Africa Action Statement on 100% Debt Cancellation for Africa
6C)¼;?ment defines real 100% debt cancellation for Africa as understood by Africa Action. It is equally a statement of solidarity with civil society throughout Africa, whose leaders have long declared Africa’s debts to be both unpayable and illegitimate. Africa’s debts must be cancelled as a matter of economic justice because they are largely illegitimate and odious debts.
The Slow Collapse of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for South Sudan
Despite the formation of a new Sudanese 'Government of National Unity' in Khartoum, there is overwhelming evidence of bad faith on the part of the National Islamic Front (NIF) in creating what is only the semblance of a new political order.
ABLE DANGER: WHAT LURKS BEHIND BUSH'S STONEWALL
This week the Bush Administration prevented witnesses from providing public testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about Able Danger, 'a secret military unit that is said to have identified four of the Sept. 11 hijackers more than a year before the terrorist attacks.'
America Needs a New Direction: Good jobs. Stronger Communities. A Just economy.
The devastation caused by hurricane Katrina has led millions of Americans to open our hearts to the helpless victims of the Gulf Coast communities. Donations by the millions have poured in. Volunteers by the thousands have rushed to disaster sites to help with rescue work and reconstruction. And the unions and union members of our country have been among those who have given generously.
Troop Withdrawal: not a matter of 'if,' but 'when'
With rising pressure from many sectors in the U.S. for troop withdrawal from Iraq, Bush's rhetoric of stubbornness is raising comparisons in some quarters to President Lyndon Johnson's own regarding the war against Vietnam. 'We shall stay they course,' they have both said.
Introduction of Cindy Sheehan, Recipient of Pacifica Radio's Unvarnished Truth Award
I came to know Cindy Sheehan in May, and – like most people – I immediately loved her. She is a very friendly and loving person, and you cannot work on a project with her without being constantly reminded of what it is all about, how important it is, how right it is.
Gulf Coast Needs Relief, Not A Right-Wing Agenda From Bush
As the people of the Gulf Coast begin the long road to recovery after the worst natural disaster in American history, President Bush is choosing to use this tragedy to push his conservative political agenda on the region.
Cuba & Latin America- News
A Chilean socialist congressman has demanded increased rigor from the Ricardo Lagos government to end recruitment of Chilean mercenaries bound for Iraq. Alejandro Navarro, who has continuously denounced this practice in Chile, said Wednesday that he will urge the government to expedite a bill in Congress to prevent recruitment of Chileans by foreigners.
Peace Activists Charged With Contempt for Defending Themselves
On St. Patrick's Day in 2003, just days before President Bush launched his war on Iraq, four members of the Catholic Worker Community in Ithaca, New York staged a peaceful protest by entering a local military recruitment station, prayed, read a statement, and poured their own blood near the entrance of the facility to signify the violence of war.Their trial ... ended in a hung jury with most of the jurors voting to acquit.
Take e-Action: Fight for Workers' Rights
To enrich his corporate friends in the wake of the Katrina disaster, Bush elimnated rules protecting wages in the Gulf States. Send him a message about. Also, demand that farm workers in Washington be protected from exploitation.
