For Préval, it is of utmost importance, for both his own legitimacy and his country’s dignity, that worthy public figures, such as Prime Minister Neptune and some of his immediate associates, have all charges against them immediately dropped.

Cuba is not surprised about the submissive stance of the European Union, which has been strongly criticized in some countries and constitutes an example of a critical crisis of legitimacy and identity.

The month of June has been designated as Pride Month in celebration of the struggles and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States.

Just what is The United States National Health Insurance Act, HR 676, introduced into Congress by Rep. John Conyers?... If enacted, the bill would guarantee medically necessary services for everyone, at no cost

While both houses of Congress still lag dramatically behind the people of this country and Iraq in opposing the war, we've recently seen a sharp rise in Congressional willingness to talk about peace.

Over the course of forty years, Venezuela’s wealthy oligarchy plundered the nation’s wealth and turned a relatively prosperous country into one with 80 % of its people living in poverty. 

In evaluating the standards used to assess the performance of ideological foes in such areas as human rights observance, narcotics, terrorism, respect for religious freedom, and human trafficking, the State Department’s certifications are little better than fabrications to meet the political requirements of Secretary of State Rice.

The same linguistic bias occurs with regularity in the coverage of the Iraq War and occupation, with resistance fighters in Iraq routinely referred to in the U.S. media as "terrorists."

“All these BHUs - equipped with medicine, supplies and furniture are currently operational, but we are giving [them] officially to the government...the 23 BHUs will provide basic health services for some 400,000 people "

Haq highlighted concerns over the impact of ongoing violence in the country, including civilian deaths, displacement and a lack of basic needs such as food and shelter.

Most people don't know that the Voting Rights Act has to be periodically renewed, which itself is fairly outrageous, since it brings with it the possibility that the rights that so many people paid so much to gain could be simply cancelled by a right-wing Congress

In Osh, where a dose of heroin costs less than a bottle of beer, some school teachers admitted that drug abuse among their students was their biggest concern.

On the heels of a disingenuous Republican effort to block a Democratic plan calling for withdrawal from Iraq, a USA Today poll released yesterday showed that a majority of Americans support the Democratic proposal or one like it.

To their credit, top US Pentagon officials cautioned journalists and the public, since the Iraq war’s early days, that the dissemination of misinformation would be a vital weapon in their war strategy. Needless to say, they have certainly held true to their word.

In the bulk of the Western media, the free market and its associated "values" are portrayed as carrying all before them. The cold war was won by the forces of righteousness and that's the end of the matter. Or is it?

More steps were taken last week in the Howard Government’s erosion of the democratic processes of Parliament and attempts to force acceptance of its conservative and extreme right-wing policies.

It makes no sense for the U.S. to be spending more money than the rest of the world combined on the military...Cut the crap. Run like you want to win. Cut the military. Run a real government.

Here is another of our occasional book previews or "meta-reviews", reviews of reviews of books of interest to the progressive community. PA needs book reviewers so if any of our readers would like to review any of the works previewed here please contact me.

New revelations this past weekend show that CIA analysts repeatedly warned against using much of the faulty "evidence" with which the administration made its case for war.

The Sudanese government has lifted the restrictions it imposed on Monday on United Nations relief operations across the western region of Darfur.