The armed Syrian opposition has got their hands on chemical weapons, which they acquired from Libya, a media report claims. They allegedly plan to use it against civilians and pin the atrocity on the Bashar al-Assad regime. The report by… Read More ›
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Women protesters in Egypt are assaulted
Attackers invade rally against sex harassment By Aya Batrawy CAIRO – A mob of hundreds of men assaulted women holding a march seeking an end to sexual harassment Friday, with the attackers overwhelming the male guardians and groping and molesting… Read More ›
Armed men rally for Islamic law in Libya’s Benghazi
Hundreds of armed Libyan men calling for Islamic law staged a demonstration on Thursday in the eastern city of Benghazi, an AFP photographer said. More than 300 men poured into Benghazi’s iconic Freedom Square, some of them on vehicles mounted… Read More ›
Greek far-right TV debate attacker blames victims
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek far-right politician who slapped a woman in the face and threw water in the face of another during a live TV election debate threatened to sue his victims on Saturday, after accusing them of provoking… Read More ›
American Party of Labor Statement on the Victory of Scott Walker in the 2012 Wisconsin Recall Election
Preliminary Remarks On June 6th 2012, the long-anticipated results of the recall election for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker came to its end, resulting in a victory for Republican Scott Walker over Democratic Tom Barrett. Walker won with a leading percentage… Read More ›
Senate Republicans block pay equity bill
(CNN) — An election-year Democratic measure designed to ensure that women don’t face pay discrimination was blocked Tuesday by Republicans who complained that the bill was politically inspired and would reward trial lawyers at the expense of employers. The motion,… Read More ›
Mississippi Conservative Calls For Putting Gay People To Death On Facebook Page
Republicans have been furiously attacking the LGBT community ever since President Obama announced his support of marriage equality for same-sex couples. Some Republicans have taken their criticism to the extreme. In Mississippi, GOP state Rep. Andy Gipson posted a message… Read More ›
Four witnesses in Trayvon Martin case change their stories
Three key witnesses in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman change their accounts in ways that could damage the defendant. The fourth abandons her initial story altogether. By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner ORLANDO, Fla. — Evidence released last… Read More ›
North Carolina pastor’s anti-gay sermon spurs protest
By Steve Lyttle, McClatchy Newspapers CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina pastor’s sermon in which he called for gays and lesbians to be placed in a form of concentration camp has spurred a protest planned at the church this Sunday…. Read More ›
Fascism rises from the depths of Greece’s despair
A neo-Nazi party that wants work camps for immigrants is on course to win its first seats in parliament on Sunday by Daniel Howden It started, as many days do in Greece, with a trip to the kiosk to buy… Read More ›
Are Guns the Problem?
Intro: Tragedy, Violence and Bourgeois Discourse Your average American is no stranger to murder. Periodically, we hear of another senseless crime, another mass murder, another tragedy taking innocent life. Like clockwork, whenever a high-profile shooting takes place in America, two… Read More ›
7 Right-Wing Bomb-Making Militia Members Acquitted
George Zimmerman and these people walk free, but the state executed Troy Davis. The reasons why should be obvious – nationalism and racism. — Red Phoenix Editorial Staff By Robert Snell and Christine Ferrett Detroit— A federal judge acquitted seven members… Read More ›
Rick Santorum Supporter Says Women Should Keep Their Legs Closed for Birth Control
The comment made by Foster Friess is not simply the case of one man making a chauvinist comment. Rather, it reveals anti-choice campaigners for their inherent patriarchy and misogyny, implying that women should have no right over their own reproduction… Read More ›
Trial of “Hutaree” Right-Wing Terrorist Militia Begins in Michigan
By Tresa Baldas and David Ashenfelter, Detroit Free Press DETROIT – The government says they’re homegrown terrorists who plotted to kill police officers with bombs and guns. Their defense lawyers say they’re tough-talking, good ol’ boys who had no real… Read More ›
Koch Brothers Front Group Hosts Sham Occupy Debate
A seemingly normal Occupy event in Bellevue, Nebraska, has taken a bizarre turn. It’s recently come to light that the supposed host organization, Occupy Omaha, had nothing to do with it. The event, slated for Feb. 4 at Bellevue University’s… Read More ›