Year: 2009

Refusing to leave a foreclosed home

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

¡Juan Almeida Bosque, Presente!

Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque died late Friday, Sept. 11, in Havana, Cuba.
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