

January 6, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The current corruption crisis zeroing in on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyio Erdogan has all the elements of one of his country's famous soap operas that tens of millions of people all over the Middle East...

2013 “Are You Serious?” Awards

December 20, 2013 By Conn Hallinan

Every 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.

Central African Republic: More bloody fruits of colonialism

December 17, 2013 By Emile Schepers

It's the same old story, the Central African Republic is one of the richest countries in Africa and one of the poorest in the world. Vast wealth is extracted but not enough comes in to maintain...

Today in labor history: Exposé on King Leopold II bribing Senate

December 9, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On December 9, 1906, the New York American newspaper reported Belgian King Leopold II of Belgium bribed the U.S. Senate commission on the Congo to recommend support of his Congo Free State project .