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Sri Lanka: The End of the Ceasefire

According to Reuters, a dispute over water supplies in the Sri Lankan town of Trincomalee has led to the first major ground fighting since 2002…

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Marching To Reclaim The Streets

Calling out “Whose streets? Our streets,” several hundred demonstrators attempted to reclaim a sense of safety in the wake of this month’s anti-gay attacks with…

Photo: Saurav Sarkar

“Are You Ready For Some Futbol?”

“Señor Schneider!” repeated the Germans and Germanophiles, amusing themselves at the expense of the Univision commentator whose voice could occasionally be heard in the East…

What They’re Marching For

“Derechos para todos, como agua para todos, como…para todos”–and here I stopped Gustavo (last name withheld), because I didn’t know what that last word was.…

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May Day, May Day

“It’s great because the Pandora’s Box is open, and you can’t close it,” says 30-year-old Jerry (who requested that his last name be withheld). The…

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The False Debate Over ‘Broken Borders’

Since 2005, much of the mainstream media has been rife with coverage of what has been called “immigration reform”—a policy debate over what kind of…

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Immigrant Organizing

The recent wave of immigrant demonstrations throughout the country indicates a level of political engagement that seems to have caught many people by surprise. However,…

72% of US troops Want Out of Iraq

With Iraq descending into sectarian warfare between Shi’ite and Sunni factions, a new poll released on Tuesday reportedly shows that 72 per cent of US troops serving…