June

Bolivias crisis unresolved, say Communists

LA PAZ, Bolivia — The resignation of President Carlos Mesa, said the Communist Party of Bolivia, “has not solved the political crisis that burdens our country.”

Letters

Welcoming the discussion; Let’s work together; On U.S. socialism; Take back America?; Marxism without meat?

Labor Update

Methodists support EFCA; Bulls Eye on FMLA; Public support for United Airlines workers; Rutgers students won’t choke on Coke; NLRB give OK to nurses’ firing

OAS stands up to U.S., supports Venezuela

“Madam Secretary, democracy cannot be imposed,” said Celso Amorim, Brazil’s foreign minister, in reply to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the 35th General Assembly of the Organization of the American States (OAS). “Latin America has its own identity,” he said. “It has recuperated its dignity — not to confront the United States, but to confront imperialist politics.”