World
Japanese workers fight Sony “downsizing room”
April 19, 2013In Japan, large corporations are using "downsizing rooms" as a humiliating pressure tactic to force their employees to quit their jobs.
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U.S. taxes support Venezuelan right-wing opposition
April 19, 2013Venezuelan right-wing opposition receives substantial support from a not-often mentioned source: United States taxpayers.
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Battling crisis, Iraq’s communists remain optimistic
April 17, 2013Ten years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, pretty much no one is optimistic about the prospects for democracy and a decent life for the people in that cradle of civilization.
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Right-wing push to destabilize Venezuela after close election
April 16, 2013Violence, instigated by the right wing opposition, has broken out in Venezuela after leftist candidate Nicolas Maduro narrowly won the special election necessitated by the death of Hugo Chavez.
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Leftist Maduro wins Venezuela election
April 15, 2013His mandate runs until 2019 and he has promised to continue the socialist policies of his predecessor.
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