U.S. foreign policy
Straight talk on the U.S. and Ukraine
March 17, 2014It's been interesting to observe the large numbers of people who suddenly think they're experts on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine - both those on the left and the right.
Read moreIt’s time to return Guantánamo to Cuba
February 28, 2014The naval station at Guantánamo Bay was established in 1898 when the U.S. gained control of Cuba from Spain, when the Spanish colonial forces were about to be defeated by the Cuban independence fighters.
Read moreUkrainian ultra-rightists given major cabinet posts in government
February 28, 2014The Svoboda Party has scored six cabinet ministries in the government of Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday. Svoboda is an ultra-right, anti-Semitic, Russophobic party with its base of support in the Western Ukraine.
Read moreVenezuela’s Bolivarian government defends against rightist violence
February 18, 2014Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government is facing its biggest challenge since his electoral victory on April 14, 2013 - still unrecognized by the U.S. government.
Read moreSudan: Colonialism’s dead hand
February 11, 2014Hopefully the recent ceasefire agreement between the warring parties in South Sudan will halt that country's downward spiral into civil war.
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