The 25th of July, 2010 is a day that will be marked in history. The media has been abuzz about the release by Wikileaks of the Afghanistan War Logs, which are being called the “new Pentagon Papers.” Wikileaks founder Julian… Read More ›
Imperialist War
The Media’s Love Affair with Zionism/Israel
So you don’t believe that the imperialist bourgeois media takes an active interest in framing the information you consume on a daily basis? Think its all about being “fair and balanced?”Most recently, the Western bourgeois media made good use of… Read More ›
North Korea Accused of Sinking South Korean Warship
Accusations of Warmongering On March 26th, the Cheonan, a South Korean warship was sunk close to the disputed maritime border. The 1200-ton vessel was split into two and sunk 8 miles from North Korea and 150 from the South Korean… Read More ›
Head General Fired from Afghanistan Occupation
The Facts The resignation of General Stanley McChrystal, the US/NATO commander of the Afghanistan War, has been accepted by President Obama amidst a controversy of remarks he made in an interview with Rolling Stone. Within 36 hours of the uproar… Read More ›
Resources Discovered in Afghanistan and Zimbabwe
Within a few days of each other, US media has reported tremendous mineral wealth in Afghanistan and in Zimbabwe, two countries noted for their poverty. In the case of Afghanistan, The New York Times reported that “nearly $1 trillion in… Read More ›
Videotape of Imperialist Massacre Revealed
Tape Released, CIA Seeks to Shut Down Website On Monday April 5, 2010, the website Wikileaks.org released a video showing American forces firing at civilians and journalists on a Baghdad street. On the lead-up to the leak, the American Intelligence… Read More ›
Anniversary of the Iraq Occupation
Seven Years of War The 20th of March, 2010 marks the seventh anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. After seven years, over 100,000 dead Iraqi citizens, 700+ billion dollars and almost 5000 US soldier deaths later, what does the… Read More ›
A Message to American Social-Democrats
What is Social-Democracy? A “social-democrat” or “democratic socialist” is a person who seeks a supposed “third way” between capitalism and socialism, or else someone who wishes to establish socialism through peaceful means. We use terms like “socialism” loosely in this… Read More ›
Review: Glenn Beck’s “Revolutionary Holocaust: Live Free or Die”
Part II of VI: Whitewashing Genocide: How “Leftist” Nazi Germany Gets a Pass Glenn Beck, continuing the introduction to his program, claims that “progressives” are seeking to distort the history of Stalin, Mao, Che, etc. in their efforts to incite… Read More ›
Obama’s War Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has always been a joke. Alfred Nobel was a 19th century military-industrialist who invented dynamite as a weapon. He was called the “Merchant of Death” throughout his career. The fact that he used his fortune to… Read More ›
Killing Two Capitalist Myths
There is a widespread popular myth that the capitalists are entitled to their compensation, as well as the value of other peoples’ labor, simply because they take “risks” or because they come up with original ideas for production of goods…. Read More ›
Fanning the Flames of War In Afghanistan
War President Obama: 30,000 More Troops to Afghanistan Obama: “We Did Not Ask for This Fight” Bush: “We Did Not Seek This Conflict” Obama: “New Attacks are Being Plotted as I Speak” Bush: “At This Moment … Terrorists are Planning… Read More ›
Statement from the American Party of Labor on President Obama’s Announcement on Troop Escalation in Afghanistan
Dec. 1st – The American Party of Labor expressed today its sincere and principled opposition to the latest announcement by President Barack Obama to escalate the United States’ military presence in occupied Afghanistan by more than 30,000 US soldiers. Today’s… Read More ›
Morale Down, Suicides Up For US Occupation Troops
The United States Army recently released a study investigating the psychological effects of soldiers serving in occupied Afghanistan. According to the study’s findings, the mental and emotional toll of waging an aggressive, imperialist war against the freedom-loving peoples of Afghanistan… Read More ›
On Torture
Who Are the Real War Criminals? On the surface, the promise to close Guantanamo—delayed as the closing is, of course—seems like the ending to a fairy tale story straight out of daytime drama. At last righteousness has triumphed over evil,… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 