Category: Human Rights
The Venezuelan government has initiated its policy of expanding social programs in the country’s most deprived areas in a bid to eradicate extreme poverty
An interview with Manning Marable on “Being Left.” Socialism lost its way largely when it became decoupled from the processes of democracy. My vision of a just society is one that is democratic, that allows people’s voices to be heard, where the people actually govern.”
Review by Stephen Roblin. Podur’s insightful and concise overview of Haiti’s recent history is an important work of revisionist scholarship that contains valuable lessons, particularly for outsiders who want to contribute constructively to the ongoing struggle for freedom and dignity in Haiti.
The study provides an indication of the degree of influence that corporate actors exert and their ability, in cooperation with some powerful U.N. member states, to prevent international binding rules for TNCs at the United Nations
The River Kwai Passes Through Latin America and Washington
The depth of this deepening humanitarian crisis has even moved the normally passive Palestinian Authority to take some action
Are the ideas of human rights so elitist and out of sync with popular movements that we might as well just give up?
The excuse-making on behalf of President Obama has always found its most extreme form when it came time to explain why he failed to fulfill his oft-stated 2008 election promise to close Guantanamo
Unfortunately the VA system is not the only part of the government where essential services may be threatened by cutbacks
The Zapatista struggle continues …Subcomandante Marcos ceases to exist …Galeano lives