IMF Says Historic Low Growth and Sluggish Economy Will Continue (tags)
The IMF forecast 3.1% global growth in 2024, a fifth of a point increase on its October projection.
The right to water and 7 challenges to the welfare state (tags)
Visions need concrete, tangible measures that provide security in times of uncertainty and reliably carry all people through the huge changes...The indispensable ecological transformation must also become a social one.
Hundreds of Billions in New Lending on the Table at Cote d’Ivoire Gathering (tags)
World Development Banks Meet for Third Annual Summit
Amidst Puerto Rico Financial Crisis, Island Religious Leaders Call for Global Debt and Tra (tags)
San Juan, Puerto Rico - Last week, Archbishop Roberto González—the leader of the Archdiocese of San Juan, the Secretary General of the Puerto Rico Bible Society—Reverend Heriberto Martínez and the island's Catholic Charities head, Reverend Enrique Camacho released a statement urging solidarity with countries wrestling with debt crisis and economic challenges.
Brazil: Lula challenges Moro to present at least one evidence! (tags)
Moro and the judges of the second instance did not rigorously present any evidence, sinking Brazilian judiciary into a sea of mud of worldwide repercussion. In
PHILIPPINES: Young progressives take the helm of Akbayan party leadership (tags)
Akbayan once again proves that progressive politics cuts across generations. With great pride, Akbayan members elected a significant number of young progressive activists to the Party Leadership at the recently concluded 6th Regular National Congress last 23-25th of April.
Casting - Badass Female Activists (tags)
We're currently casting a new documentary series about women living outside the norm and breaking stereotypes. Currently we're looking for women in the LA area who are on the front lines of activism, going to extremes for their cause. Please email us asap for more details, and address inquiries to Rebecca.
Tingout: the new news stream social media for citizen journalism (tags)
Tingout is an internet platform created to givecreated to give more visibility to independent information
OCCUPY PRESS RELEASE: 8 CHALLENGES TO WELLS FARGO (FEB 6, 2012) (tags)
8 CHALLENGES FOR WELLS FARGO (OCCUPY ACTIVISTS MEETING; MON, FEB. 6, 2012) On Monday -- Feb 6th -- active members of the national Occupy movement who have been involved in addressing the foreclosure and related banking industry crisis, presented below 8 challenges to Wells Fargo. Though the 7 Occupy Activists do not speak for the entire Occupy movement, they do, however, believe these are legitimate concerns of many in the Occupy movement relating to the U.S. foreclosure crisis. They represent growing calls for action throughout the movement and we call upon Wells Fargo to immediately address these challenges. See PDF Nand or Text.
8 CHALLENGES TO WELLS FARGO FROM OCCUPY ACTIVISTS (tags)
8 CHALLENGES TO WELLS FARGO FROM OCCUPY ACTIVISTS ISSUED AT HISTORIC OCCUPY-WELLS FARGO MEETING ON FEB 6, 2012 (AT WELLS FARGO'S INVITATION TO OCCUPY THE ROSE PARADE ACTIVISTS).
BTL:Newly Organized Progressive Coalition Challenges Corporate-Funded Tea Party Agenda in (tags)
Interview with Natalie Foster, CEO of the Rebuild American Dream campaign, conducted by Scott Harris
PFP Candidate Dina Padilla Endorse Stewart Alexander for U.S. President (tags)
Stewart Alexander is one of us and was raised in a working family. The son of a mother that was a nurse for more than 35 years and a father that was in construction all of his life, Alexander understands the challenges that working people are faced with on a daily basis. The many challenges in his life have made him a determine advocate for working people. Let’s elect Stewart Alexander as the next President of the United States.
Global challenges arise today through breaking limits. The idea that more consumption is better begins to lose support. We must be engaged socially and politically to change the rules, institutions and information streams so they reflect our highest values.
True Vote Summarizes Problems in U.S. Election Thus Far (tags)
"Unacceptable long lines, machine problems, registration and voter challenges and deception of voters"
[btlsummary] Federal Court Challenges President's Right to Hold Detainees... (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary
Using smoke and mirrors to tweak the constitutiona and bill of rights (tags)
Bush administration and its allies in Congress are trying to strip federal courts of their authority to review the detentions of almost all suspected terrorists.
Israel is still largely shaped by the unresolved trauma of its birth
Help Us with a Book about Indymedia (tags)
This book would not attempt to be the definitive statement on Indymedia. Rather, it would be an overview of some of the triumphs and struggles of the network over the past five-and-a-half years. Its entries would range from dramatic, stream-of-thought, first-person pieces to more analytic chapters on the meaning of Indymedia. The book, while thoughtful, would avoid being overly academic and would be graphic/picture heavy. For full proposal, see: http://www.indybook.org
United States of America’s Hilly Billy visits Tampere Communist region today, May 9th 2006, and is the main speaker in a seminar handling leadership and future challenges. Seminar was situated into Tampere by Finish Top Socialists Corporations and their executives.
Ned Lyle Invites You to Help George Bush (tags)
Ned Lyle signed me up for the Republican Leaders Program. Since then, I've been receiving these emails from the GOP. I decided to doctor one of them and provide it to the world. You can use it to send messages to the Bush Campaign. Ned shouldn't mind, since he signed an anarchist up for this stuff. After all, what does he expect from an anarchist?
Nine Theses on Moving the Peace Movement Forward (tags)
[Editor: John Gershman, Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC) Editor's Note: This piece was commissioned under the auspices of the Project Against the Present Danger. Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org]
CC on the Net: becoming "masters of the situation" (tags)
New challenges of the civic society and how you can participate.
Labor Historian Examines Challenges Ahead for Global Social Justice Movement (tags)
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with labor historian Jeremy Brecher, author of "Globalization From Below: The Power of Solidarity," who discusses the challenges ahead for the growing global social justice movement.