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This Week In Labor: July 21
July 20, 2007Gov’t agency a union buster A watchdog is needed to keep an eye on the government’s “watchdog.” Mirroring private sector union-busting tactics — but paid for with our tax dollars — the Government Accountability Office has...
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The threat is close to home
July 20, 2007You 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...
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WORLD NOTES: July 21
July 20, 2007Australia: 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...
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Red flags fly in South Africa
July 20, 2007PORT 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...
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The extraordinary case of Ricardo Palmera
July 20, 2007On 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...
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