La crisis economica hoy: Entrevista con Douglas Henwood
Pero si yo tuviera que resumirlo y proyectar un escenario, creo que nos enfrentamos a varios años con una economía muy débil y temblorosa que para mucha gente equivaldrá a una recesión prolongada, aunque no lo será formalmente.
The 'R' Word: An Interview with Doug Henwood on the Economy
If I had to put it all together and lay out a scenario, I think we are facing years of a very weak and stumbling economy that will feel to many people like an extended recession, even if it is not formally one.
It's Time for a New Deal
Prominent New Dealer, Rexford Guy Tugwell, author of The Battle for Democracy, was a 'brain truster' or policy advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt and served under Department of Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace. Tugwell was typical of the “new people” who had come to Washington in 1933 with Roosevelt’s election.
Nazis Under the Wing of Operation Condor
Investigators and researchers have long shown operational connections between exiled Nazis and US intelligence services who collaborated to target progressive movements in Latin American, reports the Cuban News Agency.
Missouri: Anti-Affirmative Action Petition Defeated
Missourians accomplished something this month no other state has when faced with a similar challenge. The people of the 'show me' state scored a major victory May 4th when a campaign led by California millionaire Ward Connerly failed to deliver the required number of signatures to get an initiative on the November ballot that would have banned affirmative action.
It’s about TIME
For the past several months I have been receiving TIME magazine. The subscription originally started as a gift from someone unknown, with my last name spelled wrong, lasted for a year. When it came up for renewal, I stalled until the price came down to fifty cents a copy, a much more reasonable price for the quality of the magazine.
Migrant Workers in a Globalized Economy
Globalization has created a situation which generated a worldwide phenomenon of migration of millions of workers to other countries. Finance capital’s thrust for cheap labor to bring down the cost of production in an environment of cut throat competition has given a powerful impetus to the phenomenon of migration of labor both within as well as outside the country.
Are We Losing Winter?
The effects of global warming manifest themselves differently in different locations, and winter is no doubt getting shorter and warmer across New England, the Canadian Maritimes and Northern Europe.
State and Local Prosecutors Can Take Down Bush
Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's new book 'The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder' is not just a particularly good addition to the ten-foot high stack of rants against Bush's crimes and abuses of power.
Climate Change Threatens Economic Progress in Vietnam
Across Vietnam, farmers such as Trai are feeling the effects of climate change. The typhoon season is lasting longer and storms are stronger. Flooding last year killed nearly 500 people and submerged 215,000 hectares of agricultural land, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
