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In the stretch of West Texas desert known as the Permian Basin, the roar of new oil rigs and the acrid fumes they produce are unmistakable signs that crude oil [...]

Canadians and Americans still dress alike, talk alike, like the same books, television shows, and movies, and trade more goods and services than ever before. But on social and political […]

Liz Carrazco, 20, of Riverside, California, drives about 50 miles a day, mostly to and from her job at a cellphone store. When she up the tank of her Honda [...]

Former Black Panther Partry Defense Minister Bobby Rush is being criticized for joining the same government system he sought to overthrow in the late 1960s and early 1970s. However, Rush claims that he has realized that the system can be used to help people.

Discusses the origin of religious rebellion in El Salvador. Interpretation of Catholic theology; Rates of malnutrition and illiteracy in Chalatenango; Causes of the Salvadorian revolution; Morality of the guerilla struggle.

Examines the policy adopted by general Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia of Guatemala against the opposition. History of leftist rebellion and rightist reaction in Guatemala; Increase in the activity of Indians; Strategy adopted by social groups, Guerrilla Army of the Poor and the Revolutionary Organization of the People in Arms.

IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR as the New York Times Canada bureau chief, I have had the opportunity to travel this beautiful land more broadly than most Canadians and certainly [...]

LETHAL PASSAGE How the Travels of a Single Handgun Expose the Roots of America's Gun Crisis. By Erik Larson. 272 pp. New York: Crown Publishers. $21. THERE was a time [...]

CASTRO'S FINAL HOUR The Secret Story Behind the Coming Downfall of Communist Cuba. By Andres Oppenheimer. Illustrated. 461 pp. New York: Simon & Schuster. $25. Fidel Castro has survived a [...]

TERRY WAITE AND OLLIE NORTH The Untold Story of the Kidnapping -- and the Release. By Gavin Hewitt. Illustrated. 230 pp. Boston: Little, Brown & Company. $19.95. OLIVER L. NORTH'S [...]

LIVES, LIES AND THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR By Ann Wroe. Illustrated. 341 pp. New York: I.B. Tauris & Company/ St. Martin's Press. $24.95. THE Iran-contra scandal was so Byzantine, the Congressional [...]

GUERRILLA PRINCE The Untold Story of Fidel Castro. By Georgie Anne Geyer. Illustrated. 445 pp. Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Georgie Anne Geyer closes her provocative biography of Fidel Castro [...]

Focuses on political and economic developments in Peru as on November 5, 1977. Overview of political conditions in the country under left-wing military junta; Assessment of problems related to monetary debts of the country; Measures adopted by the junta to win the confidence of international bankers.

The article focuses on the opportunistic policies of the military regime in Suriname led by Lt. Col. Dési Bouterse. Since taking power, the military council has built 10,000 housing units, created 3,00 jobs, increased old-age pensions and opened ten day-care centers. Bouterse and his military and civilian supporters contend that a mix of populism and repression is needed to unite the racially diverse population. To consolidate his rule politically, he founded the 25th of February Unity Movement, an Umbrella coalition of legal parties and interest groups.

Discusses the reunification of the three militant Sandinist National Liberation Front Tendencies in Nicaragua in March 1979. Overthrowing of Anastasio Somoza by the Tercerista Tendency; Clash between the moderates and the radicals over the pace and depth of the revolution; Loan and aid package approved by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to Nicaragua; Support given by the Nicaraguan people to the Sandinists.

The article examines the decrease in oil prices by 55 percent and its impact on American consumers and the U.S. economy. Topics mentioned include the equivalence of drop in oil prices to tax cut, the amount of money that the typical American household will save in 2015 due to lower gas prices according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and an increase in American oil production since 2009.

SILENCE ON THE MOUNTAIN Stories of Terror, Betrayal, and Forgetting in Guatemala. By Daniel Wilkinson. Illustrated. 3 73 pp. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. $24. IN the 1970's and 80's, when [...]

This article explores the economic impact of the soaring global oil prices in 2008. According to the author, prices of goods and services are increasing due to high oil prices. He observes that the leaders of oil-rich countries like Iran, Russia and Venezuela are enjoying the trend. He attributes the soaring oil prices to increasing demand for the commodity, primarily from the booming economies of China, India and other developing countries.

The article discusses the pros and cons of the low price of petroleum in the U.S. The cited primary reason for the decline in price of petroleum are the global financial crisis and continuing recession. One of the disadvantages mentioned is the tendency for people to return to inefficient energy use and avoid vehicles that utilize alternative energy technologies. It is said that the decline in prices of petroleum would offer opportunity for the government to impose a carbon or gas tax.

Reports on the reaction of music fans to the use of lip-synching by singers during their performance. Factors to consider for live performances; Comparison of the expectations of the fans of traditional rock bands and popular music performers; Advantages of lip-synching during performances.

Focuses on the two chemical elements created by U.S. and Russian scientists in Dubna, Russia. Temporary names of the elements; Elements that can be found in nature; Chemical element that was created in 1994 and named for the German city where it was discovered.

Presents the results of the testing done for mad cow disease in several countries that produce large amount of beef in 2002. Number of cattle slaughtered and tested during the year; Cases of mad cow disease identified.

Presents an interview with Cameron Johnson, a college freshman from Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, about his Web site Certificateswap.com. Purpose of the Web site; Goals of Johnson for the business; Advice of Johnson on how to be successful in venturing into an Internet business.

Focuses on an international incident created by Triumph, an insult comic dog puppet and a regular on the television program "Late Night With Conan O'Brien." Remarks made by Triumph to the residents of the French-speaking province of Quebec during a visit in February 2004; Rationale for the sensitivity of language issue in Quebec; Efforts of the province of Quebec to protect its French culture.

Presents quoted statements from several personalities. Ralph Nader, an independent candidate for president in the U.S.; Muhammad Ismail Agha, an Afghan who was released from imprisonment at Guant&aacutenamo Bay, Cuba; Dr. Robert Lanza, a medical director of a U.S. firm who experimented on human cloning.

Presents several misspellings of items being auctioned at the eBay Web site as of March 2004. Possible reason for the spelling error; Approach recommended by eBay official Jim Griffith.

Focuses on a dispute between Nottingham and Yorkshire in England over the origin of the legendary character Robin Hood. Claims of Yorkshire regarding the birthplace of Robin Hood; Views of Robin Hood experts on the ancestry of Hood; Response of the leaders of Nottingham to the claims of Yorkshire.

Presents statistics on orange juice consumption, student financial aid programs and other issues in the U.S. as of 2004. Percentage decline in per capita orange juice consumption as of 1999; Proportion of baby boomers expected by demographers to live to age 100; Percentage of Afghans who had registered as of February 2004 to vote in the national elections scheduled for June 2004; Amount spent by the federal government of the U.S. in 2003 on student financial aid programs.

Introduces the Rain Water product discovered by Richard Heinichen, a former blacksmith from Dripping Springs in Texas. Challenges faced by Heinichen in collecting cloud juice and developing it into a bottled water; Places where the product is being sold; Distinguishing factor of Rain Water.

Features a 104-year-old macaw originally owned by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Features the comedy school at the Humber School of Creative and Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario. Goal of students; Assumption of scholars of comedy concerning Canada.

Highlights the rural development effort of Canada through an experiment that will bring immigrants into the country's vast prairies, forests and tundra. Reasons the government must rely on increasing immigration; Criticism against the government's rural development effort.

Presents the opinions of the author with regards to his travels and experiences in Canada. His career as the New York Times Canada bureau chief; Why Canadians harbor disdain for politicians and their capital city of Ottawa; Lack of debate from citizens on social and political issues; Suggestion that Canadians are patriotic and critical at the same time.