Book Review: Cowboy in Caracas
Almost all of the recent books about Venezuela focus on the big changes at the top – the government of President Hugo Chavez and the new ministries and social programmes or the coups, sabotage and propaganda by local oligarchs and US imperialism.
Not an Intellectual Squabble
In a spacious yet fortified UN compound in Rome members of the Palestine committee at the General Assembly repeated old mantras; they vowed support for the Palestinians, issued a press release and then went to lunch.
Eco-friendly Printing
That smell in your printer’s production facility no doubt comes from the cocktail of hazardous chemicals typically used in the printing process: inks, cleaning solvents, waste water and sludge that “off-gas” volatile organic compounds associated with eye and lung irritation, dizziness, headaches and even cancer.
Plekhanov, Marx and Engels on Freedom and Necessity
For many revolutionary organizations to act on their desire to further the socialist cause, it is necessary to focus not on revolutionary posturing but on a 'reform' initiative, namely the defeat of the Republicans in the 2008 election.
Alpha 66 present at Posada hearing
Before some 30 of his supporters representing various groups preaching the use of terror against Cuba, Luis Posada Carriles – still not accused of terrorism, in violation of a number of international conventions – offered a property valued at $2.5 million as guarantee for his bail application.
Can the Left Win France Back?
Twelve years after Francois Mitterrand, France's first, and to date only Socialist president, left office, the political landscape in both the presidential palace and the National Assembly has moved gloomily toward right-wing social and economic policies.
Women's Congress Opens in Caracas
The 14th Congress of the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) started in this capital on Monday, attended by 1,500 delegates from 84 countries, the organization s president Marcia Campos stated.
A New Beginning for ENDA
Civil rights and labor activists will be pushing the current Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
Bush Spreads Guantanamo Gangrene Around the World
Jumah Al Dossari has been rotting in Guatanamo for five years now without ever having been charged of an offense. The prisoner believes “he has been condemned to live forever on an island where there is no law,” his lawyer says.
The Colonial Drama of Israel and Palestine
Seen from this side of the Mediterranean, the Western (and especially European) view on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict exhibits a strange trait.
