What is an Eco-village?
Eco-villages are essentially designed communities intending to be socially, economically and ecologically sustainable.
Canada: Invest in Jobs and Improve Employment Insurance
The Canadian Labour Congress says it's time the federal government took steps to ensure that job losses in the manufacturing and forestry sectors aren't accelerated by the recent worldwide economic slump.
Obama's Mandate for Change
In the aftermath of a truly historic election, the right-wing and its long-time centrist political allies have been trying to regroup and get a handle on just exactly what happened.
The Foreign Policy of an Obama Administration
President-elect Barack Obama is a nice guy and a fresh political face. His election on November 4 (2008), as president of the United States, is a great personal achievement. At the very least, he deserves the benefit of the doubt.
State Funding Cuts Hit Planned Parenthood
ATLANTA - Funding cuts by the State of Georgia and the redirection of funds have left Planned Parenthood of Georgia (PPGA) scrambling to make up for a lost family planning contract worth $420,000 with Fulton County.
Another World Depression? Finance Capital and Neo-Deflationism
The capitalist world is in turmoil, with widespread financial crisis, bankruptcy of the largest investment and insurance corporations, massive injection of state funds to avert banking collapse, stock market declines world wide, capital flight, and the onset of economic recession in the US and the Euro-zone.
Americans Dissatisfied with Gov’t. Job Performance on Basic Needs
The US government has failed to live up to the expectations of its citizens regarding the provision of basic needs, a new international poll released this week showed.
A Crazy Night in Richmond
It was just after 11 p.m. Tuesday evening, in the Black ghetto of Jackson Ward, in Richmond, Virginia. CNN had just projected an image of Barack Obama as certain to be elected President of the United States.
The True Meaning of Veterans' Day
Congress established the original Veterans' Day to celebrate the end of World War I. That war saw the deaths of tens of millions and the continent of Europe ravaged. The world craved peace and sought new measures, as idealistic as they may have been, to make peace permanent.
Iraq Veterans, Journalist Speak at Kennesaw State
KENNESAW - On Saturday, October 24, 2008, Kennesaw State University hosted Iraq Veterans Against the War as well as Dahr Jamail, a North American Correspondent for Inter-Press Service and author of the book, Beyond the Green Zone.
