World
We thought it was oil, But it was blood
April 14, 2006The other day We danced in the street Joy in our hearts We thought we were free Three young folks fell to our right Countless more fell to our left Looking up, Far from the crowd...
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Silenced again: My Name is Rachel Corrie postponed indefinitely
April 7, 2006New York City is known throughout the world as a bastion of free artistic expression. That is, apparently, unless the art is about the struggle of the Palestinian people. Or at least that was the message...
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At Agent Orange meet, a plea to U.S.
April 7, 2006HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Activists and Vietnam War veterans wrapped up a global conference on Agent Orange March 29 with a plea to the U.S. government and chemical companies to take responsibility for health problems linked...
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A million UK workers strike for their pensions
April 7, 2006On March 28 over a million local government workers staged Britain’s biggest nationwide walkout since the 1926 general strike. And they warned that they will strike again and again if necessary to stop the government from...
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Populist revolt in Latin America
March 31, 2006A specter is haunting Latin America — the specter of “populism.” Hardly a week goes by without a warning from pundits that the region may return to its “populist” past. We are warned of economic failure,...
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