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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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By Greg Smith From The New York Times TODAY is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10…
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By Robert Parry Taken from Consortium News The Washington Post's Charles Krauthammer wants war with Iran – and he's furious at President Barack Obama for making it clear to Israeli…
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