Coup

The Little Coup that Couldn't

Laura Carlsen | Posted 10.31.2009 | World


Laura Carlsen

If the agreement brokered this week holds, Honduran society will have turned the ugly precedent of a modern-day military coup d'etat into an example of the strength of nonviolent grassroots resistance.

Desperate Honduran Leaders Vow To Restore Freedoms

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 09.29.2009 | World


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The coup-installed president of Honduras backed down Monday from an escalating standoff with protesters and suggested he...

Honduras Allows Relief, But Military Digs In

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 09.24.2009 | World


Ashley Rindsberg

Today's curfew lift will reveal much. If the majority of the country remains quiet and orderly there might be a mellowing of the situation. If clashes erupt, the crisis will spiral.

Clinton, Act to Avoid a Massacre in Honduras

Laura Carlsen | Posted 09.24.2009 | World


Laura Carlsen

Clinton continues to make statements divorced from the current dire reality in Honduras. Today the reality is that the Armed Forces under the coup regime are carrying out not just a "provocation" but a brutal attack on protesters.

Gunfire, Tear Gas in Honduran Capital

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 09.24.2009 | World


Ashley Rindsberg

Gunfire, the smell of burning tires, and tear gas woke me up Tuesday morning. Tegucigalpa's Palmira neighborhood erupted into violence at around 5 AM.

Chávez's Revolution Will Not Be Criticized

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 09.25.2009 | World


Robert Amsterdam

Brian A. Nelson's new book The Silence and the Scorpion is a must read for anyone seeking to get an unbiased and comprehensive account of the two most controversial days of the Chávez presidency.

Despite Obama in Ghana, a Bad Month for African Democracy

Todd Moss | Posted 09.12.2009 | World


Todd Moss

In Mauritania the vote was so obviously suspicious that the electoral chief resigned and the opposition rejected the results.

The Urgency of Restoring Democracy to Honduras -- and What You Can Do to Help*

Dan Kovalik | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


Dan Kovalik

I just returned from a trip to Honduras where the ousted President, Manual Zelaya, has great support among the poor, the unions and the indigenous groups of Honduras.

Deja Coup and the Forgotten "Autogolpe"

Kimberly Ann Elliott | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


Kimberly Ann Elliott

The past is not as distant as much of the coverage of the Honduran coup suggests. The seemingly forgotten autogolpe, or "self coup" in Guatemala in 1993 may offer some lessons for today.

Obama Says Honduran Ouster Was 'Not Legal'

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 07.30.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday declared that the United States still considers Manuel Zelaya to be the president of Honduras and ...

Honduras Coup

Stan Goff | Posted 07.29.2009 | World


Stan Goff

Outside of the direct actors, we don't know exactly what just happened in Honduras. But the spinning will start soon.

A Coup Manual: What We Should Know About Iran's Election

Omid Memarian | Posted 07.17.2009 | World


Omid Memarian

No matter what happens in the coming days, Obama should not congratulate Ahmadinejad for his victory. He did not win the election, he stole it.

The Coup of Their Dreams: Why Many Guineans Are Delighted With the Country's Military Takeover

Mark Canavera | Posted 03.08.2009 | World


Mark Canavera

Many thronged to the streets in the capital to show support for the coup led by Moussa Dadis Camara. Far from being a cause for fear or anxiety, the coup seemed to be a rallying point for hope and joy.

America is Primarily at Fault for the Conflict in Gaza

Cenk Uygur | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

The Bush administration demanded -- against the advice of nearly every expert in the field and the Israeli government -- that the Palestinians hold elections. They did. Hamas won.

Constitutional Coup Averted In Illinois

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The Illinois Supreme Court has just rejected what was in essence a coup attempt by the state Attorney General, which would have installed the Lt. Governor in Blagojevich's place.

A Coup in Canada?

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


Emma Ruby-Sachs

It's an exciting time the United States, but there are even bigger things happening to the north. No, it's not picking a national security team. Canada is on the verge of a coup.

John McCain's Foreign Policy Blunder

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Robert Schlesinger

Why aren't people making more of the fact that John McCain was flatly, factually wrong about Pakistan being a "failed state?"

Welcome to the final stages of the coup...

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics


Larisa Alexandrovna

UPDATES AT BOTTOM If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it. ~ Julius Caesar In 2000, the long fought for and ...