Canada
Canada: Toronto municipal workers’ against privatisation
Over 45,000 municipal workers from two of the largest locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are on strike.
Articles by Wendy Forrest, Toronto, 7 July 2002.
Italy
Italy: Union leaders’ betrayal triggers workers’ protests
The signing last Friday afternoon of a deal with the government and employers by the leaders of the two smaller trade union federations in Italy – the Uil and Cisl – has sparked a new […]
Argentina
Argentina: New crisis as cops kill protesters
THOUSANDS OF Argentinians marched on the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on 28 June demanding the resignation of caretaker president Eduardo Duhalde.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Innocent Afghans killed by US ‘friendly fire’
"THE ENEMY doesn’t value human life", said George Bush when launching his "war against terrorism". Neither it seems do his troops after they bombed and blasted a collection of villages in Afghanistan killing up to […]
Italy
Italy: Crisis at Fiat
The crisis surrounding Mirafiori car plant and the whole Fiat Empire is sending shockwaves through Italian society. In America they say, “What’s good for General Motors is good for the USA”. In Italy the same […]
Kashmir
Kashmir: The roots of the crisis
Kashmir has been fought over by India and Pakistan ever since British imperialism’s divide-and-rule partition of the subcontinent in 1947. The Kashmiri people have been brutally oppressed, denied democracy and self-determination, and suffered two wars […]
World Economy
World Economy: WorldCom fraud – Capitalism is a bankrupt system
THE US, the most powerful economy in the world, responsible for a third of world output, is reeling with shock. This time there are no foreign terrorists who can be held responsible for disaster striking. […]
Peru
Peru: Uprising against privatisation
A GENERAL strike and mass protests in Peru, South America have forced the government to shelve its privatisation plans.
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US: What happened to the Labor Party
From July 25-28th the Labor Party is holding its third national convention in Washington DC. However, there is a sharp contrast between the lack of interest in this convention compared with the excitement of the […]
Canada
Canada: Ottawa G8 summit protests
Up to 5,000 protesters endured rain, thunder and lightening to participate in a four hour, mass "No One Is Illegal" march as part of the two day "Take the Capital" protest in Ottawa against the […]