Arguments by media pundits regarding the 'war on terror' and how the U.S. can 'win' it, assume that the U.S. is fighting a genuine war in which it seeks victory and ultimately peace. This assumption is based on a flawed assessment of the causes of war and its relationship to the U.S. political economy.

Racism is "the belief that one 'racial group' is inferior to another and the practices of the dominant group to maintain the inferior position of the dominated group. Often defined as a combination of power, prejudice and discrimination."

With the Georgia Primary for Secretary of State only days away, Atlanta Progressive News has learned Democratic Candidate Michael "Scott" Holcomb has accepted campaign contributions from the President of Choicepoint Corporation and the President's wife.

In October 2005 during one of its meetings the National Executive Committee of the Women's League decided it would be ideal if South African women [organized] a Progressive Women's Movement in 2006.

The Cuban Party official is in Beijing since Sunday on the third leg of his Asian tour that also took him to Vietnam and Laos.

The sugar industry has provided much of the province's infrastructure, from roads and housing to schools and hospitals, but with the industry in decline, companies are already cutting back on these services.

Every 23 minutes in the United States—in the United States of America—someone is illegally discriminated against or fired for trying to exercise their rights at work. That’s really an outrage in a democracy...

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) maintains it has the right to develop, manufacture and test weapons as a means of defending itself in the face of heightened US aggression around the globe.

Less than a week since a retabulation of gross vote totals from Mexico’s July 2 ballot gave him a razor-thin margin, Felipe Calderón has begun to lay out plans for a yet-to-be confirmed presidency.

I just spent 10 days in Venezuela, participating in a tour sponsored by the Marin Interfaith Task Force (MITF) of Mill Valley, California...ultimately this is an impressionistic account, since I don't speak Spanish-although I had access to excellent translators

In recent months, there has been a lot of discussion of Venezuela in the pages of Foreign Affairs...Unfortunately, their analyses misunderstand the dramatic processes of change that are occurring in Venezuela.

A generalissimo...besides being the top officer in the military, is also the absolute ruler over the populace and the other parts of the government. He answers only to himself, and makes and enforces the laws as he sees fit.

Imagine Michael Jordan in his last game, with the score tied in overtime, knocking out his defender with a punch to the throat. Imagine Derek Jeter in game seven of the World Series, at bat with the bases loaded, thrashing the opposing team's catcher over the head with his bat.

ON May 20, 2004, with all pomp and ceremony, George W. Bush announced his Plan for the annexation of Cuba. The interminable monster document – of more than 450 pages – provoked a volley of criticism from all sides.

From every angle you look at it, the US Guantanamo Naval Base and offshore detention center, located on occupied Cuban territory, would appear to be an embarrassment and permanent contradiction to the principles of law and justice defended by Washington.

“The France legend, playing in his final match before retirement, was dismissed in extra-time for chestbutting Italy's Marco Materazzi” the Guardian reported.

His government is weak because it won only 29 of the 41 Knesset seats it expected so he is forced to ally his Kadima party (the new party Sharon formed when he left the ultra-right Likud) with smaller groupings...

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames" simulates destruction in downtown Caracas, and promises to leave no part of Venezuela untouched.

The Troops Home Fast is a moral response to an immoral act. We can, and must be, morally strong so we can feast on the day that the last troop is brought home from the war crime in Iraq.

The World Food Program (WFP) estimated that 70 percent of Gaza's population was not able to supply their needs of food in June, and that the Israeli military escalation has led to a reduction in the production of wheat mills, bakeries and food factories, due to the electricity cut.