The Andes
Colombia: action pledged on slaying of social leaders
President Juan Manuel Santos announced that he has developed a plan of action to address the ongoing wave of assassinations of social leaders across Colombia.
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The Andes
Colombia: talks with ELN stalled over hostage
For a second time in the space of a month, planned peace talks between the Colombian government and ELN guerillas in Quito broke down on the very eve of convening.
The Andes
Colombia: new peace deal with FARC signed
President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londono AKA "Timochenko" signed a new peace agreement to replace the one rejected by voters in a national plebiscite.
Jewish Resistance against Stephen Bannon
Under the banner of "Jewish Resistance," protesters rallied outside of Manhattan's Grand Hyatt hotel on 42nd St. Nov. 20, where the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) annual gala was being held—with a featured speaker announced as Steve Bannon, the "alt-right"… Read moreJewish Resistance against Stephen Bannon
North America
Bill Weinberg: Donald Trump is a fascist
Bill Weinberg makes the case that Donald Trump is an actual fascist, and repeats his call for urgent pressure on the electors to refuse to seat him as president.
North America
Electoral Nullification: Constitutional mechanism
Bill Weinberg continues his call for pressure on the electors to refuse to seat Trump as president—arguing that this contingency is exactly the reason the Electoral College exists.
North America
Bill Weinberg: the case for Electoral Nullification
Bill Weinberg, speaking at a mass demonstration in front of New York’s Trump Tower, calls for urgent pressure on the Electoral College to refuse to seat Donald Trump.
Afghanistan
Pakistan: blast at Sufi shrine leaves scores dead
The local ISIS franchise claimed responsibility for a blast at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan's Balochistan region that killed 60 worshipers and injured more than 100.
Central America
Post-electoral violence in Nicaragua
Followers of the indigenous party Yatama clashed with police and supporters of the ruling FSLN on Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast in the aftermath of contested national elections.
Mexico
El Chapo one step closer to extradition
Mexico's imprisoned top drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán came another step closer to extradition when a judge turned down five requests for an injunction to halt it.
Europe
‘Russian nationalists’ behind Montenegro coup plot
Montenegro's chief prosecutor accused "nationalists in Russia" of having organized a criminal group to overthrow the government during last month's elections in the Balkan country.
Mexico
Wanted police chief arrested in Mexican massacre
Felipe Flores, former police chief of Iguala, the Mexican city where 43 college students disappeared in 2014, was finally apprehended after two years as a fugitive.