If you’ve expressed interest in socialism at some point in your life, you’ve probably had an encounter ( it can be at a family dinner, at school, the break room at work or any number of other examples) that goes… Read More ›
Economic Exploitation
Oakland police arrest about 400 Occupy protesters
Editor’s note: the total estimate has risen since this article was published to 400 arrested. OAKLAND (AP) – About 300 people were arrested Saturday during a chaotic day of Occupy protests that saw demonstrators break into City Hall and burn… Read More ›
Opposition rally organizers jailed in Kazakhstan
By PETER LEONARD, Associated Press ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Some 300 opposition activists staged a rare rally in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital Saturday to protest recent elections and the violent suppression of a group of oil workers. Hours later, speakers at… Read More ›
Secrets of the billionaire backing Gingrich’s shot at the White House
Sheldon Adelson is not running for office – but his cash could swing Tuesday’s Florida primary Paul Harris Abraham Foxman, the amiably chatty director of the Jewish civil rights group, the Anti-Defamation League, has a story to tell about his… Read More ›
Acta protests break out as EU states sign up to treaty
MEPs of 21 EU states, including the UK, have signed off on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement The UK and 21 other European Union member states on Thursday signed an international copyright agreement treaty called Acta (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), sparking… Read More ›
Kim Jong-il’s Death is a Danger for North Korea, not its Neighbors
By Stephen Gowans There are a few facts to keep in mind to understand what’s going on in the wake of the death this week of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. #1. US foreign policy vis-a-vis North Korea has always… Read More ›
The Absurdity of Intellectual Property
Beginning at midnight on January 18th, 2012, Wikipedia blacked out its website in protest to two bills, SOPA and PIPA, while other websites undertook similar actions. The following day, the federal government shut down Megaupload.com, a popular file sharing website,… Read More ›
Wikipedia Blackout: Websites Wikipedia, Reddit, Others Go Dark Wednesday to Protest SOPA, PIPA
By NED POTTER (@NedPotterABC) Jan. 17, 2012 Do not try to look up “Internet Censorship” or “SOPA” or “PIPA” on Wikipedia, the giant online encyclopedia, on Wednesday. SOPA and PIPA are two bills in Congress meant to stop the illegal… Read More ›
Homeless People Under Attack in Capitalism
Fullerton Homeless Man Kelly Thomas begged for his life from ‘menacing’ officer, D.A. says Scared and bleeding, Kelly Thomas begged for his life to no avail as Fullerton police officers beat him and Tasered him in a violent confrontation that… Read More ›
CIA, Other Spy Agencies Spent $54.6 Billion In Secret For 2011
WASHINGTON — Congress appropriated a whopping $54.6 billion for classified intelligence operations in 2011, an increase over the previous two years. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — whose office was created after the 9/11 attacks to oversee the government’s… Read More ›
Join the Solidarity Caravan to Longview, Washington
Join the Solidarity Caravan to Longview, Washington ILWU rank and file, Occupies in Longview, Portland, Seattle, Oakland, LA and other West Coast Occupies are organizing to blockade a grain ship coming to Longview. This ship is intended to load scab… Read More ›
Scientists Conclude UN Soldiers Brought Cholera to Haiti
By MATTHEW MOSK, BRIAN ROSS and RYM MOMTAZ Compelling new scientific evidence suggests United Nations peacekeepers have carried a virulent strain of cholera — a super bug — into the Western Hemisphere for the first time. The vicious form of… Read More ›
Obama to Send US Troops to South Sudan
Troops Sent Over ‘Recent Outbreaks of Violence’ by Jason Ditz, January 10, 2012 Citing recent ethnic violence and with the apparent certainty that every nation on the planet needs at least a few US boots on the ground, President Obama… Read More ›
ILWU Pres. McEllrath: ‘Prepare to take action when EGT vessel arrives’
Click here to download a pdf of this letter. January 3, 2012 To: All Longshore, Clerk, and Walking Boss/Foreman Locals Brothers and Sisters: We are currently engaged in a labor dispute with one of our employers, EGT, in the Pacific… Read More ›
Retrospect – Obama’s Africa Speech: Lies, Hypocrisy, and a Prescription for Continued African Dependence
Q. Is Obama better than Bush? A. It depends how you like your imperialism – with a white face or a black one. By Stephen Gowans US president Barack Obama’s speech at Accra, Ghana on July 11, 2009 was equal… Read More ›
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