By: Charlotte Meredith WORLD renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has faced a barrage of vile abuse today from people furious over his boycott of Israel. The tirade of criticism came after the highly-respected Cambridge professor joined an academic embargo by refusing… Read More ›
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Press Releases and official statements from the American Party of Labor.
Almost half of the world’s food thrown away, report finds
by Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent Figures from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers show as much as 2bn tonnes of food never makes it on to a plate As much as half of all the food produced in the world – equivalent to… Read More ›
Rebels film execution of 11 Syrian soldiers, as Obama continues anti-Assad rhetoric
As a new video is published showing fighters of the Al Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front in Syria executing 11 men they say are Bashar Assad’s soldiers, Obama talks to Turkey’s Erdogan, renewing threats of action against the Syrian government. The video,… Read More ›
1/3rd of Women in US Military Raped
[TRIGGER WARNING: DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE] By Ole Ole Olson According to NPR, “In 2003, a survey of female veterans found that 30 percent said they were raped in the military. A 2004 study of veterans who were seeking help for post-traumatic stress… Read More ›
Ronald Reagan: Accessory to Genocide – Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Rios Montt Guilty of Mayan Genocide
By Robert Parry More than any recent U.S. president, Ronald Reagan has been lavished with honors, including his name attached to Washington’s National Airport. But the conviction of Reagan’s old ally, ex-Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt, for genocide means “Ronnie” must face… Read More ›
Jaw Dropping Air Force Brochure Advises Rape Victims to ‘Submit’ Instead of Resisting
BY SPENCER ACKERMAN An Air Force brochure on sexual assault advises potential victims not to fight off their attackers. “It may be advisable to submit [rather] than resist,” reads the brochure (.pdf), issued to airmen at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina,… Read More ›
Under the black flag of al-Qaeda: the Syrian city ruled by gangs of extremists
by Richard Spencer Islamists are tightening their grip in the power vacuum in the uprising, reports Richard Spencer. The black flag of al-Qaeda flies high over Raqqa’s main square in front of the governor’s smart new palace, its former occupant… Read More ›
Former U.S.-Backed Military Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Found Guilty of Genocide in Guatemala
Efraín Ríos Montt held to account for abuses in campaign that killed an estimated 200,000 and led to 45,000 disappearances The former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt was convicted of genocide on Friday after a court found him guilty of… Read More ›
Fast Food Strike Wave Spreads to Detroit
by Josh Eidelson Credit: Detroit15.org. Four updates appear below. Hundreds of Detroit fast food workers plan to walk off the job beginning at 6 am today, making the motor city the fourth in five weeks to see such strikes. Organizers expect participants from at… Read More ›
Abercrombie & Fitch Refuses To Make XL and XXL Womens’ Clothes
by Ashley Lutz Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch doesn’t stock XL or XXL sizes in women’s clothing because they don’t want overweight women wearing their brand. They want the “cool kids,” and they don’t consider plus-sized women as being a part of that group…. Read More ›
Abercrombie Says It Would Rather Burn Clothes Than Give Them To Poor People
Abercrombie and Fitch is a popular clothing retailer, but is certainly not loved by all. Many people have a negative impression of the clothing industry giant due to the atmosphere of the store, the prices, or even the clothing themselves…. Read More ›
Dad who died during arrest ‘begged for his life’; witness videos seized
BY LAURA LIERA AND JASON KOTOWSKI Californian staff writers lliera@bakersfield.com; jkotowski@bakersfield.com Blood stains are still visible on the sidewalk at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Drive, where a Bakersfield man struggled with as many as nine officers and… Read More ›
“Israel trying to drag US into Syrian conflict”
Israel’s reported second air strike on Syria in two days targeted a facility just outside the capital. But there was no escalation toward Israel to justify the attack – and Tel Aviv is only trying to drag the US into… Read More ›
North Korea removes missiles from launch sites
In a sudden de-escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang has removed two of its ballistic missile units from their launching positions, US officials confirmed. Two Musudan missiles, capable of hitting targets 2,500 miles away, were withdrawn from a… Read More ›
Ray Kelly: By the Department’s Count, African-Americans are being “understopped”
BY AZI PAYBARAH Bloomberg said NYPD critics are unfairly compare the number of black and Latino men stopped to the number of black and Latino men in the general population, whereas they should be comparing the numbers of stops to the… Read More ›