International

Many Armenians were disappointed when President Obama failed to use the word "genocide" in a statement last week. May 1, 2009

Stepping outside our hotel in Tbilisi one night, we encountered a pro-democracy occupation of the avenue in front of the Georgian parliament. April 29, 2009

The Mexican swine flu, probably conceived in the fecal mire of an industrial pigsty, is suddenly threatening to give the whole world a fever. April 27, 2009

The founding of the New Anti-Capitalist Party in France marks an attempt to meet the opportunities for socialists presented by the political situation. April 20, 2009

Red-shirted anti-government protesters in Thailand are confronting Army troops as demonstrations against the right-wing regime escalate. April 14, 2009

Serious issues loom about how the Obama administration made the decision to use lethal military force against Somali "pirates." April 14, 2009

Prominent South Asian activists are calling on the Sri Lankan government to end its latest assault on the country's Tamil minority. April 13, 2009

North Korea's rocket launch was condemned as a "provocative act" by American officials. But when it comes to Israel, the U.S. is silent. April 7, 2009

The G20 summit was supposed to find solutions to the crisis, but it was clear long before it ended that world leaders wouldn't rise to the challenge. April 3, 2009

The parents of a U.S. peace activist killed by Israeli forces describe what they saw on a trip to Gaza: the devastating consequences of Israel's war. April 1, 2009

A lawyer and antiwar activist describes what he saw as part of a National Lawyers Guild delegation to Gaza to investigate the impact of Israel's 22-day war. March 27, 2009

Canada has denied entry to left-wing activist and British MP George Galloway on "national security" grounds, but Galloway is vowing to be heard. March 25, 2009

General strikes in two French colonies in the Caribbean have won sweeping victories--and emboldened workers elsewhere. March 20, 2009

A mass movement has defied repression to force the restoration of Pakistan's chief justice--and has shaken the rule of President Asif Ali Zardari. March 17, 2009

Widespread anger over the economic and social decay opened the way for a party led by former leftist guerrillas to win El Salvador's top office. March 17, 2009

Something special took place when members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union refused to unload a ship carrying Israeli cargo. March 17, 2009

A resident of Gaza City describes conditions after Israel's 22-day war--and the message Palestinians want to send to the emerging global solidarity struggle. March 9, 2009

Pakistan has been rocked by angry protests since the Supreme Court ruled that the country's main opposition political leader is ineligible to hold elected office. March 5, 2009

The firing of a supermarket worker for allegedly stealing $1.63 has exposed the greed of Corporate Germany. March 3, 2009

Five years after a paramilitary coup in Haiti that toppled Jean-Bertrand Aristide, international intervention has meant more poverty and instability. February 27, 2009

Hugo Chávez won a national referendum to remove term limits, but will his Bolivarian Revolution be able to survive the crisis? February 25, 2009

The Sri Lankan military is intensifying its war on the country's Tamil minority--but the international media have focused on the violence of the resistance. February 18, 2009

Labor activists are calling on workers to show solidarity with Palestinians by supporting boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel. February 18, 2009

The reason Jamiu Omikunle was unlawfully detained and threatened with deportation wasn't so much the validity of his visa as the color of his skin. February 17, 2009

The financial turmoil that began in the U.S. has spread from country to country in Europe--and is sparking mass protest on a scale not seen in decades. February 13, 2009