World

By Paul Krugman From The New York Times “The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity.” So declared John Maynard Keynes 75 years ago, and he was right. Even if you have a…
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By Richard Gott From the British newspaper The Guardian Some years ago, travelling on the presidential plane of Hugo Chávez of Venezuela with a French friend from Le Monde…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Enough austerity! That was the clear message that Greek and French voters sent their leaders at the ballot box last weekend. Greeks for…
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By Peter McKenna From The Chronicle Herald (Canada) In the wake of the recent Summit of the Americas in Colombia and his official visit to Chile, Prime Minister Stephen Harper needs to…
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By John Parisella From Americas Quarterly Last weekend’s Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, ended on a discordant note with no final communiqué outlining a joint…
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By Harry Sterling From TheStar.com Once again Prime Minister Stephen Harper is odd man out with other political leaders, angering fellow hemispheric politicians by his veto blocking…
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Art by Antonio Guerrero being exhibited in Britain By Duncan Campbell From The Guardian Two of the artists featured in a new exhibition will definitely not be present on the opening…
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By Saul Landau The Syrian conflict continued to boil – or boil over – when Syrian troops fired across the Turkish border on April 9, apparently killing either fleeing refugees or…
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By Randal C. Archibold From The New York Times NASSAU, the Bahamas — A brand new $35 million stadium opened here in the Bahamas a few weeks ago, a gift from the Chinese government. The…
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By Eduardo Galeano In the Victorian age, it was inadmissible to mention men’s pants in the presence of a young lady. Today, it is not well considered to say certain things in…
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