International – Page 109

China’s new five-year plan could leave workers behind

March 28, 2016 By C.J. Atkins

Workers hit the streets last week demanding back pay and to protest against wage cuts and the possibility of unemployment.

Obama’s back from Havana; struggle against Cuba blockade continues

March 28, 2016 By Richard Grassl

Why continue supporting a policy overwhelmingly rejected by the U.S. population while the rest of the world watches in amazement?

Cubans look to U.S. example to fix racism? Not so fast

March 25, 2016 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

A New York Times reporter claims the visit of an African-descended U.S. president to the island could help end silence on an issue which he thinks persists.

Action demanded as another environmental activist murdered in Honduras

March 24, 2016 By Emile Schepers

Another indigenous environmental activist, Nelson Garcia, was killed in Honduras on March 15.

Murder epidemic halts Colombia’s peace process

March 23, 2016 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Paramilitaries and armed thugs have long sullied politics in Latin America, most notably in Colombia and recently in Honduras.