NIGERIA: Gunmen seize eight oil workers in latest violence in impoverished delta
Since the beginning of the year militia attacks have forced operators in Nigeria to cut oil production of 2.5 million barrels a day by more than 20 percent.
International Tribunal on Haiti: Three More U.N. Officers Convicted for Crimes Against Humanity
The International Tribunal on Haiti was formed by a series of Latin American and Haitian solidarity organizations last year... The multinational jury, equally divided between men and women, included a nurse, a unionist, a teacher, an economist, a community organizer, and a researcher.
Iran Standoff: An end to threats
WASHINGTON has a strange idea of how to emphasise its supposed commitment to a diplomatic solution of current concerns about Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Conservatives Favor ‘Purity’ over Cancer Vaccine
Late last month a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel unanimously recommended approval of a vaccine for the human papilloma virus (HPV).
Sweeney Blast Senate Immigration Bill
The Senate-passed immigration bill creates “an unjust, unworkable and undemocratic three-tiered society” among the nation’s 11 million-12 million undocumented workers, AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney says.
Corporate Greed: Stockholders, Investors Revolting over CEO Pay, Anti-Worker Moves
AP reported that the company’s directors, who approve Nardelli’s compensation($245 million since 2000) ,didn’t even show up for the meeting. And Nardelli, who refused to allow any general questions from[Home Depot]stockholders, shut down the meeting after only 30 minutes.
Cuba: Land with title deeds for the Cuban farmers
The insults to their dignity, lack of land and work, misery and insecurity were left far behind...This situation was denounced by Fidel in his celebrated plea: ' History will absolve me '... As an old farmer told me; “With the Revolution we have land title deeds, something we never dreamt on the farms”
Cuba Viewpoint: AIDS is the Problem, Not Sexual Preference
According to studies, pure homosexuals are 4 to 7 percent of the population, though there are possibly more in certain societies. Bisexuals make up 11 to 15 percent —though some people say 20 percent— and heterosexuals are between 75 and 80 percent.
American Capitalism and The Moral Poverty of Nations
I am dedicating this essay to the memory of the millions of victims of the capitalist imperial wars of conquest waged by the United States under the patently false pretexts of spreading freedom and liberty
Sham US Proposal to Iran Evokes Memories of Past Similar
Don't be misled... It's simply just the latest ploy and example of US deceit designed to solidify support among its European allies as well as try to convince the Chinese and Russians to come aboard.
