USA

By Saul Landau Marysville: population: 12,268 (71% white; 18% Latino). Median household income: $28,494; 19% live below the poverty line. My wife and I, lost, stopped the car. The…
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By Saul Ortega and Nelson Gassett “t is critical to listen to as many diverse voices as possible. When it comes to Cuba, we do exactly that.” --President Barack Obama, responding to…
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By Bill Press The process has been messy, but there's still a lot to cheer about in the battle for health care reform. After talking about universal health care for more than 60 years,…
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By Max J. Castro The big question haunting Washington and the American people today is how we are going to pay for it all. Two wars, health reform, and an economic stimulus amount to a…
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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times If you’re looking for a job right now, your prospects are terrible. There are six times as many Americans seeking work as there are job openings,…
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By Leonardo Padura Fuentes When in April 2009 at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad he first tried out his presidency and the promise of rapprochement towards Latin America, and…
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By Mark Weisbrot From the Sacramento Bee A small group of rich people who own most of Honduras and its politicians enlist the military to kidnap the elected president at gunpoint and…
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By Nelson P. Valdés On Oct. 29, the Cuban magazine Temas held its monthly meeting/debate on what has been called "Last Thursday," because the event is held the last Thursday of every…
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By Bill Press NEW YORK ... This week, in the bars, restaurants, and subways of the city that never sleeps, one topic dominated all others. Not Sarah Palin, Afghanistan, or health care…
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By Max J. Castro What happens when a brutal recession strikes a nation that has been busy shredding its socioeconomic safety net for a quarter century? The result is an enormous toll of…
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