Por Marcela Valente * 11 de julio, 2009 BUENOS AIRES, jul (IPS) – No cuenta si son blancas o afrodescendientes, ricas o pobres, jóvenes o mayores. Tampoco vale si trabajan o si tienen estudios: en América Latina, la responsabilidad por el hogar, el cuidado de los hijos y los ancianos recae sobre las mujeres, y el Estado [...]

by Kia Mistilis July 9, 2009 Behind fighter-planes and gunboats, Nigerian forces launched a full-scale offensive in the Niger Delta on May 13, displacing 30,000 people and sparking a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of civilians fleeing destroyed villages are now trapped between armed resistance groups and the Nigerian military. These civilians are hiding in the bush without food, [...]

por Alberto Pinzón Sánchez 7 de julio, 2009 Es difícil dejar pasar inadvertido lo que puede ser el retrato más realista del régimen colombiano, valga decir, la representación más clara de ese nudo contradictorio de clases dominantes que finalmente se ha apoderado del Poder e impone su Hegemonía al Pueblo Trabajador con el nombre de Seguridad Democrática.

by Nicolas Truong July 7, 2009 Put on sale in March 2007 by the publishing house La Fabrique and with over 27,000 copies already sold, “L’insurrection qui vient” ["The Coming Insurrection"] (7 Euros), authored by the mysterious “Invisible Committee,” is poised to become a real best seller. Its popularity also owes much to the active complicity of [...]

by Sami Halabi July 7, 2009 Lebanon’s elections last month confirmed yet again that in this tiny Mediterranean country, sectarian politics are paramount. Long gone from the collective consciousness are the lessons of the 15-year civil war that began as a political and class dispute and descended into sectarian enmity. Forgotten also are the post-war years that [...]

by Scott Shane July 11, 2009 The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency’s director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.

by Margaret Talev July 9, 2009 WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama and other world leaders meet in Italy, a global survey released Thursday reflects wide concern that governments won’t meet their budgets in this economic climate — and a universal preference to respond by cutting services rather than raising taxes. What kinds of cuts? The top choices [...]

by Scott Shane July 8, 2009 WASHINGTON — The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon E. Panetta, has told the House Intelligence Committee in closed-door testimony that the C.I.A. concealed “significant actions” from Congress from 2001 until late last month, seven Democratic committee members said.

by Arundhati Roy July 13, 2009 Is democracy a hit with humans because it mirrors our myopia? While we’re still arguing about whether there’s life after death, can we add another question to the cart? Is there life after democracy? What sort of life will it be? By democracy I don’t mean democracy as an ideal or an [...]

por CERIGUA 15 de junio de 2009 Guatemala, 15 Jun (Cerigua).- Varias organizaciones indígenas manifestaron su postura ante el “fracaso” del modelo de Estado guatemalteco, que mantiene a una gran parte de la población sumida en la violencia, pobreza e ingobernabilidad y a un paso de caer en una convulsión social, lo que consideran requiere de una [...]