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Clashes erupt in Iraq over Sunni paramilitaries

March 31, 2009 By Susan Webb

While violent clashes took place in Baghdad between Sunni “Sons of Iraq” leaders and Iraqi government forces over the weekend, some former Baathists are involved in secret talks with the government, Iraqi sources report.

Caribbean strikes win peoples victories

March 31, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Labor militancy and popular mobilization in Martinique and Guadeloupe led to strike settlements last month remarkable for wide-ranging, decisive benefits for racially oppressed working people. Victories there occurred amidst a wave of protests elsewhere, especially in...

40,000 reasons the G20 must act

March 30, 2009 By Adrian Roberts

Thousands of campaigners marched through London on Saturday in the run-up to the G20 summit to demand action on poverty, climate change and jobs. Over 40,000 marchers accompanied by brass bands and drummers walked the four...

40,000 reasons the G20 must act

March 30, 2009 By Lucy Komisar

NEW YORK, Mar 29 (IPS) - This could be the moment when a fatal blow is delivered to the world's tax havens. Or it could be another largely cosmetic change that allows offshore financial centres such...

‘People come first’ say progressive leaders

March 30, 2009

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile, Mar 28 (IPS) - Countries must put people first if they are to prevent the economic recession from becoming a social recession, concluded the two-day gathering of self-styled progressive world leaders that...