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Thousands pay homage to Victor Jara

December 8, 2009

In Chile this weekend, thousands paid tribute to legendary folksinger Victor Jara who was brutally murdered in 1973 by the military coup regime led by dictator Augusto Pinochet.

World socialists gather in Caracas

November 28, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

If nothing else, the "First International Meeting of Parties of the Left" in Caracas last week was ambitious.

Thousands protest at School of the Americas

November 23, 2009

Thousands gathered over the weekend at Fort Benning, Ga., demanding the closure of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, formerly known as the School of the Americas.

House hearing debates Cuba travel

November 22, 2009 By Emile Schepers

A bill to end the Cuba travel ban got a lively debate in a House committee last week.

U.S. students win ‘new day’ for Honduran workers

November 19, 2009

In a big victory for a U.S. student campaign, Russell Athletics, the largest supplier of team uniforms and apparel, agreed to reopen a Honduran factory that it shut down after its workers formed a union.