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A plea for Liliany Obando, Colombian political prisoner

August 9, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Class conflict, rural - urban divisions, and impunity for criminals created circumstances putting Obando and other political activists at high risk.

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.

“Have you left no sense of decency?”

March 29, 2011 By Norman Markowitz

In the midst of the battle in Wisconsin, the Republican Party has revived McCarthyism to attack William Cronon, a distinguished professor of history at the University of Wisconsin.

Arrest of human rights activist in Colombia under scrutiny

February 10, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

The arrest of Liliany Obando on trumped up charges is under scrutiny, as evidence against her is lacking.

A blind eye for terror in Colombia

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

In Washington, business interests are pushing the Obama administration to submit a U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement for congressional approval. Yet terror prevails under the new regime of President Juan Manuel Santos