International – Page 245

Bolivia’s law gives nature equal rights to humans

January 2, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Bolivia 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.

Guantanamo anniversaries, sorrows and struggle

January 2, 2012 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The United States is wrong on Guantanamo in two ways: The occupation of the base violates international law, and prisoners have been tortured and abused.

Cuban-style health care in America? Yes we can

December 15, 2011 By Michael Leonard

Despite the valiant attempts by progressive Democrats to pass universal health care, we got the Affordable Care Act that still leaves several million uninsured.

Universal health care: If Cuba can do it, why can’t we?

December 15, 2011 By Michael Leonard

So how can we fix this mess while putting the insurance industry out of business and curbing pharmaceutical industries? I look to Cuba as a model.

U.S. nurses backed general strike in U.K.

December 5, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The National Nurses Union led a coalition of U.S. unions that demonstrated in six cities on Nov. 30 to back British public workers, who staged a one-day strike.