International
“GroKo” Politics – No real change for Germany
January 15, 2014Some have suggested the German "Word of the Year" should be "whistleblower" - in the escalating Denglish language here breezily called "Neu-Deutsch" ("New German").
Read morePolitical jailings, killings mount in Colombia
January 15, 2014Already assassins had killed activist rapper Gerson Martínez, community leader Giovanny Leiton, Leiton's life partner, and unionist Ever Luis Marin Rolong.
Read moreNew left-wing party forms in Mexico
January 15, 2014A new left-wing party led by former presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will soon appear on the ballot in Mexico.
Read moreSnowden and our civil liberties
January 13, 2014We add our voice to the many calling for clemency for Edward Snowden, the whistle-blower who exposed the National Security Agency's massive domestic spying program.
Read moreSouth Sudan: Communists speak out on crisis
January 9, 2014In spite of efforts to get talks going, fighting continues between factions aligned with President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar.
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