International
Exxon, Bush fiddle while planet burns
February 9, 2007On Feb. 1 Exxon Mobil announced the largest profits ever earned by a U.S. company — $40 billion in 2006. A day later, the UK Guardian reported that the Exxon-funded Bush-connected American Enterprise Institute sent letters...
Read moreWorld Social Forum spotlights inequalities
February 2, 2007NAIROBI, Kenya (IPS) — The 7th World Social Forum wound to a close here after five days of dialogue, art, poetry, dance, drama and protests led by participants from around the globe who believe “another world...
Read moreCIA, Congress intervening in Venezuelas affairs
January 31, 2007CIA chief Michael Hayden recently assured a congressional intelligence committee that the Hugo Chavez government in Venezuela is of prime agency concern. Outgoing intelligence head John Negroponte testified that Washington had a “good position in terms...
Read moreWomens rights are a vital issue in Iraq
January 26, 2007This is an edited version of a presentation on Iraq’s constitution organized by the Iraqi Centre for Legal Studies last month in London. The constitution was approved in a national referendum Oct. 15, 2005, with a...
Read moreCommunist Party leader appears On the Money
January 25, 2007Watch New York Communist Party Chair Elena Mora on CNBC’s “On the Money.”
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