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Join the APL for May Day 2012 in Chicago!
Join Occupy, union, immigrants rights, community and other activists to organize a March and Rally on May Day 2012 in Chicago. Get involved in a committee: Media, Outreach, Logistics, Education, Program, Fundraising….. … For more information visit: May Day Facebook… Read More ›
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The Violence of Poverty
by ALYOSHA GOLDSTEIN On April 22, 1968, the National Welfare Rights Organization held a vigil on Capitol Hill in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., who had been murdered eighteen days earlier. This was to have been the day that… Read More ›
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Why I refused to return to fight in Afghanistan’s brutal occupation
The Taliban clearly has broad support from Afghan people. Conscientious objection is a right and obligation in a failed war Recent attacks in Kabul confirm the occupation is falling to pieces. Claims about “decisive years” and “turned corners” are little… Read More ›
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Nearly a million Russians have committed suicide since collapse of Soviet Union
An urgent public health campaign must be launched as rates are dangerously high, warn experts Russia’s number of suicides has reached nearly a million since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Although the rate has dropped from 42 per 100,000… Read More ›
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Hundreds march in Phoenix against Arizona immigration law
(Reuters) – A few hundred protesters, some toting placards reading “no to racial profiling,” marched through downtown Phoenix on Wednesday to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to block Arizona’s two-year-old crackdown on illegal immigrants. “My message to the Supreme Court… Read More ›
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Spokeswoman: Bachmann ‘Tar Baby’ Quote Not Racial
A spokeswoman says U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann wasn’t referring to race when she used the term “tar baby” to attack President Barack Obama’s energy policy. The Minnesota Republican told a conservative blog Wednesday that Obama’s calls for more regulation of… Read More ›
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Romney urged mothers on welfare “need to go to work”
Mitt Romney last week declared his belief that “all moms are working moms,” but he insisted as recently as January that women on welfare need to get jobs, even if they have young children. Romney defended his wife, Ann, a… Read More ›
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In Turkey, hundreds mark Armenian genocide
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Hundreds demonstrated in Istanbul’s central Taksim square on Tuesday to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Armenian genocide by Ottoman Turks during World War I. The large group of Turkish, Armenian and Kurdish protesters staged a sit-in, holding… Read More ›
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“Three Strikes” Strikes again
$1 felony: Local authorities in Florida say a man faces felony charges after refusing to pay for a cup of soda at a McDonald’s restaurant. A Florida man faces felony charges after refusing to pay $1 for a cup of… Read More ›
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Police chief in Florida teen death case remains under scrutiny
Federal probe » Justice department to analyze how the city’s police department handled the investigation. Sanford, Fla. • While George Zimmerman is free on bail, the police chief criticized for not charging him after Trayvon Martin’s slaying remains under scrutiny,… Read More ›
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The Shame of Nations
A New Record for Military Spending By Lawrence S. Wittner On April 17, 2012, as millions of Americans were filing their income tax returns, the highly-respected Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest study of world military spending…. Read More ›
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NYPD: Captain Told Officers To “Treat Black People Like Animals”
Racism exposed in discrimination lawsuit Considering their behavior and tactics over the last 20 years, this isn’t too much of a surprise, but it has been revealed that NYPD officers are trained and instructed to “treat black people like animals.”… Read More ›
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The Arrest of George Zimmerman
by MARK VORPAHL Weeks after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Special Prosecutor Angela Corey has announced that his killer, George Zimmerman, will be charged with second degree murder. Though originally allowed to walk scot free without any charges, Zimmerman… Read More ›
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British writer John Derbyshire sacked by The National Review for racist article
A British writer has been sacked by a leading American magazine after writing an article, inspired by reactions to Trayvon Martin’s killing, that appeared to urge white children to avoid black people. John Derbyshire was dismissed by The National Review… Read More ›
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NYPD Cop Who Shot Sean Bell Says “No Apologies, No Regrets”
Gescard Isnora was fired two weeks ago, so he’s speaking out Bullets don’t come with apology letters and former NYPD officer Gescard Isnora is making sure it stays that way. The man who fired the first shot (well, first 11… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 