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Swallowing the big lie on Syria

Commentary: Reporting massacres that didn’t happen, and other media sins.
Don’t cry for me, Cristina

Argentina’s iconic Eva Peron died 60 years ago. President Cristina Fernandez is seizing her legacy.
Call me ‘Excellent Horse-Like Lady,’ Maybe?

GlobalPost reviews the music of Kim Jong Un’s new wife.
Could Peru and Chile go to war?

Tensions — and weapons purchases — rise over territorial disputes.

Special Reports

HIV outreach workers see uncertain future in Cape Town

Tracy Jarrett - July 22, 2012 06:00

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Many African countries, supported by the United States and other donors, are rapidly expanding their ranks of community health workers by the tens of thousands in order to meet the rising demand for health services, particularly for AIDS treatment. full story

AIDS fight personal for mentoring mothers
Tanzania: HIV at a crossroads
Zimbabwe surges ahead in AIDS fight
Circumcision campaign fails in AIDS-plagued Swaziland
Special Report: Activists question Obama's AIDS plan
Special Report: DC AIDS fighters find lessons in Africa
A dying friend's idea for fighting HIV
For DC's AIDS detective, it began in Africa
A loving, HIV-positive couple gives back
Showing DC some tough love on HIV/AIDS
US reveals nearly $1.5 billion in unspent AIDS money

Beyond Aung San Suu Kyi: Women in the New Myanmar

Scarce HIV treatment in Myanmar means sick denied

Hanna Ingber - July 26, 2012 06:00

YANGON, Myanmar – More than two-thirds of people with HIV/AIDS in Myanmar need anti-retroviral therapy (ART) but cannot receive it because of a shortage of supplies and funds. This causes the slowly democratizing country to have one of the lowest coverage rates in the world. full story

Myanmar army accused of widespread rape in Kachin State
Myanmar women desperate for health care after neglect
Profiles in Courage: Myanmar's other female leaders
Myanmar: A women's health 'emergency'
Reporting in Myanmar, a test of new limits

The Rainbow Struggle: A global battle over gay rights

Cuba's gay rights revolution

Megan Sweas - June 29, 2012 06:00

HAVANA — The Cuban government now touts its record on LGBT rights, but its history bears many wounds for gay Cubans. For years following the successful socialist overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959, homosexuals were imprisoned for “re-education,” branded traitors who didn’t fit Che Guevara’s definition of the “new man” who would move the country forward. full story

Lesbians in Morocco: Should we stay or should we go?
Gay Palestinians caught in the middle of the conflict
The global impact of Obama's support for gay marriage
Russia's assault on 'gay' free speech
LGBT rights window closing in Egypt
State Department sea change on LGBTs
Serbia: A 'gay ghetto' in modern Europe
Gay allure in Cambodia’s ancient city
Obama pushes LGBT rights into limelight
The gray area of gay refugees
The importance of global LGBT news
LGBTI refugees seek haven in Lebanon
Nepal's other revolution: Red to pink
Sweden still sterilizing transgendered
Opinion: A globalized LGBT rights fight
Madrid bookseller pushes LGBT visibility
Spain: Gays fear backlash after advances
Argentina: Building on same-sex marriage
'Honor killing' targets Turkey's LGBTs
S. Africa: Violence haunts gays
The making of Dan Choi
Gays in the Army: The ongoing battle
The Rainbow Struggle: A primer

Worked Over: The Global Decline of Labor Rights

Damming the future? Mekong River livelihoods at stake

Samantha Page - July 25, 2012 06:00

NONGKHAI PROVINCE, Thailand and XAYABURI PROVINCE, Laos — The 1260-megawatt Xayaburi is the first of 11 proposed mainstream dams that will affect agriculture, fishing and cultural heritage all along the Mekong River. full story

Mexico City: A union dismantled, with gruesome results
Informal economy swallows Latin American workers
Tile by tile, Palestinians build Israeli settlements
Nicaragua: Non-Sandinistas need not apply
Walker's win: For unions, hard times mean hard lines
Canadian workers pay price in foreign buyouts
Slave labor on the rise in Russia
Brazil’s sex workers left out of unionization push
The mysterious murder of a Bangladeshi labor activist
Analysis: Manufacturing jobs returning to US
Nicaragua’s Marxist leaders get religion on free trade
Black South African youth shut out of jobs
Spain divided as labor rights erode
Bangladesh workers brave deadly fires
American unions stand up for LatAm workers
US leaders: Colombia pact shirks labor rights
'Meet the New Boss'
'Dirty war' on Colombia's unions
Mexico's pro-industry unions undercut worker rights

Egypt Votes

Writing Egypt’s history, with revolution in her DNA

Elizabeth D. Herman - May 25, 2012 11:00

CAIRO — To all, Kamel’s supporters included, her candidacy never stood a chance – but that wasn’t the point. It was rather that she was stepping into the race at all, that she was challenging a widely held belief in Egypt that women have no place in politics. full story

What to expect from Egypt's presidential election
Christians in Egypt: A storm within the storm
Egyptian women challenge rights abuses, militarization
Egypt's new president to face huge decision on military
Egypt's labor movement finds own strength
Egypt's military: From ally to adversary
A parliamentary primer for Egypt
Camel drivers discuss bloody 'Battle'
Egypt's prison shootings: What happened?
Military trials threaten Egypt democracy
The roots of Egypt's rage
'Virginity test’ victim awaits verdict
Egyptian press still not free
Egypt: Is it a revolution?
State of fear: Egypt's Copts in peril
Workers in limbo as Egypt renationalizes
Copts endure painful year in Egypt
Egypt: Uncertainty is bad for business
The role of art in an uncertain Egypt
Revolutionary art mirrors Egypt’s pulse
Thousands rally for Essam Atta
Egypt: Samira v. the Military
Mothers of the Revolution
Press censorship threatens a new Egypt
History catches Egyptologist Zawass
In Cairo, journalists find strong allies
Egypt: 'Revolution' fellows converge
Egypt: The "trade-offs" of democracy
Egypt: Human rights and the public
Egypt: OHI founder explains vision

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Jennifer Koons - July 27, 2012 06:00

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Like Barack Obama and George W. Bush before him, Mitt Romney will make a politically calculated trip to Israel next week. Unlike his predecessors, however, the GOP presidential hopeful is less concerned about demonstrating his foreign policy prowess than reassuring evangelical and neoconservative voters back home about his Judeo-Christian values. full story

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