Article Listing
-
Global unions: Release Colombian lawyer
October 6, 2006Public Services International, a trade union federation of 640 public sector unions in 155 countries, including the U.S., demanded the release of Dr. Alberto Carvajal Salcedo, 70, a Colombian labor and human rights lawyer imprisoned recently.
Read more -
Left-wing festivals showcase politics, culture
October 6, 2006ATHENS, Greece — Autumn festivals organized by Communist parties and their allied youth groups are a longstanding tradition in many European countries, especially in Greece, Portugal, Spain and, since 1991, in the Czech Republic. The festivals...
Read more -
Pressures on Bolivian leader mount
October 6, 2006Prior to a recent soccer match in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 40,000 spectators intoned the state’s hymn and then chanted “Autonomy!” They ended by shouting obscenities aimed at President Evo Morales, the recently elected former peasant leader...
Read more -
WHATS REALLY GOOD
October 6, 2006Schools need ‘more classrooms, books and teachers’ In Rochester, N.Y., hundreds of public school students marched to the Liberty Pole, Oct. 2, demanding more money for city schools. Flor Salame, 14, told the Democrat and Chronicle...
Read more -
Calif. election contests at high pitch
October 6, 2006Two northern California Republican congressmen are increasingly vulnerable, with polls showing their Democratic challengers running neck-and-neck. President Bush visited their districts this week to bolster their sliding fortunes. In the 4th Congressional District, running from the...
Read more