Year: 2007
Who is really to blame for steroid use in baseball?
December 21, 2007
Who is really to blame for steroid use in baseball?
On Dec. 13, former Sen. George Mitchell released with great fanfare his highly anticipated report on steroid use in Major…
Is ‘dollar hegemony’ coming to an end?
December 19, 2007
Is ‘dollar hegemony’ coming to an end?
Today’s world monetary system is based on the "dollar standard," also known as dollar hegemony. This is the unstable system…
Foreclosures strike Black and Latino communities hardest
December 19, 2007
Foreclosures strike Black and Latino communities hardest
The housing crisis has the potential to set off a chain of events to increase the overall rate of unemployment,…
New Orleans workers fight housing demolitions
December 19, 2007
New Orleans workers fight housing demolitions
More than two years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans thousands of the city’s working-class residents are facing another disaster…
El reporte de la inteligencia de los EE.UU. descarrila las amenazas de Bush contra Irán
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December 18, 2007
El reporte de la inteligencia de los EE.UU. descarrila las amenazas de Bush contra Irán
El Estimado Nacional de Inteligencia fue reportado el 3 de diciembre. Es un resumen de los análisis de 16 agencias…
Police occupy Brazilian favelas to stop growth
December 18, 2007
Police occupy Brazilian favelas to stop growth
For the first time, police units will be deployed to prevent construction of new housing in the shantytowns of Rio…
New York City forum supports San Francisco 8
December 18, 2007
New York City forum supports San Francisco 8
On Nov. 30, approximately 400 people attended an event in support of the San Francisco 8 at Service Employee’s International…
Government, Halliburton cover up rape crime
December 18, 2007
Government, Halliburton cover up rape crime
A young Texas woman, Jamie Leigh Jones, now 22, has alleged that U.S. war profiteer Halliburton and its former subsidiary,…
General strike brings Greece to a halt
December 18, 2007
General strike brings Greece to a halt
For Greece, Dec. 12 was a day of no business as usual. A 24-hour general strike of public and private…
Los Angeles dock workers protest racist nooses
December 18, 2007
Los Angeles dock workers protest racist nooses
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union marched on Dec. 7 outside the offices of the Pacific Maritime Association…