Japan: Drastically Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The government has finally begun to move to set Japan’s mid-term goal of greenhouse gas emissions cuts to be achieved by 2020. A government panel on global warming will examine six plans aimed at cutting emissions by 7-25 percent from the 1990 level and establishing Japan’s goal by June.
US 'War on Terror' Seriously Damages Human Rights
The so-called 'war on terror' launched by the United States following the 9/11 terror attacks has resulted in serious damage to the world's respect for human rights, according to a report released on Monday.
Stimulus Passes, Will Boost Education Spending
President Obama's economic stimulus package won final passage in Congress Friday, Feb. 13. The White House is expected to hold a prime time ceremony to sign the bill into law and set in motion a massive effort to jump start the failing economy.
'There are certain things only a union can do': Obama's Lincoln Birthday Remarks
Someday, some profit-minded publisher will publish the collected speeches of Barack Obama. It will sit on people's shelves next to their copies of the collected speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. People will search through the volume for quotable quotes and pearls of wisdom.
Japan: 'Bikini Day' Events Set Tone for 2010 NPT Review Conference
On March 1st ,55 years ago, the Daigo Fukuryu Maru (Fifth Lucky Dragon), a Japanese tuna fishing boat and its crewmembers as well as many local islanders were showered with radioactive fallout from a US hydrogen bomb test explosion at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
ICC Orders Arrest of Sudan's Bashir, Media Reports
The ICC decision will present both challenges and opportunities. The international community, led by the United States and other members of the United Nations Security Council, must first and foremost meet the challenges.
Wall Street Wants 'Socialism for the Rich'
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner this week presented an outline of the Obama administration's Economic Rescue Plan. He presented it in the general context of the Obama's administration's strong criticism of the banks and brokerage houses and their auxiliaries aka finance capital.
Latin American Official Confirms Social Advances in Venezuela
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations (ECLAC), Ana Bárcena, confirmed the positive social statistics referred to by President Hugo Chávez during an interview with journalist Patricia Janiot last week on CNN.
Financial Crisis No Reason to Drop Immigration Reform Struggle
Immigrants in the United States, as well as activists supporting immigrant workers’ rights, are wondering what the impact of the current national and world financial crisis will be on immigration, and on efforts to get a better deal for immigrant workers, with or without papers, under the new administration.
Healthcare NOT Warfare Campaign Heats Up to Pass National Health Care
Progressive Democrats of America will take to the phones on Lincoln's Birthday to call all U.S. representatives and senators and encourage their support for HR 676, The National Health Insurance Act, reintroduced last week by Rep. John Conyers.
