It's campaigning time in the United States, and activists are trying to use the leverage that affords to create new momentum to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. A week of events supporting a 'Declaration of Peace' began Thursday. Find out more in today's news section, along with Zimbabwe's latest crackdown on labor leaders, the deteriorating security situation in northern Sri Lanka, and a new type of electric motor that might revolutionize the cars we drive.
In analysis, a professor in Uruguay examines the changing politics of Latin America as countries there look more toward each other for political and economic integration and less toward the United States. Plus, today's action alert targets students returning to school. Planning on buying a class ring? Do you know where the Jostens company gets their gold from? Do you know the damage done to the environment and local communities by gold mining operations around the world? Oxfam wants you to tell Jostens you won't support that kind of business anymore.
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