World
Remembering William Pomeroy
January 26, 2009William J. Pomeroy, a legendary fighter for the independence and freedom of the Filipino people and a staunch member of the Communist Party USA, died in London Jan. 12. He was 92. Pomeroy was born in...
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When health care is a right
January 25, 2009Discussion on health care, centered now within the Obama administration, has centered on costs and lack of access. The plea here is that unmet need share the stage with funding considerations – or better, take over....
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FMLN gains in El Salvador’s legislative and municipal elections
January 25, 2009The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) took results of municipal and legislative elections in El Salvador Jan. 19 as confirming the leftist party’s position as “the primary political force” in the national congress, and solidifying...
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WORLD NOTES: January 31
January 24, 2009Paraguay: Agrarian reform unveiled Timed with President Fernando Lugo’s promise to respect landowning rights for 300,000 soy farmers from Brazil, Rural Development Minister Alberto Alderete on Jan. 12 launched the first phase of an agrarian reform...
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Taino Re-Elected Chair of UN NGO Decade Committee
January 24, 2009Taino community activist Roberto Borrero was re-elected Chairperson of the NGO Committee on the United Nations International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples this past December. The Committee is a Special Committee of the Conference of...
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