International – Page 590

Land to the tiller! Mexico and land reform

September 12, 2003

Mexican farmers have promised militant demonstrations at the WTO meeting in Cancun, Sept. 10-14, against the corporate-controlled globalization policies that are ruining them. A long history precedes this development. The old, Mexican dictator, Porfirio Diaz, used...

Israeli-Palestinian conflict explodes

September 12, 2003

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is escalating to a new crisis level, with unforeseen dangers, including full-scale war, which could engulf not only Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, but the entire region as well. On Sept. 5,...

$1.6 trillion needed for U.S. infrastructure

September 12, 2003

Traffic congestion, polluted air and beaches, overcrowded schools, potholes, blackouts, broken water mains and decaying bridges are daily miseries that most everyone has had to confront. These hazards and disruptions will continue and in some cases...

$87 billion for Iraq: Another Vietnam?

September 12, 2003 By Susan Webb

President Bush stunned the nation Sunday night with his request for an additional $87 billion for the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. In a hastily-scheduled television speech, Bush sought to defend the Iraq war and occupation...

International Notes

September 5, 2003

Chile: Pinochet trial blocked Chile’s appeals court has blocked the latest effort to bring former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet to justice for the disappearances and killings of thousands of political opponents including Communist Party members, following...