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  • Vietnam: Doi moi and the World Crisis

    Vietnam: Doi moi and the World Crisis

    June 14, 2009

    (Translated by Guy Langloy) (l'Humanite) The world is shifting its base. In Asia, Latin America and other continents, the devastating effects of this historical crisis of capitalism do not necessarily lead to pessimism, but rather quite...

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  • FedEx blocking bill that would improve its workers’ labor rights

    FedEx blocking bill that would improve its workers’ labor rights

    June 14, 2009

    Original source: FedEx is attempting to block a bill in Congress that will reclassify some of its workers under jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) rather than the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Most private...

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  • Celebrating LGBT Pride Month

    Celebrating LGBT Pride Month

    June 14, 2009

    Earlier this month, we saw new evidence that our country has entered a real era of change when President Barack Obama issued a proclamation calling on all Americans to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)...

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  • Call to end Zimbabwe international sanctions

    Call to end Zimbabwe international sanctions

    June 14, 2009

    Original source: Zimbabwean Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has appealed for an end to sanctions and more international investment in South Africa. Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Africa summit in Cape Town, Mr Mutambara...

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  • Tehran protests as govt. declares Ahmadinejad the winner

    Tehran protests as govt. declares Ahmadinejad the winner

    June 14, 2009

    Iran’s government this morning declared Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the definitive winner of yesterday’s hotly contested presidential election, sparking wide protests and charges the government had suppressed votes and manipulated the results. As late as last night, the...

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