Forty years after the 1969 PUCH initiative: what is now left for la gauche haitienne?

  By Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine staff writer As we are nearing the end of 2009, a memorable event has almost gone unnoticed. This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the historic merge between two Marxist organizations in Haiti: Parti de l’ Union...

Aimé Césaire, legendary Martinique poet and politician dies at 94

CSMS Magazine Staff WritersAimé Césaire, one of the Caribbean most important poets, died Thursday at a hospital in Fort-De-France. He was 94. His passing sent consternation to many corners of the world.  Césaire gained fame in his early years for...

Is Korean Nationalism fake or real?

For years, North Korea has been one of the most fascinated countries in South Asia. To many in the West, it is portrayed as a backward nation led by an insane, madman by the name Kim Jong Il. At least that is what they want us to know about North Korea....