Today, November 5th, a province-wide day of action is taking place as part of the “Campaign for a Poverty Free Ontario”. In Toronto, a rally and a march on the financial district are organized by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP – www.ocap.ca). This day of action aims to denounce the consequences of the ongoing crisis on the workers and the thousands of people condemned to survive in often unbearable conditions of poverty.

If only humanity had the wit to reap the benefits this golden opportunity provides..

If Costs Of Forced Private Health Insurance Prevent Home Buyers Qualifying For Home Loans, That Will Hurt Construction and Manufacturing Workers, Financial Institutions And Home Values Dependent On A Stable Housing Market.

We have just published a booklet, "From Nationalism to Internationalism. "

MANILA, Philippines. Members of the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) staged a protest action in front of the World Bank office here today to demand the total and unconditional cancellation of all debts it is claiming from the Philippines and developing nations. The protest action coincided with the opening of the Group of Eight Nations’ (G8) 35th Summit in Italy which sets among its agenda the development of a comprehensive response to the global economic crisis.

What has gone wrong with China's Communist revolution? Puzzle 1: why does China have a totally corrupt government? Puzze 2: Is China's bureaucratic corruption going to ruin the nation and economy in light of global financial crisis? How should one understand the Chinese Communist bureaucracy and its wild corruptive practice? Get realistic analysis and knowledge on Chinese economy, politics, and society from provocative Chinese thinker George Zhibin Gu of World Association of International Studies at Stanford University (5 parts)

Since the beginning of the crisis, usual opinion makers (politicians, journalists or economists serving the ruling class) have been repeating over and over that the current times are only a bad moment to get through and we can expect to be “back to prosperity” within a few weeks, months or... years (!?). Of course, they don’t clearly say whose prosperity they’re talking about, but we kind of suspect it.

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is not safe, not economically sound, not insurable, not sustainable. It is tainted with corruption.

Statement Calling for Rejection of the Proposal to Recommission the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

* After taking part in a demonstration for lack of job security in 2006, 14 workers of contractor “Transportes Camila de SIDOR” could be sentenced to 5 to 10 years in jail.

A powerful exposé of the politics swirling about mold, safe housing questions and public health, highlighting the human costs this politics has meant. Assorted illnesses, disability, and even cancer have all now proved among the consequences - before us remains the question of solutions. The links at the article's end provide an excellent resource - knowledge is indeed power!

The U.S. Patriot Act’s mention of “Commerce” permits U.S. federal agencies to read with little or no probable cause, business and other electronic communications.

* Soon El Libertario #56 will be available in the street and on the Internet (www.nodo50.org/ellibertario). El Libertario is the voice of free ideas and independent social movements in Venezuela and Latin America. As a preview of its usual combative, irreverent and uncompromising position with regard to authoritarian power and oppression, here's the editorial:

In this week's Socialist WebZine....

http://socialistwebzine.blogspot.com/

* Socialist Party USA Participates in Wall Street Demonstrations
* Strasbourg in flames as NATO Meets
* G20 Protests Rock London
* Victory in El Salvador
* Reboot America! Lessons from Post-Consumerist Cuba
* Celebrating Paul Robeson

Do we really understand the true scope of $1 trillion? We better, since our government is spending trillions of our taxpayer dollars on bailing out failing businesses!