May Day Special: Talking With Workers Around the World
On a special May Day 2008 broadcast, we'll hear from worker's struggles around the world. We go to
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Washington’s Role in Conflict Between Tibet and China
The following articles provide viewpoints that counter mainstream media coverage of the conflict between Tibet and China. They pay particular attention to role of Washington and the Western media in the crisis.
“Free Trade” & the Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party
"Free trade" has produced some of the most contentious political debates of our times. In a famous April 2000 article in the New Republic, economist Joseph Stiglitz argued, "Economic policy is today perhaps the most important part of America's interaction with the rest of the world. And yet the culture of international economic policy in the world's most powerful democracy is not democratic." During the Bush years, economic policy received far less attention in political discussion than before; the use of military force took center stage.
Paraguay Changes: Election Ends 60 Years of Right Wing Rule
Asunción, Paraguay - Even before the official results were announced on April 20th, supporters of leftist candidate Fernando Lugo were in the streets of Asuncion celebrating what many called a dream come true.At a Lugo Rally in Asunción
Worldwide Food Shortages: The Rich Have Already Eaten
Food riots in Haiti brought the issue of hunger to the front gates of Haiti's presidential palace and death to a United Nations peacekeeper from Nigeria who was shot by the crowd surging from a slum area of Port-au-Prince. The Prime Minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexis, was forced to resign for having failed to act despite sharp increases in the price of food over the past several months, pushing people who are already poor into deeper poverty.More Empty Shelves
Argentina’s Soy Storm: Tensions Rising Among Farmers
Argentina has often been described as the bread basket of the Southern Cone, with plenty of fertile land for grains and cattle. In fact, the economy is based on agro-exports. But with soy production taking over massive tracks of land, producing food crops for domestic consumption has become an increasing challenge for the resource rich South American nation. With world food prices soaring, soy critics worry about Argentina's ability to feed its own people at affordable prices. At a Farmer Road Blockade in San Pedro