International

Just the tip of the iceberg

December 21, 2007

With the just completed Bali conference, the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, special reports in many newspapers and magazines, demonstrations in 50 countries on global...

As final NAFTA rules kick in, Mexicans worry

December 21, 2007

On New Year’s Day, the 13-year-old North American Free Trade Act linking the United States, Mexico and Canada will come into full bloom as the remaining tariffs on agricultural products, including corn, beans, sugar, milk and...

Chiquita in the dock for murder

December 21, 2007

For lawyer Terry Collingwood, capital punishment has its place, especially if it means “the death of a truly evil corporation.” The reference was to Ohio-based Chiquita Corp., which last March pleaded guilty to making 100 payments...

On the Bali conference and building a new society

December 20, 2007

Havana, Dec. 17, 2007 The news about the Bali conference confirms the importance of the international agreements and the necessity of taking them very seriously. On that small island of Indonesia, there was a meeting of...

ANC meet: South Africa at crossroads

December 19, 2007

POLOKWANE, South Africa — Progress was a central theme of South African President Thabo Mbeki’s address to the 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress, which opened here Dec. 16, in the capital of South...