February

Japan: Labor Movement Launches National Effort for Higher Wages

by: Japan Press Weekly 18.Feb

Original source: Japan Press Weekly

Israel: Anti-boycott Bill Approved

by: Combined Sources 17.Feb

Bill imposes fines on Israeli citizens who back, initiate boycotts against occupation

The Internet Belongs to All, Not Just the US

by: Global Times 17.Feb

Original source: Global Times

From Local to Global: Politics and the Balance of Forces

by: Joe Sims 14.Feb

Editor's note: The following is a slightly excerpted/edited version of a report delivered at the 12th international meeting of communist and workers parties in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec. 3-5, 2010.

Duvalier = Aristide?

by: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting 10.Feb

Duvalier = Aristide?Equation of dictator with popular ex-president distorts Haitian history, reality2/10/11

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The Bad Doctor and the Ambiguous Dictator

by: Chris Stevenson 10.Feb

President Hosni Mubarak evidently has the same hearing problem as Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.

Egypt Rising as Shock Waves from Tunisia Arrive

by: Prabir Purkayastha 9.Feb

Original source: People's Democracy

Key African Economist Hails China’s Investment

by: Li Xiaokun & Zhou Wa 2.Feb

Original source:  China Daily

Germany: A Vote for More War

by: Victor Grossman 1.Feb

The German man of the hour is Baron Karl-Theodor von und zu Guttenberg.