Crude Oil below $25 - Prediction

According to predictions from Merrill Lynch & Co. crude oil is expected to drop below $25 a barrel. Definetly news which oil/energy companies are not going to be very happy about. What do you think about...

Paulson Signals U.S. May Invest in Banks to Shore Up Confidence

Following yesterday's announcement that the UK will start investing in banks to shore up consumer and bank confidence, the US appears to be set to do the same thing. Part of the motivation behind this is, rather...

Second Belgian bank gets bail-out

A second Belgian bank has had to be rescued by a coalition of the Luxembourg, Belgium and Netherlands governments. The announcement that Dexia will be bailed out comes one day after the countries announced they...

England cut Zimbabwe cricket ties

The collapse of Zimbabwe's elections has led to the England and Wales Cricet Board cancelling their 2009 tour. Additionally, the board is calling on other cricketing nations to do the same. "Culture Secretary Andy Burnham handed a letter to the ECB clarifying Prime Minister...

The battle over saggy pants reveals a deepening race and class divide in America

Some people say we need to pass laws against people who sag their pants too low. While such laws are clearly ridiculous they do reveal a fundamental disconnect in America when it comes to race and class. The underclass is so downtrodden that it has to put up with...

Kurds flee homes as Iran shells villages in Iraq

"· Guerrillas in clashes with Revolutionary Guards · Conflict threatens stability of Kurdistan regio Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards participate in military training at an undisclosed location near...

Zimbabwe Prepares for Grim Independence Day

Zimbabwe's Independence Day is April 18th, though one must question how free the citizens are; they are held in thrall by a leader who many consider a despot: Robert Mugabe continues to bully any and all voices of...

Falklands or Malvinas?: 25 years of sovereignty struggles for islands

Twenty-five years ago, British PM Margaret Thatcher sent her country's navy to one of its colonies, the Falkland Islands, to oppose Argentina's fascist dictator Leopoldo Galtieri, who was trying to seize the...

Stop the US war drive against Iran!

"By the Editorial Board 14 February 2007 Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the author The World Socialist Web Site condemns the military and political provocations with which the Bush administration is laying the foundations for an attack on Iran. We...

Hezbollah Vows End to Lebanon Government

"Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah promised thousands of supporters Thursday that they would eventually bring down Lebanon's Western-backed government, but the prime minister vowed to stand firm against...

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