European Union Prepares to Lift Anti-Cuba Sanctions
The blockade against Cuba, which was initiated some 40 years ago by the U.S., suffered a major setback this week as European Union leaders announced their intention to end their sanctions against the island country.
USLAW: Reawakening the anti-war tradition in American labor
In the summer of 2005, the AFL-CIO convention in Chicago passed a groundbreaking resolution. After several speakers rose to argue vigorously for a “friendly amendment”, the convention called for the “rapid” withdrawal of US Troops from Iraq.
The Miracles of Imperialism
Thus begins a disturbing and racist article entitled “Don’t Expect Jacob Zuma to Fix South Africa” by Joel Hilliker, found in the March 2008 issue of the reactionary protestant periodical, The Philadelphia Trumpet.
Has capitalism reached its limits?
In the wake of the widespread U.S. sub-prime mortgage crisis, speculative funds began to flow into the oil and grains markets, pushing up their prices. The trend is so powerful that it is very difficult to keep these moves under control. Observing this situation, some economic analysts are saying, “Capitalism is reaching its limits.”
CPUSA demands justice for Cuban Five
The Communist Party USA rejects unequivocally the decision announced June 4 by a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that puts off freedom for five Cuban men who as of September 12 will have served ten years of unjust imprisonment.
'Political Will Required to Provide Relief to People'
One of the reasons behind the global upsurge in food prices was the diversion of land from foodgrain cultivation to biofuel production, which has been facilitated by high subsidies in countries like the US.
Australia: Banking on the Government
While talking down the likelihood of a serious financial crash in Australia, the federal government is taking a number of measures to equip it to bail out any financial institution in difficulties and to stave off panic if any such institution appears to be in trouble.
Women Voters Boost Obama in the Polls
The idea that John McCain will pick up women voters who backed Clinton is 'mythology' and a 'pipe dream,' said Ellen Malcolm, president of Emily's List, a women voter's organization that had strongly endorsed Hillary Clinton in the primaries.
Thousands Protest US Asylum for Sanchez Berzaín as Resentment Continues Over 'Black October'
Shortly after 10 a.m. on June 9, several thousand protestors from El Alto marched into La Paz and surrounded the US Embassy. The mainly indigenous protestors were demanding the return of ex-President Sánchez de Lozada and ex-Minister of Defense Sánchez Berzaín to Bolivia.
The Beginning of Global Order
We can continue to believe our politicians as they echo messages of stability and order around our planet, and we can continue to feed off the BBC or the New York Times to get an insight into the normality of the global situation.
