Socialize the Banks
The financial crisis has global effects. It has driven the world economy into a recession resulting in extreme stock price losses and increasing effects on the material economy in large extent, as currently experienced in the German automobile industry.
Iraqi Communists Demand Revised SOFA Agreement
The Iraqi Communist Party organized a large meeting in Baghdad on Friday 30-10-2008 to present its position on the proposed Iraq-US Agreement. The meeting, attended by about 1,000 people, was addressed by Hamid Majeed Mousa, the Secretary of the Central Committee of the party.
Why Nationalization isn't Socialism
Like the nationalization of Northern Rock in Britain, US President George W Bush's plan to bail out Wall Street finance corporations to the tune of $700 billion has spread ideological confusion far and wide.
Facilities Overwhelmed as Refugees Stream to DRC-Uganda Border
Food, water, health and sanitation facilities at several villages on the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border are overstretched as civilians continue to pour into Uganda, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said on 31 October.
The Worst Variant
Today I read that the US Federal Reserve had opened a new line of credit for the central banks of Mexico, Brazil, South Korea and Singapore.
Opinion: Ten Things to Consider in the Voting Booth
Barack Obama has shown modern leadership ability. He works collectively, makes decisions carefully, establishes broad policy outlines and then seeks specific policy solutions that fit the outline and changing conditions.
The 08 Fearless Hoops Forecast
One year ago, using a brilliance you would have to go to the Alaska governor's mansion to equal, I predicted a Sacramento Kings/New York Knickerbockers championship. It took effort to produce such sparkling idiocy.
The Environment and Mental Health
The term ecopsychology, first coined by writer and theorist Theodore Roszak in his 1992 book, Voice of the Earth, is loosely defined as the connection between ecology and human psychology.
Georgia: Federal Court Intervenes in Handel's Voter Purge
ATLANTA - A three-judge federal panel ruled October 27, 2008, that Georgia should have sought approval from the U.S. Department of Justice before using Social Security and driver's license information to check the citizenship status of thousands of voters.
Japan: Despite $17 Billion in Profits, Toyota Fires Thousands
Amid the deepening global financial crisis that has triggered an economic downturn, the socially disadvantaged are suffering most. At the world's leading automaker, Toyota Motor Corporation is firing a large number of fixed-term employees.
