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In Cuba, the revolution continues, softly, as times change By John Pilger
‘Accelerating the hard features of Cuba,’ a US diplomat once said memorably, ‘will be the measure of our success, not theirs.’ Continue reading
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Greece: The beginning of the end, or a new beginning? By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
It is by now patently obvious that there are two languages being spoken in Athens: that among the political class desperate to keep the Euro-wagon on the road and that of the Greek people, who at this moment represent the hearts and minds of the Europeans, which spells out the message that we do not… Continue reading
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Slash military budget not pensions – UK union leader — RT
British union leader Mark Serwotka says public sector workers, who are going on a nationwide strike on June 30, will not allow the cabinet to go on with the planned cuts of budget spending. Continue reading
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Would A $5-A-Day Minimum Wage Make Life Better In Haiti? By Adam Davidson
8 June 2011 — National Public Radio Today, The Nation and Haiti Liberte posted a story about some Wikileaks memos that reveal that “Contractors for Fruit of the Loom, Hanes and Levi’s worked in close concert with the U.S. Embassy when they aggressively moved to block a minimum wage increase for Haitian assembly zone workers.” Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day By Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
Contractors for Fruit of the Loom, Hanes and Levi’s worked in close concert with the US Embassy when they aggressively moved to block a minimum wage increase for Haitian assembly zone workers, the lowest-paid in the hemisphere, according to secret State Department cables. Continue reading
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Video: Mass rally in Lisbon over bailout and austerity cuts
EuroNews: A lack of jobs and the bite of austerity measures prompted thousands of people to take to the streets of Lisbon on Thursday Continue reading
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Lowering Workers’ Wages is the Objective
14 December, 2010 — The Real News Network Leo Panitch: Big Business opposed to government jobs programs, as their objective is to drive wages down through fear and global competition Follow my videos on vodpod Bio Leo Panitch is the Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy and a Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science Continue reading
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You cut me deep! UK loses global ambition with job & budget slashing
21 October, 2010 1st collector for You cut me deep! UK loses global ambition with …Follow my videos on vodpod The UK government has announced its largest cuts in public spending since World War Two. The new austerity plans will have the budget slashed by 83 BLN pounds and cut of around half a million Continue reading
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Media Lens: Facts are not sacred: Royal Tantrums And The Cold War Billions
August 9, 2007 — MEDIA LENS: Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media When Royals Attack The big media story of the last month has been the BBC apology to the Queen for showing footage that implied she had stormed out of a portrait session during a documentary. This followed the revelation that Continue reading
The New Dark Age 