Action needed on bills to end Cuba travel ban
While aggression against Cuba reached a new low when Bush administration officials expelled 14 Cuban diplomats on allegations of espionage, very important advances are being made in ending the embargo. Members of Congress recently introduced bills in both chambers to end the ban on travel to Cuba.
International notes
Peru: Protests vs. state of emergency / China: Public health system gets upgrade / United Nations: Indigenous leaders demand compensation / Australia: Detention center horrors continue
Protests and splits mark G8 summit
President Bush’s effort to win world support for his unilateral, superpower policies ran into resistance in the Group of 8 (G8) meeting and on the streets outside. The G8 represents the heads of the world’s richest capitalist countries.
Where are all those Iraqi weapons?
“Where are the weapons of mass destruction?” That is the first of many awkward questions George W. Bush faces as the vaunted victory in Iraq unravels in chaos. Another question is: “How long will the occupation last and how much will it cost?”
Bhopal disaster victims struggle for justice
PITTSBURGH – Unlike a natural disaster like the recent earthquake in Algeria, some man-made disasters, “industrial accidents,” leave dishes on the shelves, homes intact, windows secure and factories in place.
International notes
Russia: Unions take on Norilsk Nickel / Nigeria: Public workers say no to layoffs / Hungary: Peace forces protest Iraq war / Indonesia: Women protest discrimination at work / Peru: WFTU calls for solidarity with teachers / Indonesia: Women protest discrimination at work
U.S. Rx for Iraq: privatization
After compelling United Nations authorization of an extended U.S.-British occupation of Iraq, the Bush administration is now openly focusing on privatizing Iraq’s economy, regardless of the hardships that will mean for the Iraqi people.
Marchers say poor pay for Iraq war
BALTIMORE – About 70 peace activists marched from Baltimore to the White House April 26-28 to protest the war on Iraq and the occupation, which they charged, Bush has forced the poor to pay for both in lives lost and tax dollars squandered.
International notes
Nepal: Solidarity needed / S. Korea: Truckers win victory / France: New strikes protest gov’t pension changes / Argentina: Workers’ co-ops taking root / India: 60 million set to strike
ALA rejects U.S.-backed libraries in Cuba
Among the 75 dissidents recently convicted on subversion charges in Cuba are so-called “independent librarians.”
