Chevron, Exxon and BP among companies most responsible for climate change since dawn of industrial age, figures show Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent The climate crisis of the 21st century has been caused largely by just 90 companies, which between… Read More ›
Statement by Communist Party of the Philippines Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Nov. 11 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Carry out all-out mobilization for relief support to disaster victims The Communist Party of… Read More ›
Kalai, like many other villages in Bangladesh, appears a rural idyll at first sight. But several villagers here have resorted to selling organs to pay back microcredit loans that were meant to lift them out of poverty. Journalist Sophie Cousins… Read More ›
by PAUL C. GORSKI Class, Race and Images of Wilma In my favorite photograph of my Grandma Wilma, taken during her early teens, she stands outside her Kitzmiller, Maryland, house. The house’s exterior, cracking and worn, hints at the working… Read More ›
By Nicole Ostrow Children raised in poverty or in orphanages experience chronic stress early in life that can have long-lasting effects on the brain, setting them up for future mental and physical ailments as adults, two studies found. The stress of… Read More ›
BY BRYCE COVERT The mental strain of living in poverty and thinking constantly about tight finances can drop a person’s IQ by as much as 13 percent, or about the equivalent of losing a night of sleep, according to a new study…. Read More ›
Although the detention of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan only lasted a few hours, it was a bold indication of the country’s deepening instability since the civil war that toppled strongman Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. In the early hours of… Read More ›
Greek government authorities are on alert after a union of Greek army reservists of Special Forces issued a statement urging the Greek administration to step down and make way for a national unity government. As Keep Talking Greece notes, the statement on the… Read More ›
Costas Lapavitsas: The only way to defeat the Golden Dawn and Greek fascism is through popular mobilization that persuades Greek working people and the middle class that democracy and social change can create a just economy – October 3, 13 JAISAL… Read More ›
By Li Jiabao (China Daily) State Council’s latest move reduces intervention and facilitates business The central government announced on Wednesday it will give up more administrative power to let the market better play its role, streamlining procedures for administrative approvals… Read More ›
by MAX RIVLIN-NADLER Chiquita Brands International, giver of bananas and well-known supporter of Colombian death squads, is trying to get a federal appeals court to block a lawsuit brought against it by the families victimized by their paid mercenaries. And they might just… Read More ›
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Thursday approved sweeping reforms to the nation’s food stamp program that would cut some $40 billion in nutrition aid over 10 years and deny benefits to millions starting in 2014. By 217 to 210,… Read More ›
By Jo MacLean That Cuba has already developed four vaccines or inoculations against different types of cancer is without doubt important news for humanity. The World Health Organisation says each year about 8 million people die from this illness. However, the international mainstream media have… Read More ›
It is obvious that China is up to something hoarding gold like a dragon. In fact, it is taking a leap forward to control the world currency and to replace it with the yuan, Dr. Thorsten Pattberg, China expert at… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 