International
Egypt’s new labor movement comes of age
January 31, 2012The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions has just announced to Egypt and the world that it has come of age.
Read moreHuman Rights Watch issues stinging indictment on conditions here
January 27, 2012The report amounts to a stinging indictment of the United States in the area of labor rights.
Read moreBolivia’s law gives nature equal rights to humans
January 2, 2012Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth, (in Spanish La Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra) which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans.
Read moreGuantanamo anniversaries, sorrows and struggle
January 2, 2012The United States is wrong on Guantanamo in two ways: The occupation of the base violates international law, and prisoners have been tortured and abused.
Read moreCuban-style health care in America? Yes we can
December 15, 2011Despite the valiant attempts by progressive Democrats to pass universal health care, we got the Affordable Care Act that still leaves several million uninsured.
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