Bush Admin. Redefines Contraceptive Use as Abortion
Dozens of women's, health care, religious, civil rights, and labor organizations are protesting proposed new Department of Health and Human Services’ draft regulations that could significantly limit women’s access to basic reproductive health services, including some of the most common forms of birth control.
CPUSA Statement on the China Olympics
The Beijing Olympics represent a vision of the kind of future for which the Communist Party USA strives: a world where people from hundreds of countries come together peacefully to enjoy a common cause.
Green Paper on Climate Change: Paid to Pollute
Climate change is a reality, and it is already taking its toll on that important species and its habitat. Floods, droughts, rising seas and the destruction of crops are some of the outcomes being experienced and taking a huge toll on those affected.
July 26: Cuban National Day of Rebellion
Every July 26, Cubans celebrate with popular and cultural activities the National Day of Rebellion, which recalls the 1953 attack on the Moncada Garrison in Santiago de Cuba and the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes barracks in Bayamo, eastern Cuba.
US-Based Anti-Cuban Groups under Scrutiny
A dozen anti-Cuban organizations are under investigation in the United States for fraudulent operations with US taxpayer funds allocated by the Bush administration to subvert order in the island.
Delegates Launch Push for 'Health Care for All' in DNC Platform
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), a leader for health care reform on Capitol Hill, is the first Democratic National Convention delegate to sign a new statement urging that the convention adopt a plank in the 2008 party platform to 'guarantee accessible health care for all.'
Book Review: Engels: A Revolutionary Life
This is a lively, comprehensive and very human account of the long life of Frederick Engels, the closest collaborator and comrade of Karl Marx.
Delhi, India: On The Margins
Delhi, like all other Indian cities and especially the metros, is a study in contrasts. Too often, however, the contrast between the rich and the poor in this city is presented as reflecting the difference between the new and the old, or between the integrated and the marginalized.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Urges Tourism-rich Province to Care for Environment
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked Khanh Hoa province, home of coastal tourist destination Nha Trang bay, to focus on upgrading infrastructure for high-quality tourism that harmonizes with the environment.
Increasing Attacks on Afghanistan Aid Workers Could Provoke Humanitarian Crisis
The increasing number of attacks on aid agencies is reducing their ability to deliver life-saving assistance to vulnerable communities; the consequences are 'serious' and could lead to a 'humanitarian crisis,' aid workers have warned.
