Historian Greg Grandin analyzes the U.S.-Colombia “free trade” deal and the deepening split between much of Latin America and Washington following the Summit of the Americas in Colombia.
Read MoreVenezuelan president Hugo Chavez made his sixth trip to Cuba in two months on Saturday, to continue his radiotherapy treatment against cancer. On this occasion, Chavez plans to stay for over a week in Havana, unlike the last three visits when he arrived on Saturday and returned home on Wednesday evening.
Read MoreVenezuelan president Hugo Chavez decided today not to attend the Summit of the Americas in Cartegena, Colombia (April 14-15) for medical reasons.
Read MoreThe VI Summit of the Americas officially begins today in Cartagena, Colombia and as of last night the presence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was still undecided on making a stopover en route to Cuba for a fourth round of radiotherapy treatment.
Read MoreThe Palestinian Authority announced that it is going through a hard financial crisis, and Palestinian political detainees continue on their hunger strike. These stories and more, coming up, stay tuned.
Read MoreWe speak with Tom Hayden, principal author of the Port Huron Statement 50 years ago, the founding document of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).
Read MorePolice in Chicago are preparing to deploy controversial sound cannons against protesters at the G8/NATO Summit next month.
Read MoreOccupy Wall Street protesters are camping out again, this time across the street from the Stock Exchange in downtown Manhattan. For the past four nights, dozens of activists have camped outside as they prepare for a major day of action on May Day.
Read MoreForty-five days after George Zimmerman shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, he has been charged with second-degree murder.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned home from radiotherapy treatment in Cuba on Wednesday evening and promptly held a midnight meeting recalling exactly 10 years earlier when his country was amid a coup attempt.
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