Failure of the US Economic Model
'In the United States, it is possible to work full-time, full-year and still live in poverty,' states the soon-to-be-released book The State of Working America, 2006/2007, the indispensable annual publication of the non-partisan Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
The Two Drafts of the India-US Nuclear Deal
While the deal was sold to the public as a great strategic breakthrough, those promoting the deal in the media are now talking about the benefits of nuclear energy.
'The Killing Must Stop Now'
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour today issued a statement expressing their feelings of revulsion at the growing loss of innocent lives due to the escalating violence between Israel and Lebanon.
Solidarity with Palestinian and Lebanese people
We strongly condemn all aggressive acts by the Israeli army in Gaza and Lebanon with tragically consequences for the live of the Palestinian, Lebanese and Israeli people but also for people from other countries.
Hiroshima Day Stresses on Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
Hiroshima Day will be observed on August 6 throughout the world by the peace loving people expressing anguish, sympathy and concern for those lakhs of victims of US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 61 years ago.
John Bolton and Collateral Damage
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton kicked up quite a stir recently when he suggested that the killing of Lebanese civilians can simply not be compared with the killing of Israeli civilians.
Latin America: MERCOSUR Summit Concludes with High Hopes
All of the Pink Tide’s heaviest hitters were in perfect condition at the 30th Presidential Summit of the Mercado Comun del Sur (MERCOSUR), the South American regional trading bloc, which convened last Thursday and Friday in Córdoba, Argentina.
Syria: Palestinians stranded at border
Many of the 400,000 Palestinians in Lebanon do not have rights or residency status or even documents with them when fleeing.
Venezuela’s Chávez Slams Israeli Bombing of Lebanon
“They are bombing entire cities, it is a true genocide. Where will this madness end? God only knows! It extends from Iraq to Lebanon and Palestine. Let’s hope it doesn’t spread further.”
New Film: 5 Factories- Documenting the struggle for workers' emancipation in Venezuela
'5 factories' documents the experiences of workers' participation and control in 5 different factories...Each one of these examples shows a different form of organisation and workers' participation. The workers themselves explain their own experience
