International
EDITORIAL: Everybodys talking about the weather
April 20, 2007This Earth Day, climate scientists are stepping up their dramatic warnings about the dire consequences of global warming. Earlier this month, in the second installment of its four-part report, the UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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An embrace of solidarity, from Louisville to Havana
April 20, 2007Henry Wallace Brigade spotlights Cuba’s quest for equality, LGBT rights and Afro-Cuban empowerment In late December 2006, 26 Kentuckians from the Louisville area traveled to Cuba to learn about the country for themselves and to build...
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Crisis of capitalist globalization
April 20, 2007“The nation-state ... is being squeezed on the one side by the forces of global economics and on the other side by political demands for a more democratic distribution of power reflecting global economic and political...
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Globalized union solidarity under way
April 20, 2007The story of capitalist globalization is a harsh one for workers. The big business press usually spotlights stories of giant mergers and acquisitions. You know, like: Behemoth, Inc., has just acquired three new production facilities in...
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U.S., Canada and UK unions begin talks
April 13, 2007Merger talks between the United Steelworkers union (USW), based in the U.S. and Canada, and Amicus, the 1-million-member-strong and largest union in the UK, will open at the end April. The possible merger would unite workers...
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