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Initial agreement reached in North Korea nuclear talks
On Feb.13, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea, made an initial agreement based on negotiations with five…
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Nepal moves toward constituent assembly
On Jan.14, Nepal’s cabinet approved an interim constitution that allowed the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) to take 25 percent…
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New Wal-Mart scheduling system increases worker exploitation
Wal-Mart—the largest private retailer in the United States—is about to completely change the system it uses for scheduling workers’ shifts.…
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Colombian revolutionaries on military, diplomatic offensive
This article was first published in the December 2006 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. On Oct.19, a car bomb…
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Anti-immigrant ‘English-only’ proposals reach metropolitan areas
"English-only" proposals—restricting the use of languages other than English in government paperwork and signs—have passed in small cities and towns…
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Mexican court reinstates former president Echeverría’s arrest warrant
A Mexican court reinstated an arrest warrant for former Mexican president Luis Echeverría on Nov. 30. Echeverría was the interior…
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Colombian revolutionaries on military, diplomatic offensive
On Oct.19, a car bomb exploded at a military academy in Bogotá, Colombia, injuring 23 people and causing $171,000 in…
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Anti-Muslim campaign sweeps Europe
On Oct.26, representatives of Europe’s six most populous nations—Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Poland—met for a two-day summit. Among…
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Social conditions unchanged one year after France immigrant rebellion
Oct. 27 marked the one-year anniversary of the death of two teenagers, Zyed Benna and Bouna Traore, in the French…
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Show trial of FARC-EP spokesperson Palmera begins in U.S. court
On Oct. 10, the trial of Simon Trinidad, also known as Ricardo Palmera, began in federal court in Washington, D.C.…
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