A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Globalization
The illegal and criminal invasion of Iraq continues to be a drain on US imperialism complicating its ability to respond more forcefully to North Korea, Zimbabwe and other perceived 'outposts of tyranny.'
End the Ban on Travel to Cuba
A bipartisan House bill (HR 1814) to end the ban on travel to Cuba may come up for a vote this week. Proposed by Reps. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and William Delahunt (D-MA), this bill orders that 'the President shall not regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by United States citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel that are set forth in subsection.'
Bush Administration Restrictions on Trade Affect Sales to Cuba
Cuba this year already spent $300 million USD in markets other than the United States due to Washington´s restrictions hindering free exchange between the two countries. Pedro Alvarez, president of the Cuban food importing company Alimport, denounced the latest measures introduced last February by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) during a meeting with US farm producers and traders.
America's Neo-Conservative World Supremacists Will Fail
Three continuities link the global US of the cold war era with the attempt to assert world supremacy since 2001. The first is its position of international domination, outside the sphere of influence of communist regimes during the cold war, globally since the collapse of the USSR.
Cuba: Basic wage increase for education and health workers
The recent raise of the minimum wage from 100 to 250 pesos benefited more than 1,700,000 individuals, and with that figure, approximately 537,000 occupy various posts in general and higher education, and in public health; that was the case for mid-level technicians in nursing.
Nuclear Weapons: US Isolated in its Own 'Backyard'
The Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly adopted a resolution in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) at its thirty-fifth Session earlier this month. The resolution, entitled 'Inter-American support for the CTBT' was adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on 7 June 2005 in Florida, United States of America. It is the sixth such resolution to have been adopted by the OAS General Assembly since 2000.
U.S. Attacks UN To Undermine International Law, Not Reform International Institutions
The recent attacks on the United Nations have nothing to do with the so-called 'scandals' involving the oil for food program. Rather, they are part of a well-orchestrated campaign by elements of the Bush administration and their far-right allies in the U.S. press, aimed at punishing the UN for its refusal to support Bush's war in Iraq, and at undermining the overall power and influence of the UN and international law.
EU and US Economic Policies Spell End for the Caribbean’s Sugar Industry
Caribbean nations have been heavily dependent on sugar exports since colonial times, and the commodity remains the backbone of many regional economies. An August 17, 2004 article featured in the Caribbean and Central America Report revealed that annual revenue from sugar exports totaled $121 million for Guyana alone, $70 million for Jamaica and $34 million for Belize.
The Bush Administration vs. Human Rights: The Double Standard that Threatens America
The Bush administration has rejected bipartisan calls for an independent Guantanamo Bay prison commission. The White House insists that the military, the very organization suspected of systematically violating human rights, is perfectly capable of investigating the situation and punishing any offending parties.
Free and Fair Elections in Haiti
'...the incoming Bush administration pressured the Inter-American Development Bank to take the lead in canceling over $650 million in development assistance funding in order to undermine Aristide’s presidency. Since the latter’s expulsion, Washington, after superimposing an extra-constitutional interim government on Haiti, has lifted its weapons ban on the island and now has given the corrupt and ill-trained local police force the firepower to terrorize peaceful demonstrators.'
