Year: 2009
Refusing to leave a foreclosed home
September 19, 2009
Refusing to leave a foreclosed home
Rosemary Williams is one of five women in Minnesota who have stood up to the banks, refusing to leave their…
Insurers deny claims at shockingly high rate
September 19, 2009
Insurers deny claims at shockingly high rate
A study recently released by the California Nurses Association /National Nurses Organizing Committee revealed that in California alone, more than…
Sudanese women struggle against sexist law
September 19, 2009
Sudanese women struggle against sexist law
In early July, Sudan once again gained the attention of the international media. This time the story was not about…
Why I signed the Toronto Film Festival protest letter
September 19, 2009
Why I signed the Toronto Film Festival protest letter
As a filmmaker and Toronto Film Festival veteran, I was among the 1,500 signatories of a letter addressed to festival…
Venezuela’s education law restructures, democratizes elite institutions
September 16, 2009
Venezuela’s education law restructures, democratizes elite institutions
On Aug.14, the National Assembly of Venezuela passed the Organic Education Law, which seeks to restructure the university system, opening…
Wall Street to make profits betting on life insurance of the ill and elderly
September 16, 2009
Wall Street to make profits betting on life insurance of the ill and elderly
The capitalists will never learn, nor will they relent on their heartless exploitation of the working class in this country.…
U.S. arms sales soar during capitalist economic downturn
September 16, 2009
U.S. arms sales soar during capitalist economic downturn
According to a recently released Congressional Research Service report, the United States has firmly established itself as the home of…
Afghan translator killed during rescue attempt
September 16, 2009
Afghan translator killed during rescue attempt
Afghan translator and reporter Sultan Munadi was shot dead in a burst of gunfire on Wed., Sept. 9, as British…
Almeida is more alive today than ever
September 15, 2009
Almeida is more alive today than ever
Reprinted from CubaDebate. I have spent hours listening by television to the entire country’s tribute to Commander of the Revolution…
¡Juan Almeida Bosque, Presente!
September 15, 2009
¡Juan Almeida Bosque, Presente!
Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque died late Friday, Sept. 11, in Havana, Cuba.