austerity
Colonialism bears bitter fruit in Puerto Rico
March 20, 2017The U.S. government board controlling Puerto Rican finances has approved a plan that extracts $800 million per year from the island in interest payments and orders pension reductions and layoffs.
Read moreEuropean Union goes after Portugal, Spain on austerity
July 11, 2016Austerity creates suffering for the people as well as shrinking rather than growing their countries' economies.
Read moreVeterans’ health care in crosshairs of privatization forces
June 16, 2016A blue-ribbon commission is set to recommend that private health companies take over from the federally-run VA. Yet no one has asked veterans what they think.
Read moreContinued political instability challenges Spain’s left to unite
June 10, 2016A failure by the left to unite will open the door for Europe's resurgent far right, whose xenophobia and racism have gained ground all over the continent.
Read moreAs “Brexit” from the EU approaches, Europe’s left is divided
May 24, 2016On June 23, the European Union will be put to the test when Britain - its second-largest economy - votes on whether to stay in or bail out.
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