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It is not just about the last 8 years.

It is not just about the last 8 years.
To assume that change will happen by just focusing on November 4 is a naive view of history and a adolescent understanding of democracy. On Nov. 4 people will elect a new administrator in the same system of power that perpetuates itself. There are bigger systems than [...]

Interview with Leonardo Boff (Spanish)

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1 of the 10 Young Christian Leaders to Watch

Coming soon to a magazine rack near you.

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Confronting the Empire

Abolition of poor countries external debt
Control of international financial capital and taxation for wealth redistribution and development financing
Moratorium on the WTO to reorient international trade
Public control (oversee) of transnational companies
Defense of labor rights
Development of a solidarity economic sector
Environmental reconstruction and sustainable development
Creation and extension of universal health care and education system
Food sovereignty
Democratization of mass communication [...]

U.S. Trade Pact Is Protested in Costa Rica

U.S. Trade Pact Is Protested in Costa Rica
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, Sept. 30 Reuters — More than 100,000 Costa Ricans, some dressed as skeletons, protested a United States trade pact on Sunday that they said would flood their country with cheap farm goods and cause job losses.
Chanting “No to the free trade pact” and “Costa [...]

Hip-Hop Latinoamericano

Rebelion. “Esto no es una postura, buey, es un estilo de los sectores más pobres”

Además de los componentes básicos, al evento se sumaron la proyección de un documental, la exposición de una fotógrafa especializada y debates acerca de la naturaleza del movimiento. “El hip hop tiene conciencia de clase y dirección política, se vincula con [...]

National Day of Climate Action - April 14

Step It Up 2007

This is our organizing hub for a National Day of Climate Action–April 14th, 2007. On this one spring day, there will be hundreds and hundreds of rallies all across the country. We hope to have gatherings in every state, and in many of America’s most iconic places: on the [...]

Indigenous People Meet in Guatemala - Prensa Latina

Indigenous People Meet in Guatemala - Prensa Latina
Guatemala, Mar 25 Prensa Latina Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche, and Mayan people, and representatives of other ethnic groups are on Sunday in Guatemala to participate in the 3rd Continental Summit of Indigenous People and Nationalities.
Iximche, Kakchikel kigdom´s capital, 47 miles west from this city, will be the meeting´s venue, [...]

nothing is priceless

MAXED OUT
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Maxed Out takes viewers on a journey deep inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. With coverage that spans from small American towns all the way to the White House, the film shows how the modern financial industry really works, explains [...]

Chomsky on Why Bush Does Diplomacy Mafia-Style

Chomsky on Why Bush Does Diplomacy Mafia-Style  Noam Chomsky explains what he thinks the U.S. will do to Iran, what is really at stake for America in Iraq, and why Palestinians are more likely to uphold their peace agreements than Israelis.
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