International
Venezuelan and Chicago leaders discuss creating peoples power
March 28, 2009CHICAGO – In an effort to share experiences led by grassroots struggles, leaders from Venezuela and local community groups here on the Southwest Side of the city came together to talk about what it takes to...
Read moreMake the rich carry the load
March 28, 2009Union leaders called on ministers to tax the super-rich and clamp down hard on tax dodgers on Thursday as thousands prepared to join Saturday's G20 march for jobs, justice and climate.
Read moreIraqi teachers union under attack
March 28, 2009(UnionBook) The Iraqi Teachers Union is facing extreme attack from the Iraqi government. The Iraqi government has appointed an official body and granted it the authority to take over the union. This government body demanded that...
Read moreOkinawa’s administrator of land for U.S. military use decides to refuse to renew lease agreement
March 28, 2009(Akahata is published by the Communist Party of Japan) The organization administering land for U.S. military use in the Igei District of Kin Town, Okinawa, on March 22 unanimously decided not to renew the land-lease agreement...
Read moreConverting water into a commodity is the dominant trend
March 28, 2009(l'Humanite) Translated by Anatoli Ricardo Petrella, Secretary General of the International Committee for the Global Water Contract, condemns transnational business groups trying to grab the vital asset. Q: What do you think of the United Nations’...
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