Katharine Daniels Executive Editor, The WIP – USA – On the 29th of June The WIP posted a link to Anti-Americanism Hits New Record in Turkey from Today’s Zaman, an online Turkish newspaper. Apparently Turks now dislike the United States …

“Support Our Troops” Is a Fallacy and a Lie Read more »

by Suad Hamada Bahrain Of the many expectations that Arabs hope will come out of the US Presidential election, the top three almost certainly are: massive changes in American foreign policies in the Middle East; withdrawal of US troops in …

Hopes for the Closing of Guantanamo Bay’s Military Prison Read more »

by Rocío Ortega Mexico Here in Mexico when we think about the upcoming US Presidential election, we immediately think of immigration, the phenomenon that has been such a source of concern and conflict between our countries for years. The concern …

Latin America Poses Unique Challenges for the Next US President Read more »

by Juliette Terzieff – USA – While most American women may have never even heard of the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau, it is the only federal agency specifically tasked with addressing the issues that affect working women. Its low …

Continued Budget Cuts to the US Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau Means Trouble for America’s Working Women Read more »

by Vera von Kreutzbruck Germany The next president of the United States of America will undoubtedly play a major role in the international arena – as all US presidents have in past decades. But the important question is how much …

The Role and Influence of the US President in Germany Read more »

by Imelda V. Abaño – Philippines – TORONTO – “What has happened to me can never be undone!” Even after five years, even after being officially cleared by a prolonged government study, Maher Arar, a Syrian-born Canadian citizen and telecommunications …

Maher Arar: A Case of Unjustified Government-Sanctioned Torture Continues Into the Present In a New Form Read more »

by Michelle Chen – USA – “Before, we could just drink straight from the river – we could drink from any stream. But it’s not like that now.” A man from Antioquía, an indigenous community nestled in the Peruvian Amazon, …

“David vs Goliath” in Los Angeles: The Amazon’s Achuar Take Occidental Petroleum to Court Read more »

by Donna Reames Rich – USA – Dec. 19 – In this season of giving, it seems appropriate to run an article we published earlier this year about a woman who chose to give in a very personal way. Because …

Re-Incarnation: How a Small American Community in Georgia Is Coming Together for Rebirth Read more »

By Katharine Daniels Executive Editor, The WIP – USA – On Monday we celebrated Memorial Day, a federal holiday commemorating soldiers who have died at war and a tradition in our country since the Civil War. Most Americans have the …

Memorial Day Provides a Sober Reminder of the Young Lives Sacrificed to a Failing Security Strategy Read more »

by Imelda V. Abaño – Philippines – The Philippine government will award its highest decoration to slain United States Peace Corps volunteer, Julia Campbell, describing her as a “martyred volunteer.” Campbell, 40, of Fairfax, Virginia went missing April 8 during …

Philippines to Give Highest Award to Slain Woman US Peace Corps Volunteer Read more »