Haiti elections set to exclude key opponents
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) recently announced that elections will take place later this year. Up for grabs will be local and regional posts in October and the presidency and legislative seats in November. One hundred forty parties are registered to participate and 100 candidates will run for president.
Joint appeal for a just peace in Mideast
The Communist parties of Israel and Jordan and the Palestinian People’s Party met March 13 in Amman, Jordan, to discuss a coordinated approach to U.S. imperialism and its strategy of “war, occupation, the theft of national resources, privatization and the enslavement of the people as a cheap work force for the multinational corporations.”
Brazil rejects Rumsfelds criticisms of Venezuela
Shortly after statements by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld questioning Venezuela’s recent weapons purchase, Brazil’s ruling Workers Party (PT) issued a statement in defense of Venezuela, asserting that Latin America is no longer an extension of the Unites States.
Parties cite dangers from U.S. policy toward Iran
A statement initiated by the Tudeh Party of Iran and joined by 62 left, Communist and workers parties around the world warns that U.S. policy toward Iran is part of Washington’s drive to control the Middle East politically, economically and militarily, and pledges solidarity with the popular movement for freedom and democracy in Iran.
Mothers recall the disappeared
Members of the group Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo lead a rally of hundreds, March 24, at Buenos Aires’ main square to remember the victims of a right-wing military coup in Argentina 29 years ago.
Report says poverty rife in Northern Ireland
A recently published study has found that poverty in the north of Ireland is worse than in the south of Ireland or Britain.
Antiwar actions span the nation
The March 18-20 weekend marked the two-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. At least 765 towns and cities, in all 50 states, held antiwar actions. Last week’s PWW reported from a national action in Fayetteville, N.C., and other cities. Here are a few more reports.
Calif. labor takes up ballot initiative fight
As Gov. Arnold Schwarzen-egger continues to threaten a special election next November to press his pro-corporate agenda, a broad and growing coalition is fighting back with positive initiatives to benefit California’s ordinary people.
Winchester workers win contract
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — When community leaders and elected officials showed up March 17 for a press conference at the Winchester plant’s Division Street entrance here, the company refused to open the gates so that workers could join in.
Bush ataca derecho femenino
“La dama fue a la ventana y dijo, ‘Perdona, pero no voy poder llenar su receta’. Yo dije, ¿Hay algo mal con la receta? Y ella contestó, “No, es que yo personalmente no creo en control de la natalidad”.
