International – Page 596

Japanese CP and CPUSA meet in Nagasaki

September 12, 2003

In Nagasaki on Aug. 8, the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and Communist Party USA (CPUSA) met to discuss their common struggle against the Bush foreign policy doctrine of first strike nuclear war. Nishiguchi Hikaru, JCP International...

Vieques activists warn of speculators

September 12, 2003

In a “Special Report from the Peace and Justice Camp,” peace activists in Vieques, Puerto Rico, are warning that there are “speculators and foreign economic interests that seek control of our lands.” The Peace and Justice...

Land to the tiller! Mexico and land reform

September 12, 2003

Mexican farmers have promised militant demonstrations at the WTO meeting in Cancun, Sept. 10-14, against the corporate-controlled globalization policies that are ruining them. A long history precedes this development. The old, Mexican dictator, Porfirio Diaz, used...

Israeli-Palestinian conflict explodes

September 12, 2003

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is escalating to a new crisis level, with unforeseen dangers, including full-scale war, which could engulf not only Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, but the entire region as well. On Sept. 5,...

$1.6 trillion needed for U.S. infrastructure

September 12, 2003

Traffic congestion, polluted air and beaches, overcrowded schools, potholes, blackouts, broken water mains and decaying bridges are daily miseries that most everyone has had to confront. These hazards and disruptions will continue and in some cases...