World – Page 933 – People's World

Colombian women workers strike for survival

November 7, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Accompanied by her children and 25 fellow workers, strike leader Aidé Silva escorted our small U.S. labor delegation through an industrialized floriculture operation near Madrid, Colombia.

Asian natural disasters: A harbinger of things to come?

November 7, 2009 By Brian McAfee

In a span of 5 weeks earthquakes, floods, mudslides, typhoons and tsunamis swept through 10 nations leaving thousands of people dead and rendering millions more homeless.

Threats mount against populist Paraguay president

November 5, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Former bishop Fernando Lugo gained Paraguay's presidency in 2008 supported by a multifaceted coalition of popular forces.

Cuba, Russia sign promising oil agreement

November 5, 2009 By Arthur Shaw

Cuba and Russia signed an agreement Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, to allow Russian state oil company Zarubezhneft to explore for and produce oil in Cuba in their first post-Soviet oil pact.

UN Gaza report becomes political football

November 4, 2009 By Susan Webb

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution opposing any "endorsement or further consideration" of the UN Goldstone report, but the action is unlikely to have long-term significance.