USA
US: Seattle protest the occupation of Iraq
Sunday, September 28, the Seattle Chapter of ANSWER, the US anti-war umbrella organisation, held a protest against the US occupation of Iraq.
Americas
USA
US: Why Nader Should Run in 2004
In July, the Green Party held its national convention. While putting off endorsing a 2004 presidential candidate until next summer, the Greens made public the "mood" of convention delegates in favor of running someone. Ralph […]
Chile
Chile: 30 years after the 11 September military coup
SALVADOR ALLENDE was narrowly elected President of Chile on 4 September 1970, receiving 36.3% of the vote. He defeated the conservative Christian Democrat government which had been discredited in the eyes of workers and peasants […]
USA
US: Wal-Mart – Always Low Wages. Always
Wal-Mart has become the world’s largest corporation, having surpassed ExxonMobil for the slot, and is now the country’s largest private employer.
USA
United States: Corporations Media Power Grab
Federal proposal provokes mass opposition
Canada
Canada: Police attack protest of poor
Toronto has had a turbulent summer, with crises ranging from SARS to the failure of the power grid. The season has been especially difficult for the city’s poor who have had to cope with these […]
USA
United States: Women Dying for Healthcare
Under the current healthcare system, 42 million people have no healthcare coverage. The US spends more money on healthcare than any other country, yet tens of millions aren’t covered.
Brazil
Brazil: “Lula has betrayed us”
As a union demonstration of 80,000 government workers marched to the Congress building in Brasilia on 6 August, "Lula has betrayed us" blared out of the truck mounted PA system.
Brazil
Brazil: PT lefts fail its first big test under Lula government
Lula government’s pension "reform" bill passed first reading in House of Representatives with most PT lefts voting in favour.
Brazil
Brazil: Occupy and resist — The “roofless†struggle in São Bernardo do Campo
“Occupy and resist”, that is the cry in the encampment Santo Dias, with more than 7,000 people camping in Volkswagen’s plot of land in São Bernardo do Campo, in the São Paulo state.