International – Page 137

Puerto Rico petition for bankruptcy struck down by Appeals Court

July 8, 2015 By Daniel Sankey

Puerto Rico is unable to pay back its $72 billion dollar deficit and announced that the island's economy is on the verge of collapse.

Greeks kick bankers and austerity politicians in the teeth

July 6, 2015 By Victor Grossman

This courageous vote hit usually smug politicians and bankers so hard you could almost hear their teeth rattle.

Greece on the brink as default passes

July 1, 2015 By Emile Schepers

Since 2010, Greece has accepted harsh austerity requirements imposed by the Troika, in exchange for further loans to keep the government and economy afloat.

UN agency praises Cuba’s food security program

June 15, 2015 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Under-nutrition afflicts fewer than five percent of Cubans. And Cuba has helped reduce the number of the world's hungry by half as of 2015.

Changing captains in Germany’s Left Party

June 11, 2015 By Victor Grossman

The Left Party is the only opposition force with any real clout in Germany, so a gathering with representatives of its 60,000 members was important enough.