News :: International Relations
British talks with Syria in disarray after US military raid
27 Oct 2008
by
Times Online
The attack threatens to overshadow what was a long-planned visit to London by Walid Muallem, the Syrian Foreign Minister, aimed at repairing the two countries’ rocky relationship under the leadership of Tony Blair.
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News :: Elections & Legislation
John McCain y la Teología de la Liberación
27 Oct 2008
by
Luis Agüero Wagner
Dijo Robert M. Pirsig alguna vez que cuando una persona padece delirios se le llama locura. Cuando muchas personas padecen de un delirio, se le llama religión, la herramienta política más eficaz del obispo Fernando Lugo y George W. Bush.
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Interview :: Economy
Income Distribution is Perverse
27 Oct 2008
by
Sahra Wagenknecht
Redistribution of income is central. Another economic order is necessary in which people are more important than profit percentages. A shareholder value philosophy ruthlessly downsizes and closes plants in pursuit of maximum profit.
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LOCAL News :: Baltimore MD : Labor
United Workers Declare the Harbor a “Human Rights Zone”
26 Oct 2008
by
Ron Kipling Williams for the Indyreader
In an unprecedented move in Baltimore labor union history, the United Workers declared the Downtown Inner Harbor a “Human Rights Zone.”
The organization that last year won a living wage for its workers at Camden Yards announced on Saturday, October 25th at the Light Street Presbyterian Church they were in solidarity with the workers at the largest tourist venue in the city.
“After securing the living wage at Camden Yards, we decided to extend and expand the victory to include more low-wage workers in the city,” said Bennie Witherspoon, a leader in the United Workers and cleaner at Camden Yards. “We learned that through talking with workers at the Inner Harbor that they were experiencing many of the same human rights violations that we experienced at the stadium.”
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News :: Elections & Legislation
Frank Moore, write-in candidate for President on equal pay for women and men!
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LOCAL Announcement :: Economy
Sat. Protest--Bailout the People! (rain or shine)
JOIN US TOMORROW AT 12 NOON
RAIN or SHINE - Bring umbrella's and rain gear - don't miss the protest -
Your are invited to speak out - bring family, friends, co-workers and
co-students
WE WILL BE LAUNCHING THE "BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE MOVEMENT"
The press will be covering this event - sign up and become an organizer!
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Tinkering with Symptoms
24 Oct 2008
by
www.europolitan.de
The bailout plan does not tackle the causes of the financial crisis. The question remains why financial institutions should be saved from a crisis they created and in which they earlier earned vast amounts of money. The American government has no Plan B.
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