Confederation of Haitian Workers on Privatization
Today, the CTH has come to the realization that workers and the Haitian people are up to their last breath. Instead of this government taking concrete measures to put the country on the track of […]
Year: 2007
Hondurans Seek Justice for Murdered “Lawyer for the Poor”
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.–Honoring the life of murdered lawyer Dionisio Diaz Garcia, diplomats and officials in a half-dozen European and North American countries, along with US-based non-government partners such as the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (www.crwrc.org), are calling for […]
Chesa Boudin: Venezuelan Democratic Process Is Working
Author and activist Chesa Boudin reflects on why the defeat of the Venezuelan referendum is a victory for Hugo Chavez, what JFK can teach the United States about respecting revolutions, the myth of the Chavez dictatorship, the now-obsolete "fraud" T-shirts preprinted by the opposition, and the good, the bad and the ugly (and the pretty) of Venezuela. […]
Ecuador Declines US, Offers Manta Air Base to China
US Planes at Manta
When the U.S. Air Force Southern Command’s 10-year usage rights for
Referendum Constitucional en Venezuela: Tiempo de Reflexión Revoluciónaria
Este análisis parte con una premisa que se comprueba tras los resultados del domingo: a quien mas afectaba la reforma, era al status quo y ese estaba en manos del gobierno, de ahí a que […]
Venezuela: Defeat for Chávez
Chavez with Constitution
The constitutional reform promoted by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was narrowly defeated in Sunday’s referendum, in which the ‘No’ vote took 50.7 percent, against 49.29 percent for the ‘Yes’ vote. […]
Argentina: Wal-Mart Faces Accusations of Anti-union Practices
Anti-Wal Mart Art
Wal-Mart has drawn the attention of Argentine lawmakers for anti-union practices after reports of the firing of union delegates and abusive working conditions in the corporation’s stores throughout the nation.
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Chile: Trashed Mapuche Communities Appeal to UN
Mapuche Dump
The United Nations has given Chilean authorities no later than the end of November to answer allegations of “environmental racism” filed earlier this year by a host of Region IX-based environmental and Mapuche organizations. […]
Live WebRadio Coverage of Venezuela Referendum
The Bolivarian Constitution
They’re counting votes. Radio Venezuela en Vivo will publish and broadcast live updates on the Venezuelan referendum. Click on this link for English and French language coverage. In Spanish, you can go directly to ViveTV or Venezuelan National Radio.
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Wal-Mart enfrenta acusaciones por prácticas antisindicales en Argentina
Source: Americas Program Los acometedores esfuerzos que ha venido realizando Wal-Mart para coartar la sindicalización de sus empleados se encuentra bajo fuego a lo largo del hemisferio. Los trabajadores denuncian cómo la cadena de tiendas […]