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Corner-cutting contractors sold buildings as safe that then collapsed. But just as culpable are officials who offered permits and lax controls

What started as an anti-authoritarian uprising became a brutal international proxy war. However many years pass, the solution remains the same.

Mass protests confront governments, police and employers in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe

The brink of war - overview and details

Facing little opposition from either Republicans or Democrats, the U.S. military is almost never held accountable for killing civilians during airstrikes.

Honduras now, Brazil soon... the Pink Tide is back! And the worldwide campaign to end violence against women

The war in Afghanistan wasn’t a failure. It was a massive success — for those who made a fortune off it. Instead of a nation, what we really built were more than 500 military bases — and the personal fortunes of the people who supplied them.