United States
US appellate court blocks lawsuit against extraordinary rendition and torture
By John Andrews, November 10, 2009
A federal appellate court has denied Canadian citizen Maher Arar the right to sue former Attorney General John Ashcroft and other US officials responsible for his “extraordinary rendition” to Syri...
US: Experts warn of dementia risks from football injuries
By Dan Brennan, November 10, 2009
A recent survey of former professional football players indicated worrisome rates of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other memory-related disease.
Canada: Chaotic response to swine flu pandemic highlights government indifference
By Carl Bronski, November 9, 2009
Federal and provincial health officials are backtracking on earlier commitments to help both high-risk groups and members of the general population seeking vaccination.
Quebec’s Liberal government to impose draconian spending cuts, fee hikes
By Louis Girard, November 9, 2009
The ruling elite views the province’s deteriorating fiscal position as an opportunity to press for changes in socio-economic policy that it has long sought, including cuts in public and social servi...
Obama will send tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan
By Patrick Martin, November 9, 2009
According to US press reports Sunday, President Barack Obama has decided to send tens of thousands of additional US troops to further escalate the war in Afghanistan.
US House passes health care bill
Democrats agree to broad anti-abortion amendment
By Kate Randall, November 9, 2009
The US House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation on Saturday to overhaul the nation’s health care system, with the inclusion of an amendment that imposes strict bans on the use of federal...
Mass shooting at Fort Hood: collateral damage from Iraq and Afghanistan wars
By David Walsh, November 7, 2009
The mayhem at Fort Hood in Texas, which has left 13 individuals dead and 30 injured, is a byproduct of the brutal wars in the Middle East and Central Asia. It is a form of “collateral damage.”
Wall Street banks go to the front of the line for H1N1 shots
By Tom Eley, November 7, 2009
While Americans wait in line for H1N1 shots and schools close due to outbreaks, major private firms—including Citigroup and Goldman Sachs—have secured for themselves a share of the scarce vaccine.
US unemployment rate surges to highest level in 26 years
By Andre Damon, November 7, 2009
The sharp increase in unemployment has been accompanied by corresponding decline in wages and growth in the exploitation of the working class.
US Army major kills 12 at Fort Hood, Texas
By Bill Van Auken, November 6, 2009
A US Army major reportedly about to be deployed to Afghanistan opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others.
Australian Labor “left” bestows medal on General Petraeus
By Laura Tiernan, November 6, 2009
The photograph published in yesterday’s press of John Faulkner, the Defence Minister in the Australian Labor government, draping an honorary Order of Australia around the neck of General David Petra...
Documents reveal SEC complicity in Madoff Ponzi scheme
By Andre Damon, November 6, 2009
Documents relating to the investigation of Bernard Madoff released last Friday by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) highlight the complicity of the US regulatory agencies in one of the bigg...
