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Effects of "free trade" treaties

lundi 19 janvier 2015 à 13:00

The harmful effects of 20 years of "free trade" treaties on the US.

Young Peruvian workers stripped of rights

lundi 19 janvier 2015 à 13:00

Peru's youths protest against a law that stripped young workers of the usual rights of workers.

I suspect it will lead to denying those rights to all workers. If their "solution" to the problem that some people are often unemployed is to deny them some rights, that will shift the problem to another group of workers; by and by, they will employ that solution everywhere.

President Humala is Peru's Obama: he gave the impression of being somehow progressive, but he has shown little sign of that since taking office.

Suicide and sexual assault in US military

lundi 19 janvier 2015 à 13:00

For those in the US military, hostile fire is a small danger compared with suicide and sexual assault.

Protection for journalists' communications

lundi 19 janvier 2015 à 13:00

The US has adopted some limited protections for journalists' communications with their sources.

However, these can be set aside by the government in any instance, so they do not protect the most important whistleblowers. We need to ensure that people can communicate anonymously.

Urgent: Override Corporations United

lundi 19 janvier 2015 à 13:00

US citizens: sign this petition to amend the Constitution to override the Corporations United decision.