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U.S troops take dragoon ride through Eastern Europe
April 2, 2015At the demonstration against "Dragoon Ride" in Prague, speakers also denounced Czech membership in NATO.
Read moreToday in history: A joke from the USSR for April Fools’ Day
April 1, 2015I heard the following joke in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, then part of the USSR, as was Moldavia.
Read moreTPP-ing the economy: Is new trade pact “NAFTA on steroids?”
March 25, 2015Unless you've spent the winter lost on the Pacific Crest Trail, you know that middle-class incomes have slipped again.
Read moreGreece: debt and memory of war
March 23, 2015Memory is selective and therein lies an explanation for some of the deep animosity between Berlin and Athens in the current debt crisis.
Read moreBrazil: Amid coup talk, massive demonstrations for and against Dilma
March 18, 2015Mass demonstrations took place Mar. 14 in a number of Brazilian cities in support of President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party.
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