Venezuelan Poll: Chavez Enjoys 62.4% Approval Rating
October 16, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Tamara Pearson on the results of a recent survey which suggests high approval ratings for Chavez, but relatively low ratings for his party.
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The Global Struggle for Queer Freedom
October 16, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Delivering the 2009 Caroline Benn Memorial Lecture, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell hailed the ongoing defiance of the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the face of deeply-entrenched homophobic prejudice.
Youth Unemployment – Nearly at the Million Mark
October 16, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Steve Jones on the deteriorating state of the British economy under New Labour's so-called 'third way'.
Ousted: US Diplomat Who Wanted Inquiry into Afghan vote
October 16, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
US representative Peter Galbraith was recalled by the United Nations after a row over the disputed Afghan election, as Rupert Cornwell explains.
Obama’s Test: Democracy or Chaos in Latin America
October 16, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Will the Obama administration break with tradition and provide US support for democracy in Latin America? Probably not, if the Honduras coup is anything to go by, says Ramzy Baroud.
The ‘Boris Keep Your Promise’ Campaign
October 9, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Jennifer Drew on how London's mayor reneged on an election promise of funding for Rape Crisis Centres in London.
Interview: Malalai Joya Talks to London Progressive Journal
October 9, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Steven Littlewood spoke with prominent Afghan pro-democracy campaigner Malalai Joya about elections, imperialism and the turmoil in Afghanistan.
Chavez: Opposition Student Protests Defend Impunity and Corruption
October 9, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Kiraz Janicke on Hugo Chavez's assessment of Venezuela's opposition student movement.
Justice in Shades
October 9, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A damning judgement on army killings suggests that officials at every level have covered up torture and murder, as George Monbiot explains.
Voting Reform Will Empower the Left
October 9, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Changing Britain's electoral system would benefit Labour and radicalise politics, says Peter Tatchell