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In late December 2006, 26 Kentuckians from the Louisville area traveled to Cuba to learn about the country for themselves and to build bridges with the Cuban people. We called ourselves the Henry Wallace Brigade, honoring the memory of a longtime Louisville activist who fought for civil rights, gay and lesbian rights, conservation and an end to war.

Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz opened a panel discussion on “Global Imbalances, Power Shifts and the Future of Multilateralism” at a conference sponsored by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, in Washington, D.C., April 12.

The story of capitalist globalization is a harsh one for workers. The big business press usually spotlights stories of giant mergers and acquisitions.

En su recién concluido XIII Congreso, la Federación Puertorriqueña de Trabajadores (FPT) pasó una resolución en la cual exige que el gobierno del presidente George W. Bush retire todas las tropas puertorriqueñas que se encuentran en acción bélica en Afganistán e Irak

El debate político-ideológico que se ha planteado acá en Venezuela, con motivo de la propuesta presidencial de una unilateral formulación para crear un “partido unido de la revolución”, lamentablemente parece caer poco a poco en el resbaloso terreno de la politiquería.

Merger talks between the United Steelworkers union (USW), based in the U.S. and Canada, and Amicus, the 1-million-member-strong and largest union in the UK, will open at the end April.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last week released a 1,572-page report outlining global warming’s dramatic consequences for human life, ecosystems and world geography.

George W. Bush is undoubtedly the most genuine representative of a system of terror forced on the world by the technological, economic and political superiority of the most powerful country known to this planet. For this reason, we share the tragedy of the American people and their ethical values.

Condenados a muerte prematura por hambre y sed más de 3 mil millones de personas en el mundo. No se trata de una cifra exagerada; es más bien cautelosa. En eso he meditado bastante después de la reunión del presidente Bush con los fabricantes norteamericanos de automóviles.