The Debt Crisis
According to the neo-conservatives of the United States, the new American dream seemed a reality. Money would lose its value. What was important would be credit. 'Yours with no money down,' 'Buy a car and your home appliances now, and pay for them in five years.'
Amnesty International Calls for U.S. to Close Guantánamo Prison
Amnesty International (AI) today called for the government of the United States to close the prison at the Guantánamo military base in Cuba and give the location of the 38 prisoners who are believed to be held in secret detention centers.
Challenging Imperial Finance
On December 9, 2007, in a move that went relatively unnoticed in India, seven South American countries signed an agreement that could have important implications for the dominance asserted by the IMF and World Bank in developing countries.
Mexican Farmers Rumble against NAFTA
Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement is a matter of national security, CCC (Cardenista Farmer Union) President Max Correa said on Tuesday.
Iraqi Communist visits Belfast
Salam Ali, the International Secretary for the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) recently visited Belfast and held a briefing meeting for the Communist Party of Ireland.
Mexican Farmers Take NAFTA to Court
Mexican farmers will present nearly 1,500 lawsuits Monday for damages resulting from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
China to Promote Sustainable Development, Protect Worker's Rights
Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Monday that China attaches great importance to sustainable development and will take a series of measures to better safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers.
Jared Diamond and the Consumption Factor
People making a New Year's resolution to consume less should bolster their resolve by reading Jared Diamond's 'What's Your Consumption Factor?' in Wednesday's New York Times [op-ed 1-2-2008].
Mexican Farmers Stonewall NAFTA Provisions
Though actions blocking imports of subsidized US grains ended Wednesday, rejection of the North American Free Trade Agreement keeps growing in Mexico.
The US in the Pacific
The central goal of the United States is control of the planet, power to install governments subservient to its demands, power to privatize and deregulate the economies of every nation in the world, the power to inflict on peoples everywhere “free market” corporate capitalism.
