As Maduro Makes Enemies, Venezuela’s Caribbean Allies Remain In His Camp
Venezuela’s president has been making enemies throughout the Americas with a collapsed economy that has produced millions of migrants. But he still has friends in the Caribbean.
Cuba’s Mobile Internet Access Is A Big Step, But It’s Not Without Flaws
The Cuban government recently extended Internet to mobile devices, a big step for Cubans living on the island under the repressive communist regime.
How Germany’s Green Party Keeps Winning
Formed in 1980, the Greens are now the second most popular party in the country. Much of their success, analysts say, has to do with the worsening image of the country’s traditional leading parties.
Without U.S. Troops, Kurds May Make A Deal With Syria To Prevent A Turkish Attack
With the U.S. decision to pull troops out of Syria, the U.S.’s Kurdish allies in the fight against ISIS might be making a deal with the Syrian government to hold off a Turkish attack.
In China’s Push For High-Tech, Hackers Target Cutting-Edge U.S. Firms
U.S. law enforcement says China is racing to become a world leader in the most advanced technologies, and that’s driving intellectual property theft directed at a broad range of U.S. industries.
Amos Oz Dies At 79; Hailed As “Glory” Of Israel’s Writers
The novelist and peace advocate died Friday. He once called the language in which he wrote, modern Hebrew, his “musical instrument” and compared it to “an erupting lava, an earthquake in action.”
Syria at war: How departure of US forces opens up a Wild East
President Trump’s withdrawal of US troops from Syria could make the eastern third of the country an open arena for several competing forces and herald a new chapter in the country’s bloody civil war, just as it was beginning to wind down. Some 2,200 U…
Rising hopes for democracy in the American heartland
At a time when many see looming clouds on the horizon of American democracy, I’ve been thinking about glimmers of hope. Political activism in America, especially as depicted on social media or TV, tends to focus almost exclusively on die-hard Trump su…
Hold off the forecasts of doom
Paying attention to what troubles humanity is understandable: The out-of-whack needs fixing. Harvard University’s Steven Pinker makes the case that humankind’s current great leap forward is being overlooked.
Oldest American World War II Veteran Dies At 112
Richard Overton enlisted in an all-black battalion, serving in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He loved ice cream, whiskey and cigars. “Today we mourn not just a hero, but a legend,” the U.S. Army said.
The Health Of The World In 2018, By The Numbers
There is cause for optimism — and for despair. One statistic is so distressing that the Red Cross calls it “a hideous milestone for the 21st century.”
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