Wab Kinew has lead the Manitoba NDP to an election victory, and with it, has become the first First Nations premier in Canadian history.

On Monday, the United Nations Security Council voted to send a foreign “security mission” to Haiti—an armed intervention force. The body adopted a resolution, drafted by the United States and Ecuador, that authorizes the so-called Multinational Security Support mission—“to take all necessary measures”—code for the use of force.

If you think China is competing with the West only geopolitically in the South China Sea and materially in advanced technology, you are partially mistaken. As the Geneva Observer revealed, at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Chinese are proposing a resolution to prioritize economic, social, and cultural (ESC) rights ahead of the traditional Western civil and political rights. Beyond geopolitical and material confrontations, an ideological battle dating to the Cold War is being re-ignited over the universality of human rights and their implementation.

Al Jazeera | International response after Hamas launches the biggest attack on Israel in decades with hostages taken and many killed.

Patrick Bond | At the April 2011 IMF Spring Meetings, during Strauss-Kahn’s last press conference, a journalist asked about the North African uprising: “Do you have any fears that there is perhaps a far-left movement coming through these revolutions?” A smug Strauss-Kahn remarked, “Good question. There’s always this risk, but I’m not sure it will materialize.” Until it does, the system appears impervious to genuine reform.

There has been an outpouring of solidarity following the raid and arrest of journalists in India, who have been targeted as a result of baseless accusations published in the New York Times.