The April 2 G20 summit brought together the leaders of some of the world鈥檚 most economically significant countries. They were intent on working out a rescue plan for the capitalist system, the very system that is killing the planet and condemning billions of people to poverty and oppression.
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Egypt has arrested 49 Hezbollah members and is searching the Sanai Peninsula for a further 13 members, claiming that the Lebanese resistance group is plotting terrorist attacks in Egypt to undermine the government.
On April 18, the revolutionary and progressive governments of Latin America were waging a battle against the US at the Summit of the Americas. On the same day, Luis Bilbao, an active participant in the Venezuelan revolution, addressed a public meeting in Sydney on the topic of 聯Latin American integration at a crossroads聰.
On March 31, Western Australian treasurer Troy Buswell announced a cap on wage rises for public sector workers.
鈥淭he great Latin American revolution began on April 13, 2002鈥, President Hugo Chavez said during a speech to tens of thousands of supporters in front of the Miraflores Presidential Palace exactly three years later.
One of the great crimes of modern times is occurring on the island of Sri Lanka without a word of protest from governments the world over. The Tamil people are facing genocide.
Attendees at the World at a Crossroads conference, held in Sydney on April 10-12, remarked that the conference could not have been better named.
The NSW government has decided to pour $5.1 million into the expansion of a rifle range in the state聮s Southern Highlands, despite opposition from residents.
On April 16, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute. The day before, CSIRO scientists told a Senate inquiry that the world needs immediate and significant cuts to greenhouse gas emissions to have any hope of preserving a climate that can support humanity.
On March 30, France鈥檚 eight union confederations issued a joint statement announcing they would organise a general strike on May Day.
The article below is abridged from .
The article below is abridged from the speech delivered by M. Saraswathy, deputy chairperson of the Socialist Party of Malaysia, to the final plenary of the World at a Crossroads conference. The conference, hosted by 麻豆传媒 Weekly, was held in Sydney over April 10-12.
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