International – Page 250

Is Myanmar at a crossroads?

April 26, 2011 By Brian McAfee

So far 2011 is proving to be an eventful year for Myanmar, formerly known as and still generally called Burma.

Cuba blockade is 50-year bad policy

April 26, 2011 By Sam Webb

Unfortunately, some in U.S. corporate and foreign policy circles still consider Cuba and the rest of Latin America "our backyard."

World Notes: Finland, Honduras, Japan – and more

April 22, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Buoyed by opposition to EU bailouts and disillusionment with government scandals and arrivals of new immigrants, the populist True Finn Party won 19.1 percent of the votes in elections April 17.

World Notes: China, Hungary, Ivory Coast – and more

April 14, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

International news about China, Hungary, Ivory Coast, Palestine, Costa Rica and Cuba are explored.

Wave of firings, violence against Bahrain workers, unions

April 8, 2011 By Special to People’s World

The International Trade Union Confederation condemns the wave of firings, repression and violence being waged against Bahrain workers and their unions after a widely supported strike.