India: After The Election Victories Of The Left
THE historic victory of the Left Front in West Bengal for the seventh successive time and that too with a three-fourth majority and the decisive victory of the Left Democratic Front in Kerala with a two-third majority have brought the role of the CPI(M) and the Left into sharp focus.
Canada: Communist Party denounces sham ‘consultation’ on Afghan mission
Wednesday’s narrow approval of the Harper government’s motion to extend Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan will not forestall growing public opposition to the war, the Communist Party declared in a statement released by its Central Executive following the Parliamentary vote.
GOP mounts stealth attack on fuel efficiency standards
Under the pretense of doing something about gas prices, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are seeking to gut the nation’s 30-year-old system for mandating fuel efficiency of cars and trucks.
Republican Senate Committee Members Approve 'Anti-marriage' FMA
The Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee, voting 10 to 8, voiced approval for the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA), which would amend the US Constitution to outlaw same-sex marriages and civil unions.
Out Front With John Sweeny: America’s Values Left Behind
In Immokalee[Florida] I saw a nightmare but also the sparks of hope. Farm workers toil from dawn to dusk and are paid about 45 cents for every 32-pound container of tomatoes they pick—no overtime pay, no health insurance, no sick leave or vacations.
AFL-CIO Now: The Bush Administration’s Toxic Cover-Up
In August 2002, President Bush vetoed a bill that included $90 million to monitor the health of rescue and clean-up workers who were at ground zero following the terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001.
Run-off election disputes continue around Haiti
Although Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced winners of the April 21, 2006 legislative run-off elections on May 8, dozens of candidates that lost their bid for Senate and Deputy seats continue to demand new votes in several districts, charging fraud and irregularities.
Remembering North Korea, Part II
If I had been impressed with China, I would be, in quite another sense, more impressed by Korea. At the end I would say that I was a heroic country, unbelievably heroic: and to witness such mass heroism left an indelible mark upon me an inextinguishable responsibility.
US Sen. Menendez Looking Closely at Bush Censure
US Senator Menendez (D-NJ) is “looking closely” at signing on to US Senator Russell Feingold’s (D-WI) bill to censure President Bush, Senator Menendez told Atlanta Progressive News during an in-person interview.
The U.S. Embargo against Venezuela
In a certain sense, Washington’s new round of bluster can be properly seen as merely part of an ongoing war of words and spleen against Caracas, in which Chávez more than holds his own, much to the joy of the average Latin American.
