Peace
Darfur, oil and the China card
July 6, 2007Darfur has almost become a household word, and with good reason. The first human-made catastrophe of the 21st century, its death count combined with the huge humanitarian crisis staggers the imagination. Whether it’s the 400,000 claimed...
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Unity makes a better country possible
July 6, 2007U.S. Social Forum draws 10,000, links peace, worker rights and Katrina ATLANTA — Ten thousand community and human rights activists, trade unionists and young people converged in this city of epic civil rights struggles June 27-July...
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The price of occupation: Israeli society pays a heavy price for occupying Palestinian lands
June 29, 2007Israel is paying a heavy price for the continued occupation of the Palestinian territories, one that is sorely felt in most households. The Palestinians, as is well known, are paying a much heavier price, but this...
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United for Peace and Justice sets course to end Iraq war
June 29, 2007ROSEMONT, Ill. — United for Peace and Justice, the national antiwar coalition, decided at its third national assembly here June 22-24 to make congressional action to end the Iraq war its number one priority in the...
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Women of the world unite for peace and solidarity
June 22, 2007CARACAS, Venezuela — The fight against war is part of the fight for women to become “first-class citizens in every nation,” declared Marcia Campos, the Brazilian president of the Women’s International Democratic Federation. It’s part of...
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