‘Close to One Billion’ People Going Hungry. That’s Capitalism.
December 19, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Fred McDowell on a UN report which is offers a damning indictment of the failures of the capitalist world economy.
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The Cluster Bomb Treaty and the World’s Unfinished Business
December 19, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Ramzy Baroud examines the curious logic behind the United States' refusal to sign a treaty banning cluster bombs - and finds it wanting.
In Defence of Socialism
December 19, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
As the capitalist world engages in much earnest soul-searching in response to the current financial crisis, Tomasz Pierscionek challenges the deeply-ingrained hostility towards socialism which pervades much of contemporary political culture.
Interview: Antonio Navarro Wolff talks to London Progressive Journal
December 19, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Samuele Mazzolini met prominent Colombian politician Antonio Navarro Wolff, the governor of the southern department of Nariño, to discuss the many social and political problems affecting Colombia.
Book Review: Frank Ackerman, “Can We Afford the Future?”
December 19, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Matt Genner on a new book which debunks the economic myths around global warming.
Violent Opposition Student Protests Shut Down Venezuelan City and University
December 12, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
James Suggett on the violent confrontations initiated by anti-Chávez demonstrators in Venezuela.
The Damian Green Affair: What are the Issues?
December 12, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Steve Jones dissects the controversy surrounding the recent arrest of the Conservative politician Damian Green.
Iraq’s US Security Charade
December 12, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
As the mainstream media complacently celebrate the security pact which purports to confer independence upon the puppet regime in Baghdad, Ramzy Baroud provides a withering assessment of what the agreement really means.
The BBC: Changing the Facts “In Simplifying the Tale”
December 12, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A Movimento Ecuador report on an important victory in the struggle against inaccurate and biased media reporting.
Zimbabwe: Why the International Community Must Intervene
December 12, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Examining the legal framework of humanitarian intervention, Alexa Van Sickle calls on the international community to act now to prevent a humanitarian tragedy in Zimbabwe.