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World Bank and International Monetary Fund strangle economies of Third World countries
September 27, 2002The World Bank’s origins go back to the Bretton Woods conference of July 1944, when leaders from 43 nations assembled to start building the global economy in the aftermath of World War II. U.S. Treasury Secretary...
Read moreStruggle forced state govt to withdraw power hike
September 27, 2002TRIVANDRUM, India – Widespread protests forced the Kerala state government to cancel steep power rate increases last month. It was the second time the government was forced to back down on increased meter charges and imposed...
Read moreElections in Germany
September 27, 2002BERLIN – The old question is “Who’s on first?” Or rather, who slid in first in the German elections? To hear some of the media, it was the left. That is correct if you count Gerhard...
Read moreStruggle for peace in the Mideast continues
September 27, 2002News Analysis TEL AVIV – The latest acts of state terror against the Palestinian people and their elected leadership last weekend have awakened a fury of mass protests by Palestinians and have met sharp criticism and...
Read moreIts hurricane season for workers
September 27, 2002In our states and cities, we are caught between a drenching rain and a freezing wind. We are getting soaked by the layoffs, lower wages and vanished pensions brought on by the recession and the burst...
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