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• Serbia-Kosovo Talks Must Not Forget the Roma

  By The Red Phoenix on April 5, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Officials from Serbia and Kosovo met in Brussels last week for a second round of negotiations aimed at establishing a formal relationship. Because of the potential for the talks to be politically fraught, negotiators have agreed to limit themselves to… Read More ›

• Trial opens for NYPD cops Kenneth Moreno, Franklin Mata accused of raping East Village woman

  By The Red Phoenix on April 4, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  A city cop on trial for allegedly raping a drunk East Village woman is claiming he didn’t have sex with her – he only counseled her about the dangers of booze. Officer Kenneth Moreno “kissed her shoulder” and rubbed the… Read More ›

• Review of Jean-Luc Godard’s “La Chinoise” (The Chinese)

  By The Red Phoenix on April 2, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Film Synopsis La Chinoise follows five young people in late 1960’s France who form a revolutionary Maoist organization and live together in a loft. They name their organization “Aden Arabie” (English: Aden, Arabia), named after a novel by French writer… Read More ›

• Israel Threatens “Unilateral Steps” if UN Recognizes Palestinian State

  By The Red Phoenix on March 28, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Israel informed the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council last week, as well as several other prominent European Union countries, that if the Palestinian Authority persists in its efforts to gain recognition in September as a state within… Read More ›

• Report on the Anti-War Protest in Atlanta

  By The Red Phoenix on March 26, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  On the afternoon of the 19th of March, 2011, determined people from all walks of life gathered together at the Midtown Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia to protest the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Libya. Represented were many groups from… Read More ›

• The Deindustrialization of Detroit

  By The Red Phoenix on March 25, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Detroit lost 25% of its population in the last decade Detroit, which reached a population peak of 1.85 million residents in 1950, was once the fourth-largest city in the U.S. Detroit registered the largest population decrease among all United States… Read More ›

• Libya and the Suspicious Rush to War

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

  

  An editorial from the Guardian: After many more deaths we are likely to see the partition of Libya – why has there been such a consensus for this military action? The House of Commons is debating the government stance on UN… Read More ›

• Murderer of the Miners: Don Blankenship & Massey Energy

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

  

  There are those who think of the trade union struggle as the workers’ fight for better wages and benefits, but there are times when this struggle is a matter of life and death. The mining industry is a perfect example… Read More ›

• Kansas Republican Suggests Shooting Immigrants from Helicopters

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

  

  The Lawrence Journal World reports: A legislator said Monday it might be a good idea to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled — with hunters shooting from helicopters. … After one of the committee… Read More ›

• Report: Hundreds of British SAS Soldiers Were Operating in Libya for Weeks

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

  

  The Sunday Mirror reported that British operatives had been active in Libya for weeks before the current air war: Hundreds of British SAS soldiers have been operating with rebel groups inside Libya for three weeks, the Sunday Mirror can reveal… Read More ›

• Political Cartoon: No War on Libya!

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

  

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• Stop the U.S. War Against Libya and Bahrain!

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

  

  The International Action Center calls on all anti-war and social justice activists to call Emergency Response STOP THE U.S. WAR AGAINST LIBYA AND BAHRAIN actions in their areas on Friday, March 18 or Saturday, March 19, or to mobilize support… Read More ›

• Imperialists Seek War With Libya

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

  

  From The Nation: The UN Security Council on Thursday authorised the use of “all necessary measures” to protect civilians in Libya, paving the way for air and naval attacks against the forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as he vowed to… Read More ›

• Mass Protest in Wisconsin after Union-Busting Measure Passed

  By The Red Phoenix on March 12, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Nearly 100,000 people surrounded Wisconsin’s capitol to protest Republican moves to undermine unions and slash government services in a battle spreading across the United States. Cheers and bells rang out as farmers riding tractors with signs declaring “Walker’s budget =… Read More ›

• Update on Tunisia

  By The Red Phoenix on March 10, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  TUNIS // For years, Hamma Hammami’s chief concern was staying out of a Tunisian jail. Today, it is fielding non-stop phone calls from local and international media. “The fact that we spoke against Ben Ali gives us credibility,” said Mr… Read More ›