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Our Brave New World
'The optimum population,’ said Mustapha Mood, ‘is modeled on the iceberg—eight-ninths below the water line, one-ninth above.’
No “Excluded” or “Invisible” Children in Cuba
ACN - Cuban children fully enjoy their rights while, as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals, nearly 346 million children in the rest of the world are subjected to labor exploitation.
Spain’s "Indignant Ones"
While “Europe's slow-motion financial collapse” – as Mother Jones magazine described it in a June 6th article – continues to unravel, Spain, like other European states continues to implement anti-social-neo-liberal policies with strong opposition from the citizenry.
Immigration Top Concern for Latino Voters
While President Obama enjoys strong support from Latino voters, the margin of support that could mean the difference between winning and losing in 2012 may depend on how Latino voters perceive his efforts on immigration reform and on deportations of undocumented immigrants, a recent poll found.Latino voters care very much about the immigration issue and now cite it as their top priority in considering how they will vote in 2012, the survey, released this week, revealed.
Iraq: The Situation and How to Pull the Country Out of Crisis
Editor's note: The following represents the views of the Iraqi Communist Party following its recent national committee meeting.It noted that our country is going through an extremely complex and difficult period, with many overlapping internal and external factors.
Russell, Mao and the Fate of China (Part Two)
Bertrand Russell discusses the internal state of China, as he understood it in 1920-21, in his chapter "Modern China" in The Problem of China.
Farm-raised Fish Isn't Mercury Free
EarthTalk® E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I thought “farm raised” was the way to go when buying fish, to avoid mercury contamination.
Bahrain's Tribunal-Issued Death Sentences Cause Outcry
Original source: The Atlanta Progressive NewsATLANTA, Georgia, U.S., Jun 11, 2011 (IPS) - Democracy advocates in the United States are troubled by the pending execution of two men who took part in anti-government protests in Bahrain.As some governments around the world are enacting, and even expanding upon, U.S.-inspired anti-terrorism policies - particularly in the wake of pro-democracy movements that have swept Egypt and Tunisia - Bahrain is taking things to a new extreme.
Civil Rights Coalitions Take on Republican Vote Suppression
As Republican-controlled state governments in Wisconsin, Florida, and Georgia push to limit voting rights for low-income voters and people of color, civil rights groups are fighting back.
One Missile, One Playground: The Will of Gaza
Gaza - A “Hamas commander” drove a beat-up gray van in northern Gaza and theatrically spoke on his walkie-talkie as I sat in the passenger seat.
