China: Overcoming Problems, Strengthening Socialism
It is this new China – making tremendous advances, which, in the process is throwing up compelling socio-economic problems with the surfacing of trends alien to socialism like corruption, inequalities, unemployment etc – that is being built today.
The Truth about West Bengal's Industrialization
The opposition to the setting up of a motor plant in Singur in West Bengal has, indeed, attracted very strange bedfellows. BJP president Rajnath Singh, Trinamul Congress’s Mamta Banerjee, sections of state Congress leadership and Medha Patkar have all come together spreading canards against the West Bengal Left Front government.
World Aids Day - So Many Promises Broken
With the toll of Aids-related deaths accelerating each year, and faced with reluctance on the part of wealthy nations and industries to take their fair share of the responsibility, the plight of HIV/AIDS sufferers in poor countries looks increasingly desperate.
McKinney's Full Remarks on Bush Impeachment Bill
US Rep. Cynthia McKinney today became the first US Congresswoman to introduce Articles of Impeachment against President Bush, as well as Vice President Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. The remarks are expected to become part of the Congressional Record but will not be available on thomas.loc.gov until next week.
Movie Review: The US vs John Lennon
IN THE publicity material for this documentary about John Lennon, Yoko Ono is quoted as saying: 'Of all the documentaries that have been made about John, this is the one he would have loved.' It deals with Lennon's life between 1966-76, the decade in which he became politicised and made his very vocal stand against the Vietnam war in 1972.
The Best Reasons Not to Impeach, And Why They're Wrong
Do you think President Bush has committed one or more impeachable offenses? If you said no, I want to talk to you for a second. If you said yes, let's talk in just a minute – but stick around for this first, you'll enjoy it.
McKinney, Smith, Bush, and Impeachment
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney has introduced articles of impeachment against George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Condoleezza Rice.
The Baker-Hamilton Iraq Recommendations: 'Stay the Almost Course'
According to the New York Times and Washington Post leaked versions of the Iraq Study Group’s consensus position (Nov. 29 and 30), their recommendations will tinker around the edges of Bush’s strategy, but not propose a wholesale alteration, let alone an actual policy reversal.
Permanent Bases and Temporary Presidents
Did you notice something about the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group Report? It recommends all sorts of changes, all of them far short of actually ending the war, but it recommends them all to the same person responsible for the disastrous situation we're in now.
Venezuela: Historic reelection of Chávez (with statistics)
For the fourth time in eight years of leadership, the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution submitted himself to the verdict of the voting booths. For the fourth time, he received the growing vote of support of the immense majority of Venezuelan people.
