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Wanted: Foreign Investment in Cuba

Patricia Grogg and Ivet González Inter Press Service
The new foreign investment law, approved unanimously by the legislature on March 29, invites foreign investors to operate in all sectors of Cuba’s planned economy, with a few exceptions.

The Savior

Tom Toles - Washington Post amuniversal.com

Carbon Delirium

Michael Klare TomDispatch
The Last Stage of Fossil-Fuel Addiction and Its Hazardous Impact on American Foreign Policy: For anyone familiar with addictive behavior, this sort of delusional thinking would be a sign of an advanced stage of fossil fuel addiction. As the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality evaporates, the addict persists in the belief that relief for all problems lies just ahead -- when, in fact, the very opposite is true.

Chile Derails ‘Monsanto Law’ That Would Privatize Seeds

Asha DuMonthier New America Media
“We reject this law because it is a threat to family farms and to biodiversity,” said Lucía Sepúlveda from the Alliance for a Better Quality of Life/Pesticide Action Network of Chile (RAP-AL Chile). Last August, her organization and thousands of other Chileans took to the streets of cities across the country in mass protests against the law.

Adjunct Professors say They've Become the 'Temp Workers' of College Classrooms

Maura Lerner Star Tribune
Adjunct professors make $18,000 to $30,000 for the equivalent of full-time work; compared to tenure track professors, who earn $68,000 to $116,000 (plus benefits), according to the American Association of University Professors. Only three in 10 professors are tenured today, down from six in 10 in the 1970s. Recently, frustrations over the plight of adjuncts have boiled over in congressional hearings, online petitions and a two-day walkout at the University of Illinois.

The Debate: Independence or Partisanship

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Nation of Change
With Senator Bernie Sanders considering a presidential run and asking people to share their thoughts on whether he should run as an independent or a Democrat, the debate over partisanship is going to grow. We view this as an important opportunity to help many Americans realize that we need to escape from the two-party trap, as we try to do through our daily movement news and resource website, PopularResistance.org.