Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired two of his top deputies for alleged corruption, just as reports broke of racist jokes against Mexicans within his department. Arpaio, already a lightning rod for his tough immigration laws in Maricopa County, is simultaneously dealing… Read More ›
In March of 2011, Republican Congressman Peter King initiated hearings at the House Homeland Security panel on the “radicalization of American Muslims.” What followed from this first hearing was a largely hyperbolic expression of fear and loathing for “radical muslims”… Read More ›
Tenn. Senate OK’s bill on gay lessons NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill passed yesterday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through eight from discussing the fact that some people are gay. Opponents… Read More ›
(Reuters) – Fifty-three percent of Americans support making gay marriage legal, a Gallup poll showed on Friday, a marked reversal from just a year ago when an equal majority opposed same-sex matrimony. The latest Gallup findings are in line with… Read More ›
House Republicans are attempting a backdoor maneuver to ensure that solely victims of “forcible rape” are eligible for federal funding if they seek abortions. They’re doing it again: After jettisoning controversial legislative language narrowing the definition of rape for the… Read More ›
Poverty is the main cause of most violent crime in the United States today. Some cite violence in media as creating a mentality of willingness to harm others that would not otherwise exist; others see it as a problem of… Read More ›
If you’ve been keeping up with the abortion debate in this country, you have no doubt heard some very interesting claims made by anti-abortion activists. Some of these claims need to be taken seriously, but others…well, not so much. In… Read More ›
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On May Day, as millions of people around the world celebrate workers’ rights, a coalition of grassroots immigrant rights activists, anti-war organizations, rank and file workers and community members are calling on Chicago to march! We march… Read More ›
by Maya Schenwar On an expanse of 18,000 acres of farmland, 59 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, long rows of men, mostly African-American, till the fields under the hot Louisiana sun. The men pick cotton, wheat, soybeans and corn. They… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933) founded International Women’s Day on the 8th March, 1911. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and in the memory of comrade Zetkin we invite our readers to read her speech to the Fourth… Read More ›
Although it is common to hear it in public discourse, particularly in regards to television and radio, the truth is that the concept of “reverse-racism” or “reverse discrimination” is at best a bogeyman erected by the corporate media and at… Read More ›
MLK Day: A Dream Lost From 01/10 Today is the celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the United States. While it is ostensibly celebrated to promote the Civil Rights Movement, one wonders why MLK, among all… Read More ›
With the killing of the DREAM Act, states are now moving to implement similar laws to those in Arizona, signifying a reactionary swing to the right which threatens the lives and livelihoods of many Hispanic, Latino and Amerindian workers. Immigrant… Read More ›
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