Tag Archives: France
Louis XIV, Keeper Of France’s Infamous Prisons, Would Have Understood Guantanamo
June 1, 2013
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Prisons have always struck fear in people’s hearts. From the dawn of history they have been used to lock human beings away who have either been anti-social or run afoul of somebody’s politics.
Next to torture...
Lies About Austerity: The International Struggle For Economic Justice And Dignity
By Edward Rhymes
The verdict has been in for several years – although the U.S. has just recently been added to the mix – austerity does not work. The cuts in vital programs has not produced the surge in employment or the boom in the economy that neoliberal forces across the globe said...
Ex-Enigma ‘Carlos The Jackal’ Appeals Life Sentence For Terrorism
By The Associated Press
PARIS — Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant terrorist and self-proclaimed revolutionary who was once one of the Cold War’s most wanted men, is appealing his life sentence for orchestrating bombings in France two decades ago. Carlos, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez...
Free NY College May Not Be Free For Long — U.S. Students Find Little Relief
By Martin Michaels
A free college education is a rare thing in the United States. With collective student debt surpassing $1 trillion and average annual college tuitions topping $22,000, students across the nation increasingly must turn to costly loans to afford a decent education.
Cooper...
Activists, Governments Do Battle With US Big Agriculture And Their GMOs
By Trisha Marczak
When it comes to public perception of genetically modified products (GMOs), Europe and the U.S. are worlds apart.
More than 80 percent of all foods found in a typical American grocery store contain genetically modified ingredients. Efforts to push for regulations that would...
U.S. Troops Enter Mali, Escalating West African Presence
By Martin Michaels
The first U.S. troops arrived in Mali Friday, a change of policy after Washington took a relatively hands-off approach during the French invasion roughly one year ago. A small number of U.S. troops are now in place, aiding the 4,000 French troops on the ground in combat...
Target Syria: Allegations Of Chemical Weapons Use
By Stephen Lendman
Stephen Lendman
New allegations claim Syrian chemical weapons use. We’ve heard similar ones before. Obama calls using them a “game changer.” He also said their use crosses a “red line.”
Syrian officials are unequivocal. Weeks earlier, Deputy...
UN Official Hopeful About 2015 Climate Talks
By The Associated Press
Governments are more serious and the impact of climate change is more dramatic, improving chances of a groundbreaking global warming pact in 2015 in contrast with the failure of such an effort in 2009, the U.N. climate chief said Tuesday.
The climate change talks in Copenhagen...
French Protest Against Gay Marriage Turns Violent
By The Associated Press
France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation’s heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government. Within hours, fiery...
German Official Says Onward With Austerity Despite Growing EU Calls For Change
By The Associated Press
BRUSSELS — Germany on Tuesday defended the policy of tightening the budgets in a number of European countries despite a blunt warning from a top European Union official that the 27-nation bloc’s austerity drive “has reached its limits.”
“If we...
