Pro-Democracy Anti-Occupation Demonstrations Flare Across Haiti | Autonomy & Solidarity
–Demonstrations are ongoing across Haiti over the undemocratic government and occupying force made up of US, Canadian, French, and Brazilian troops. The people are not happy about the current situation.

Revolutionary spirit of the masses – the workers take centre stage
–A closer look at what is happening on the ground in Venezuela and what it might mean for the rest of us working for change.

FIGHTBACK: British Columbia delegation to Venezuela reports back
–News from Canadians that went to the International Gathering of solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution.

ZNet |Europe | French Vote on European Constitution
–A look at the press’ role in trying to convince people to vote yes in yesterdays poll in France over the EU constitution.

ZNet |Terror War | Muslim Lives are desecrated, not just their book
–The rally Saturday in Toronto was a success as a couple thousand people showed up to protest the desecration of the Quran by the US, the imprisonment of Muslims without charge in Canada, and to support war resisters. Here is a little back ground of why we were out there.

rabble columns: Canada should speak up about torture claims
–Linda McQuaig has some words to Canadians about torture and our government.

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | What ‘Non’ means
–It is junk like this that we can expect from the press over EU constitutional issues. Have a read of the language of this article. The people have not rejected just the government, they have rejected neo-liberal policies that harm labour and cultural diversity. Quotes like this says it all about the current distain for democracy in our governments:

Mr Mandelson insisted the prime minister had wanted a yes vote, but admitted the campaign had exposed Anglo-French strains about competing visions of Europe.

He said some of the French “don’t understand the modern world”. He added: “They don’t like the liberal trend of policies. They don’t like the policies of opening markets, and freer trade, of economic reform, reforming the common agricultural policy and reducing that expenditure, and of social and welfare reform.

“All this has become wrapped up and embodied in this constitutional treaty which they see as somewhat alien, somewhat Anglo-Saxon.”

The pending referendums provide class-conscious workers with an opportunity to express their opposition to the entire imperialist project with a resounding “No!”

Wired News; US rejects Venezuelan efforts to extradite Cuban
– US hypocricy and double talk over the terrorist being held in US. He should be extradited to the country that he is charged with murder of 73 people in.

The Globe and Mail: Christian activists capturing Tory races
–The far-right is at it again. These people who do not see that democracy and religious fundamentalism as opposite sit in both the Conservative and the Liberal parties. Beliefs are for individuals not for the country.

Privatization again threaten Canada’s rural post offices
–The government is once again trying to shut down rural post offices. What is the point of having a nationalized postal service if they are going to run the corporation like a regular business?

Resist!ca || Welfare Rolls Down, Homelessness Up
–It is actually surprising to some people that these two things have an inverse relationship.

Assata Shakur: The Government’s Terrorist is Our Community’s Heroine | Autonomy & Solidarity
–Mos Def talks of a community heroine and framing of Assata Shakur.

Early elections in Germany – a reflection of a deep crisis
–There is some reason to believe that there is a crisis brewing in Germany. The Social Democratic Party needs to shift to the left or it is going to loose all its support.

rabble columns: Just a slam-dunk vindication
–A little history of the Harlem Globetrotters.

CUPW - 2005-05-26 - Injury Rate Increase Again at CPC!
–Canada Post is seeing an increase in the rates of injury. The union believes that the workers are not reporting injuries because of pressure from the corporation.

rabble news: Rates of violence against women still astounding
–Violence against women will not end unless the society changes drastically.

DEVELOPMENT: U.N. Official Sees Language Bias Skewing Aid to Africa
–Aid appeals from Africa have been brushed off yet again.

News:BBC strike called off after all-night talks
–BBC still in talks. We shall see where the union leaders lead their workers.

News: Medical staff quit for the West, leaving Africa’s health service in crisis
–The real consequences of poaching doctors from the “third world” is that people end up dying or getting substandard care. We need to start giving aid, not taking it from the world just like everything else.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Bush stalls Abbas on reviving road map
–Wow, and I thought Arafat was full of rhetoric… He seems to have nothing on these two.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Desperate Chirac in final plea for EU yes
–Try as he may to get a yes vote it seems that the French population might finally stand up to the neo-liberals in the EU.