Fidel: Cuba Revolution ever Stronger
The Cuban leader made the remarks [on] the 6th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Ideas, borne amid a massive popular demand for the return of boy Elian Gonzalez, kidnapped by the anti-Cuban Miami mafia.
New Salary and Pension Increases in Cuba
Two million Cuban workers received good news Wednesday morning, as the Cuban government announced that it would be increasing salaries, social security pensions and social assistance across the board.
The Attack on Public Sector Pensions Will Accelerate
The pension crisis that began in the steel industry and swept through the airlines and auto industries is now moving on to the public sector. Defined benefit pension plans are in jeopardy as state and local governments move to end these plans and shift to 401(k)-type plans for public employees.
ZIMBABWE: UN envoy visits govt's clean-up campaign sites
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland visited Zimbabweans affected by the government's controversial clean-up campaign, Operation Murambatsvina, in the capital, Harare, on Monday...The operation has left more than 700,000 people homeless or without a livelihood after kicking off in mid-May.
Progressive Primary Challenge to Hilary Launched
On Tuesday in New York, Jonathan Tasini will announce the launch of his campaign for United States Senate, challenging Hilary Clinton in the Democratic primary.
PA BOOK ROUND UP #9: Notes and Previews on New Works by Thomas Barnett and Robert Fisk
This is a book[Blueprint] dedicated to glorifying the Pentagon and the waging of war, especially in the Third World. This war-mongering cheerleader for crimes against humanity is quoted as follows with respect to the military forces of US imperialism-- they constitute “a force for global good that has no equal.”
Tea for Two
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon—the little teapot, short and stout—is making a comeback. He ditched the outdated threads of his radical Likud to prance in the open fields of peace with favorite 'doves' like Shimon Peres.
