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Imperialism behind coup in Georgia Imperialism behind coup in Georgia

December 19, 2003 By Greg Godwin

Since the invasion and occupation of Iraq, it has become fashionable to characterize U.S. foreign policy as imperialist. Apologists have shamelessly embraced the description, while critics are appalled at what they see as a departure from...

Xmas could come early for Tyson strikers

December 19, 2003

JEFFERSON, Wis. – Tyson workers, on strike here since February, face a winter of continued privation, forced to stretch out their strike funds to cover necessities. But as hundreds rallied at the plant gate here Dec....

Canadians question electoral system bias

December 19, 2003

VANCOUVER, Canada – With voting rates falling across Canada, there is growing public discontent with the electoral system and renewed interest in adopting some form of Proportional Representation. In recent years Canada has been beset with...

Big losses for India’s Congress Party

December 19, 2003 By M.K.N Moorthy

NEW DELHI – Provincial elections held recently in three states – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chattisgarh – went heavily in favor of right-wing, Hindu nationalist forces and their political arm, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Dec. 10 spotlights workers rights

December 19, 2003

Human rights, students and religious activists marked International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, with events in 72 cities protesting the fact that in the United States, employers routinely violate workers’ human right to form unions. They...