USA

The Associated Press investigation allows the current administration to use it as a pivot for an eventual adjustment of U.S. policy toward Cuba and giving Obama the argument he needs to…
Read More...

Barely able to contain himself, Sen. Patrick Leahy called a Twitter-like Cuban social media network that the U.S. government built to stir unrest "cockamamie."
Read More...

New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz summarized the latest news on money in politics as follows: "By a five-to-four decision, the United States Supreme Court today defended the right of…
Read More...

If President Obama means what he says about wanting an immigration system that reflects American values, helps the economy and taps the yearnings of millions of Americans-in-waiting, he…
Read More...

This sort of operation is frequently discussed at western intelligence agencies, which have plotted ways to covertly use social media for ”propaganda,” “deception,” “mass messaging,”…
Read More...

The White House, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development promptly fell into step Thursday (April 3) after the revelation that the USAID had created a program…
Read More...

A major new ranking of livability in 132 countries puts the United States in a sobering 16th place. We underperform because our economic and military strengths don’t translate into…
Read More...

Suddenly, everyone seems to be talking about inequality. Barack Obama talks about it. Leading economists and other social scientists write about it. And no one talks about inequality…
Read More...

In the wake of Occupy, some community organizers are interested in questioning the old divide between "movements" and "organizations"—and in harnessing the power of both. Alinsky would…
Read More...

The Havana Film Festival New York, which this year marks its 15th birthday, is a unique event in this busy city, where every spring, along with the re-greening of the trees and the…
Read More...