From Guangzhou to Gaza – Underground
GAZA CITY, 19 March 2009 (IRIN) - The main kitchenware supplier in Gaza, Al-Dahshan Company, last received a shipment from Israel over two years ago through the Karni crossing.
New Poll – Venezuelans Express High Rate of Satisfaction
Mérida, March 18, 2009 (venezuelanalysis.com)-- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) carried out a study between November 2005 and December 2007 with 40,000 people to determine what economic and social factors most affect individual perceptions about their lives and their countries.
People to G-20: End Casino Capitalism
Leaders of G-20 countries will meet in London on April 2 to discuss ways to respond to the global financial and economic crises. At issue is how to strengthen international oversight and regulation of financial institutions.
Vermont Healthcare Reform Discussion Misses Labor's Voice
Burlington, VT -- Working people's voices were not heard at the Obama Administration's second regional Health Care Summit in Burlington, VT on March 17.
Czech Government Pulls Plans for US Radar Base
NEW YORK, March 18, 2009 – In a major setback for Pentagon plans to install a U.S. military radar base in the Czech Republic, the Czech government yesterday withdrew, at least for now (and possibly for good), its proposal to ratify an agreement on the base.
Three Years is Too Long
Veterans For Peace objects to President Obama's plan to keep troops in Iraq until 2011. 'Beside the suffering and death caused by prolonging these wars, America simply can no longer afford the cost of empire,' commented Mike Ferner, the group's National President.
Australia: While Rudd Government Dithers Climate Change is Accelerating
Last week the Rudd government launched its carbon emissions trading scheme, which is based on the government’s assumption of a pitiful five percent reduction in Australia’s level of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, compared with the 25 percent recommended by climate scientists.
Big Three Look for More Aid, Boost Production Offshore
As poor business decisions and the deepening recession forced the US-based Big Three automakers to seek a financial bailout from the US government totaling $25 billion last year, production in other countries by those car makers outpaced US production.
Advocacy Groups Fear New Wave of Homelessness
Homeless advocates in the United States say if the new Congress and the Barack Obama administration do nothing, many more low-income people already teetering on the brink could end up living on the streets over the next two years.
Afghanistan and the 'Surge' Delusion
Using the same language as the previous US administration to justify a surge of troops in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus told a gathering sponsored by the World Affairs Council last week that '[w]e must help our Afghan partners create the breathing space that'll allow the people to stand up for themselves...
