International
World 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...
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CIA, 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...
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Womens 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...
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Communist 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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Colombia: murder and migration
January 23, 2007Development projects anywhere in the world often have a high human cost. In Colombia, the price is often measured in human lives and blood. Esperanza (she would risk her life, she says, if her real name...
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