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The threat is close to home

July 20, 2007

You don’t have to be paranoid to believe that there is an international capitalist conspiracy. All it takes is a close look at the Apple iPod. U.S. trade unionists, like most Americans, are worried about the...

WORLD NOTES: July 21

July 20, 2007

Australia: Conservatives admit it’s the oil The Australian government has come clean about why 1,600 Australian troops are stationed in Iraq. Defense Minister Brendan Nelson told the Australian Broadcasting Co. on July 7 that “the Middle...

Red flags fly in South Africa

July 20, 2007

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — A sea of red surrounded the almost 2,000-strong opening session of the South African Communist Party’s 12th Congress held here July 12. The delegates received greetings from Kgalema Motlanthe, secretary-general of...

The extraordinary case of Ricardo Palmera

July 20, 2007

On July 10, the trial of Colombian revolutionary Ricardo Palmera, also known also as Simon Trinidad, concluded in Washington with his conviction on one charge of conspiracy to take hostages and a hung jury on four...

Edwards, Kucinich stand out on climate crisis

July 20, 2007 By Susan Webb

John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich stood out among Democratic presidential candidates in a national MoveOn town hall on the climate crisis this month. The two clearly captured a public desire for a president who offers forthright...