The 2006 World Cup: Will Racism Come Home to Roost?
The most watched tournament in the universe, the World Cup, opens today amid fears that an open and violent racism could upstage the games, humiliate its German hosts, and provide an international platform for Neo-Nazi swill.
El Salvador: On the Two Year Mark of the Tony Saca Presidency
June 1 marked the two-year anniversary of Tony Saca's inauguration as El Salvador's President. Social movement and religious leaders around El Salvador marked the day by protesting the social and economic policies enacted under Saca Administration.
YCL S.A : The 10th Anniversary of the Constitution is a reminder to us for the need to defend it!
This year marks the 10th Anniversary of our beloved constitution and already some of its sections are torn apart for selfish and desperate reasons... Individuals and organisations have donned upon themselves divine responsibilities so sacrosanct that they believe that they are above the constitution.
Film Review: Secuestro Express
The film was not endorsed as the official Venezuelan entrant at international film festivals, including the Academy Awards, despite the fact that the producers claim that it is the highest grossing film in Venezuelan history.
South Africa: Mbeki warns 'anti-democratic' forces
The death toll in a security guard strike, now running for more than two months, rose to over 20 in the central Gauteng province....The strike[was] called to demand better salaries and conditions.
Guinea: Day one of indefinite general strike widely respected
Guinea, despite vast natural resources, is one of the world’s poorest countries. With inflation at nearly 30 percent...the cost of a 50-kilogram sack of rice is spiralling out of control to over US $25 – more than half of a civil servant’s monthly wage.
No Permanent Bases: Passed Both Houses, Removed in Conference Committee
When the House and the Senate pass similar but not identical bills, they create a conference committee to work out the differences.
Universal Health Care Demanded in US
Elected officials, medical workers, and activists gathered at events nationwide on June 07, 2006, to demand Universal Health Care for all Americans which would build upon the success and effectiveness of the Medicare Program.
Israeli Warplanes Bomb Gaza as Arrests Continue in West Bank
Israeli combat helicopters bombed a number of sites in the Gaza Strip, while Israeli occupation forces continued their arrest campaigns throughout the provinces of the West Bank.
Cuban Teaching Method Advocated Before World Literacy Conference
'Yes I Can' is --above all-- a program of social inclusion which offers the traditionally excluded sectors the best tool to fight against exploitation, because those who do not know how to read of write are condemned to the worst form of slavery'
