International – Page 151

In Dresden, PEGIDA meets opposition

January 7, 2015 By Victor Grossman

Racism and fascism are real dangers here and elsewhere. One can hope that this weapon of biting sarcasm will at least rein in the PEGIDA danger.

“Here, nobody surrenders”: 56 years since the Cuban Revolution

January 7, 2015 By Emile Schepers

The Cubans greeted the victory of the Revolution with rejoicing and a burst of energy as they put their shoulders to the wheel of building a new society on socialist principles.

Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba

January 5, 2015 By Emile Schepers

The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.

The worry about Assata Shakur

January 5, 2015 By Emile Schepers

A concern has been raised about the fate of Assata Shakur, an African-American activist who was given political asylum by the government of Fidel Castro in 1982.

The present and future of Jerusalem: a peace activist’s view

December 19, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon

Since the war between Israel and the surrounding Arab states, the mantra for many Israeli politicians has been "Jerusalem, the united and undivided eternal capital of Israel."