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| China
Odyssey 2001In the balance sheets that marked the beginning of the New Year, the People’s Republic of China occupied a special place. In Washington, representatives of the establishment seem convinced that the major competition on the international scale in the coming decades will be between the US and China. -> read article... |
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| Puerto Rico
Colonialism and the Death PenaltyThe Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 approved by the United States provides for the application of the death penalty in a series of newly defined federal crimes. In Puerto Rico, this law has provoked a wide debate: a discussion which combines the issue of capital punishment with questions arising from the specific colonial status of Puerto Rico. -> read article... |
| USA
USA - Elections 2000The most striking fact about the November 2000 elections is that they were a statistical tie (for Congress as well, virtually). The most interesting question is what this shows, if anything, about the state of functioning democracy. -> read article... |
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