Crises are Inbuilt
But for the demutualisation of Northern Rock, their jobs would have remained secure, providing mortgages on the basis of secure income rather than opting for higher profits on the basis of an ultimately unsustainable practice of borrowing short and lending long.
No War - No Warming: Blocking Traffic at American Petroleum Institute
The videos below show exactly how much fun it can be to interrupt the day of war profiteering oil barons and educate the public about an occupation that we said six years ago would be blood for oil and that we say now is blood for oil.
Media ignore contractors killed in Iraq
It is inevitable that in the next few days the Pentagon will announce the 4,000th U.S. military death in Iraq. But as the Iraq War begins its sixth year, a significant number of deaths connected to the invasion have remained off the books, uncounted by the U.S. military and seldom noticed by the media.
If Bush Can Bail Out Bear Stearns, Why Not Working Families?
The FBI appears to be investigating Bear Stearns along with 16 other companies involved in the subprime mortgage crisis for criminal misconduct, according to suggestions made by FBI agents in recent media reports.
Book Review: War in Heaven
In this short volume, Helen Caldicott and Craig Eisendrath provide a sharp and concise analysis of the American nuclear weapons industry and its many ramifications for society and the peoples of the world in general.
ABC of Capitalist Financing
When a company has a whopping $2 billion debt and the markets believe it is worth only $1 billion, they act. And that is what happened to ABC Learning Centres and its CEO Eddy Groves.
No New Trial for Death Row Inmate, Troy Davis
The Georgia State Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Monday, March 17, 2008, to deny a motion for a new trial for Troy Anthony Davis, who claims he is on death row for a crime he did not commit.
Iraq Moratorium, Good Friday coincide
The convergence of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war on March 19 and the monthly Iraq Moratorium observance on March 21 has sparked hundreds of antiwar actions across the country this week.
Cheney's Victorious Trip?
The cable agencies were quick to get the news out, news which, though not exactly laughable, is indeed ironic. Everyone said their share. There was competition, that is to say, they competed with one another.
Japan: Workers Launch National Campaign to Boost Pay and Benefits
The annual labor Spring Struggle is entering final stretch with the first round of management offers set for March 12.
