International
Global effort develops to save sharks
October 11, 2011Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., signed legislation Oct. 7 to ban the possession or sale of shark fins in California, which may save countless sharks.
Read moreLibya: NATO sets dangerous precedent
August 24, 2011Rebel troops have broken through to Tripoli, the Libyan capital. The NATO intervention has been decisive, and that should trouble us.
Read more50th anniversary of Berlin Wall: a deeper look
August 12, 2011This year Berlin's public TV channel gripped our brain cells every day for a month in advance of the anniversary of the Berlin Wall. For anyone probing more deeply, however, some questions still require answers. Why...
Read moreFor Air Canada workers, tentative pact in tough conditions
August 12, 2011Air Canada is the world's ninth largest passenger airline and was an independent government-owned enterprise until its privatization in the 1980s.
Read moreAFL-CIO backs “people’s movement” in Middle East
August 5, 2011The executive council praised the role workers and independent trade unions are playing in the popular mobilizations against corrupt, oppressive regimes.
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