The revolt in Syria has taken another turn—with growing armed resistance to the forces of government-backed repression.
A wave of repression came down on the Occupy movement across the US last weekend. Police evicted Occupy Denver in Colorado.
Some 10,000 demonstrators encircled the banking sector of Frankfurt in Germany last Saturday. The atmosphere was exuberant. Another 8,000 took to the streets in Berlin.
Italians have been celebrating the downfall of their hated prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned in disgrace last night (Saturday).
Italians have been celebrating the downfall of their hated prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned in disgrace last night (Saturday).
The eurozone crisis is all about bankruptcy. But this isn’t just economic. There is intellectual, moral, and political bankruptcy as well.
Politicians and the media use jargon to talk about the crisis that is engulfing the eurozone. This can make it hard to understand what’s really happening.
The French ruling class is desperate to hold on to its triple-A credit rating—and is attacking workers to do it.
In a shock development, lawyers defending the Zimbabwe "treason trialists" claim the main prosecution witness is a fraud.
The Greek government won a vote of confidence last Friday—only to resign on Monday.
"As a nurse I see the problems. Patients’ families often don’t have the basics, from proper nourishment and clothing to books at school.
The rulers of the US, Britain, France and Israel last week teamed up to step up their rhetoric over a military assault on Iran.
