by PAUL WALDMAN As we draw closer to the withdrawal in Afghanistan promised at the close of 2014, a look back at America’s longest war. In October 2001, George W. Bush told the country he was sending the American military to… Read More ›
Government
What the elites in Washington are conniving.
US starts airlifting French troops to Mali
The United States has begun airlifting French soldiers and equipment to Mali with its C-17 transport planes, in an attempt to push back Islamist militants that have taken over the northern half of the country. The airlifting will continue for… Read More ›
APL Speech from 19th of January Anti-Fascist Protest against Golden Dawn in Chicago
Greetings fellow anti-fascists and comrades. Welcome to this solidarity action with immigrant rights groups and anti-fascists in Athens, across Greece and around the world. We have a few speakers today who will talk about Greece’s critical struggle against the rising… Read More ›
Speech & Photos from 19th of January Anti-Fascist Protest in Chicago against Golden Dawn
The following statement was read aloud by the comrades of the No Golden Dawn in Chicago Working Group in front of the Greek consulate NoGoldenDawnChicago@gmail.com | http://www.facebook.com/NoFascistGoldenDawnPartyInChicago | @NoGoldenDawnChi | 312-446-4939 January 19, 2013 The Honorable Ioanna Efthymiadou Consul General in… Read More ›
MLK Day: the Lessons of Pacifism & the Civil Rights Movement
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 other more active and progressive civil rights… Read More ›
List of children killed by drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen
Compiled from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reports PAKISTAN Name | Age | Gender Noor Aziz | 8 | male Abdul Wasit | 17 | male Noor Syed | 8 | male Wajid Noor | 9 | male Syed Wali Shah |… Read More ›
Al Qaeda’s enemy in Mali, friend in Syria, and air force in Libya
By Stephen Gowans New York Times reporters Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt, writing on January 16 about the “hazy threat from Mali militants,” note that, “The group most worrisome to American officials is Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, which… Read More ›
King: I Have a Dream. Obama: I Have a Drone.
by Norman Solomon A simple twist of fate has set President Obama’s second Inaugural Address for January 21, the same day as the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. Obama made no mention of King during the Inauguration four years ago… Read More ›
After 19 years behind bars, man sues Chicago police for framing him
After nearly two decades of imprisonment for a murder he didn’t commit, a Chicago man says he was framed by a group of policemen who bribed court witnesses to go along with their story and has filed a lawsuit against… Read More ›
Laws urged to curb snooping by drones
Privacy safeguards not keeping up with eye-in-sky technology, critics say Big Brother and Big Business may soon be able to easily spy on American citizens using surveillance drones, security and civil liberties specialists warned Tuesday. As technology inches closer to… Read More ›
Israel investing capital in disputed West Bank sites
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is advancing a plan to invest in places it considers part of its national heritage, including nine West Bank sites, the government said Monday in an announcement that could appeal to hard-line voters a week ahead of elections. It… Read More ›
Florida sheriff wants drones to monitor civilians
Drones have already been deployed across several US states, but thousands of UAVs could soon be flying all across the country for surveillance purposes that some privacy advocates consider unconstitutional. The Federal Aviation Administration has received at least 60 applications… Read More ›
Drones over New York? NYPD chief admits he’s interested in an UAV
The head of the New York City Police Department announced this week that the largest local law enforcement agency in the United States might soon rely on spy drones for conducting surveillance. During an open conversation held Thursday between Reuters… Read More ›
CIA drones have already killed at least 40 since the start of the year
The CIA has escalated its use of drones in Pakistan, launching seven deadly strikes during the first 10 days of 2013 and killing at least 40 people, 11 of which may have been civilians. The flurry of strikes has raised… Read More ›
The Right-to-Exploit
by ROBERT HANHAM Right-to-Work Laws as Weapons of Class War No sooner had Michigan’s ‘right-to-work’ (RTW) law passed, than supporters were out in force crowing about their success and the prospect of other states falling victim. Non-RTW states Alaska, Illinois,… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 