November 12, 2017
An estimated 750,000 people marched in Barcelona on Saturday to demand that the Spanish government release Catalan separatist leaders who are being held in prison for their roles in the region’s recent independence referendum. (more…)
By Ricardo Vaz on November 3, 2017
Photo: Nathaniel St. Clair
It seems like all the evils that plague the western world these days have a common cause. Brexit, Catalonia, Trump, racial tensions, the lack of credibility of the EU, all of these have a simple explanation, (more…)
By Carlos Aznárez on October 27, 2017
Catalonia is living a historical day, independence is a reality against all odds. Knowing what was coming from the Spanish Government they approached it with courage and rationality. (more…)
By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women on October 20, 2017
The pain and anger of more than a million people who tweeted #MeToo in the last week have crowded social media with personal stories of sexual harassment or assault. (more…)
By Luis Mario Rodríguez Suñol on October 20, 2017
Photo: Roberto Suarez
Yesterday was the last day of the remarkable World Youth Festival being held in Sochi Russia. More than 20,000 young people from 150 countries are attended the event. (more…)
By Robert Parry on October 10, 2017
A key distinction between propaganda and journalism is that manipulative propaganda relies on exaggeration and deceit while honest journalism provides context and perspective. But what happens when the major news outlets of the world’s superpower become simply conveyor belts for warmongering propaganda?
By Carlos Aznárez on October 1, 2017
Everyone could sense in the air that this Sunday was going to be a great day for the Catalan people and for the peoples of the world who fight for the right to self-determination. (more…)
By Gerry Leupp on September 5, 2017
In a secretly taped video CNN’s Van Jones referred to the Trump-Russia story as a “big nothingburger.” Interesting that one of the network’s senior news commentators would say that, although not publicly, but privately to someone in an elevator. (more…)