"After the fall of the Berlin Wall, capitalism let its mask fall. Capitalism did not need to be social any more since socialism did not exist any longer as a counter-movement.. Many economic leaders act irresponsibly toward Europe's people and the future."

Cuban President Fidel Castro announced he will not aspires to nor accepts the positions of President of the State Council and Commander in Chief at the Parliament session scheduled for February 24th.

The WYPR Community Advisory Board is scheduled to meet at the Baltimore Museum of Art on Feb. 20, 2008 at 7 p.m. The hot topic of debate will be the firing of progressive radio host Marc Steiner.

There's a great little 8 minute movie about the Rose Street Community Center (amazing and totally inspiring grassroots anti-drug addiction and crime effort in East Baltimore), produced by Wide Angle Youth Media: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Q1ZVI27ao

If this is a subject of interest to you, in the United States today there are five Cuban prisoners, separated one from the other by thousands of miles. They have no area that can be sarcastically called the “Hanoi Hilton”. Their suffering and the injustice of which they are victims will be known the world over; don't doubt it for a minute

* Issue #52 of El Libertario is out www.nodo50.org/ellibertario. In its editorial we reaffirm the commitment of this voice of Venezuelan anarchism to maintain a critical viewpoint on the country's realities, as well as our stand in solidarity with the struggle for liberty and equality.