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Growing interest in Japan about Venezuela’s revolution
April 18, 2009(Akahata is published by the Communist Party of Japan) Japanese Communist Party Social Sciences Institute Director Fuwa Tetsuzo (former JCP Central Committee chair) on April 7 attended a meeting in Tokyo with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez...
Read moreIndia gets ready for ‘Third Front’ in polls
April 18, 2009Indian voters cast their ballots in round one of parliamentary elections on Thursday amid Maoist violence that left at least 17 dead. In the first of five phases, over 140 million people voted in large swathes...
Read morePete Seeger: 90 years of song and struggle
April 18, 2009Born 90 years ago this May 3, Pete Seeger has been a tireless performer of topical song and a champion of global folklore, focusing his strongest efforts on that which was created by, for and about,...
Read moreObama admin. announces funding for ‘smart grid’
April 17, 2009As part the economic stimulus package, Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a $4 billion plan today in Jefferson City, Missouri to fund the construction of a new 'smart' electrical grid. The Vice President spoke at a...
Read moreObama outlines pro-worker tax policy, slams right-wing scare tactics
April 17, 2009While right-wingers tried to resuscitate their discredited movement with Fox-amplified anti-tax “tea party” protests yesterday, President Obama outlined a set of strongly pro-working-class tax reform initiatives.
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