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textDevelopment: Debt Relief Moves Ahead, But Details Are Fuzzy on G7 by louis bettencourt & Emad Mekay
An agreement by the group of seven most industrialised nations (G7) over the weekend to back 100 percent debt cancellation for poor nations has been applauded by long-time debt campaigners, but they warn that the proposal still faces some tough decisions....
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 11:44pm PST
textChina consumes most, report says by louis bettencourt
China has "eclipsed" the US as a consumer nation China has overtaken the United States in the consumption of basic agricultural and industrial goods, a new survey says....
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 11:18pm PST
imageHow to Support (accused) Earth Liberation Prisoner Ryan Lewis
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by sacramento prisoner support
Updates and Information on Ryan Lewis’s Case and How To Support Him. A Federal Grand Jury has been convened to invesitgate the case and area anarchists....
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 2:19pm PST
textThe End of Globalization by thk
The economy ought to serve humanity; humanity should not serve the economy. Beware the neo-liberal idolization of growth and competition! If growth becomes a law, ecological collapse is unavoidable. If competition is made absolute, mass unemployment will occur everywhere....
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 7:35am PST
textIraqi Order 81: Saving heirloom seeds from one year to the next is now illegal in Iraq by RMJ
The common worldwide practice of saving heirloom seeds from one year to the next is now illegal in Iraq....
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 11:32pm PST
text"We Refuse to be Buried by Globalization" by Viviane Forrester
"The theory of the end of work is nonsense. It is part of an ideology. We are not in a crisis but in a process of change in which the whole labor force is no longer needed.. Our problem is that we stubbornly cling to an old concept of work.."...
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 7:21am PST
text2/15 in Sacto: No Red Carpet for Governor Ahnold by Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Crest Cafe (on K Street, between 10th and 11th streets) in Sacramento. Governor Schwarzenegger will be attending an opening of the "Get Shorty" sequel, "Be Cool," at the Crest Theatre next door to the Crest Cafi....
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 1:09am PST
textDrug Industry Is Being Deregulated by Denny Burbeck
Are you in favor of deregulating the Drug Industry?...
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 12:19am PST
textNYC Madams Profit From Oldest Profession by louis bettencourt
NEW YORK -- The blue blood Mayflower Madam argued that the oldest profession was merely "naughty," not criminal....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 11:03am PST
textBehind the U.S. Policy in Venezuela by louis bettencourt
Since 1998, when current President Hugo Chavez won a popular election in Venezuela, the U.S. government has worked tirelessly with the oligarchy in that country to overturn Chavez’ presidency. Chavez was re-elected in 2000, again by a large turnout from the people....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:46pm PST
textURGENT: Your Help Needed to Protect Free Speech in San Diego! Please forward widely! by louis bettencourt
On January 20th at the Reclaim the Streets demonstration in downtown San Diego, journalist Carly Delso-Saavedra and activist Janice Jordan were both arrested on charges that, according to witnesses, were fabricated. If you have photos or videotape of any arrests made that night...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 8:35pm PST
textCoopRadio.org: Michel Chossudovsky of globalresearch.ca: UPDATES - Feb. 14 at Noon – 1PM, by Alfred Lambremont Webre
Michel Chossudovsky, Editor: The Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) is an independent research and media group of progressive writers, scholars and activists committed to curbing the tide of "globalisation" and "disarming" the New World Order. The CRG webpage at http://globalresearch.ca based in Montréal publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of issues, focussing on the interrelationship between social, economic, stra...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 6:35pm PST
textLatest Issue of Working Class Resistance Online Now by louis bettencourt
January/February 2005 issue of Working Class Resistance is now Online In this issue:...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 12:39pm PST
textRussians Protest Against Benefits Reform by louis bettencourt
MOSCOW -- Tens of thousands of Russians protested across the country Saturday against a law replacing transportation and medical benefits for pensioners with cash payments, but were countered by massive rival demonstrations organized by pro-Kremlin forces....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 11:45pm PST
textValentine's Day Sweatshops by louis bettencourt
Before you buy your sweetie those roses for Valentine's Day, pause for a moment to consider where they come from, and at what cost -- and what can be done to give a bit more joy not just to the flowers' recipients, but their producers....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 11:23pm PST
imageFun Facts About Think-Tanks!!!
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by Jacques Kinau
The largest and most influential think tanks occupy a priveleged position in America. Their pundits dominate the airwaves with tightly crafted recommendations and justifications for US policy on subjects ranging from taxation to foreign policy. Most print media looks no further than the largest think tanks, the American Enterprise Institute or Brookings Institution, for a pithy, prefabricated view on any given subject. Yet relatively little is known about how think tanks select and hire th...
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 1:40pm PST
textJoin The Struggle Against Global Exploitation by louis bettencourt
Protest the Domination of Unaccountable Financial Monsters Like the IMF & World Bank!...
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 10:08am PST
textLet's Organize by George Wright
It is our present leadership we should fear. Let us not be a nation so cowardly that it can be bullied by the implication that criticism is unpatriotic....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 8:00am PST
textUp to 70% interest - credit card aimed at the poor by louis bettencourt
A new credit card aimed at millions of low-income families is to charge interest at up to 70% - the highest ever charged by a credit card company....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 1:24am PST
textRichmond TOXICs generator by East Bay resident
2/15/04, Tuesday, come to Richmond City Council meeting and help get a handle on the superfund-level site that developers are stirring up and poisoning us with...
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 6:39pm PST
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