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• Senate votes to extend Patriot Act

  By The Red Phoenix on May 24, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Senators vote overwhelmingly to extend the anti-terrorism law for four years despite objections of a coalition of conservatives and liberals. The House is expected to follow suit. Reporting From Washington— The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to extend expiring provisions of… Read More ›

• Libya overshadowed by “Kosovo model”

  By The Red Phoenix on May 23, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) — The latest moves by Western allies against Libya have shown marked similarities to “strategies” they adopted in Kosovo in the 1990s. Catherine Ashton, EU’s foreign policy chief, opened the bloc’s office on Sunday in Benghazi,the… Read More ›

• Right-Wing Terror on the Rise

  By The Red Phoenix on May 22, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  In March of 2011, Republican Congressman Peter King initiated hearings at the House Homeland Security panel on the “radicalization of American Muslims.” What followed from this first hearing was a largely hyperbolic expression of fear and loathing for “radical muslims”… Read More ›

• Tennessee Bans Teaching that Homosexuality Exists

  By The Red Phoenix on May 21, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Tenn. Senate OK’s bill on gay lessons NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill passed yesterday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through eight from discussing the fact that some people are gay. Opponents… Read More ›

• Majority of Americans Support Gay Marriage

  By The Red Phoenix on May 20, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  (Reuters) – Fifty-three percent of Americans support making gay marriage legal, a Gallup poll showed on Friday, a marked reversal from just a year ago when an equal majority opposed same-sex matrimony. The latest Gallup findings are in line with… Read More ›

• On Atheism

  By The Red Phoenix on May 19, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Take a look around these days and you’ll see that atheism seems to be gaining ground. It is good to know that more people are challenging the influence of organized religion in American society, demanding that that America live up… Read More ›

• Ex-Honduran President Zelaya Will Return Between May 27 To May 29

  By The Red Phoenix on May 18, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will return to Honduras between May 27 and 29. His legal advisor, Rasel Tome said Zelaya will arrive at Toncontin International airport in the capital, where thousands of Hondurans will gather to welcome him in… Read More ›

• Queen Arrives in Ireland, Protesters Clash with Police

  By The Red Phoenix on May 17, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Queen Elizabeth II has begun her tour of Ireland. Many bourgeois press sources have been lavish in their praises of this trip, lauding the Queen’s visit to Ireland as a “step forward” in relations between the two countries. However, in… Read More ›

• Nakba protests bring “Arab Spring” to Israel’s doorstep

  By The Red Phoenix on May 16, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  The unprecedented Arab protests on Israel’s borders, pegged to the 63rd anniversary of Israel’s declaration of statehood, resulted in at least 10 dead and hundreds wounded. By Ariel Zirulnick Israel got its first real taste of the Arab spring Sunday… Read More ›

• Are Fair Wages Under Capitalism Possible?

  By The Red Phoenix on May 15, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Fair wages under capitalism? Every once in a while you may hear politicians, union leaders and ordinary citizens demand fair wages or fair pay for work. While this is surely a noble goal, the fact that people still struggle for… Read More ›

• Resist Police Repression of Political Expression!

  By The Red Phoenix on May 14, 2011 • ( 0 )

  Save the Dates: Thursday May 19th at Noon Tuesday May 24th at 9:30am Join Us In Solidarity Resist Police Repression of Political Expression! Chicago May Day March Organizing Committee and Supporters against the CPD’s May Day March Unjust & Unlawful… Read More ›

• What “Free Speech” Really Means

  By The Red Phoenix on May 13, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  The bourgeoisie and defenders of “liberal democracy” announce to the heavens that their society is the most advanced and democratic. In doing so, they point to notions of “freedom of speech” to justify their democratic posturing. Stemming from the “democracy”… Read More ›

• Top 10 Anti-Abortion Myths

  By The Red Phoenix on May 9, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’ve been keeping up with the abortion debate in this country, you have no doubt heard some very interesting claims made by anti-abortion activists. Some of these claims need to be taken seriously, but others…well, not so much. In… Read More ›

• Political Cartoon: On the Death of Osama Bin Laden

  By The Red Phoenix on May 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

• Undocumented Immigrants Paid $11.2 Billion in Taxes Last Year, General Electric Paid Zero

  By The Red Phoenix on May 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Study estimates that illegal immigrants paid $11.2B in taxes last year, unlike GE, which paid zero   Albor Ruiz, New York Daily News I bet most of you didn’t know undocumented immigrants contributed more – much more – to the… Read More ›