Ten years after invasion that ended Taliban rule, hundreds in Kabul say country will be safer when US forces leave. Hundreds of Afghans have marched through the capital, Kabul, on the eve of the 10-year anniversary of the invasion of… Read More ›
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This Is Real: A Secret Government Panel Decides Who to Kill
Secret panel can put Americans on “kill list’ (Reuters) – American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according… Read More ›
Californian prisoners hunger strike: 12,000 protest jail conditions
Thousands of inmates at up to eight Californian prisons have been on hunger strike for over a week in protest at what they feel is unfair treatment at the hands of prison authorities. Estimates suggest that there could be up… Read More ›
CIA Drone Kills Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, Secret US Memo Authorized Assassination
The Justice Department wrote a secret memorandum authorizing the lethal targeting of Anwar al-Aulaqi, the American-born radical cleric who was killed by a U.S. drone strike Friday, according to administration officials. The document was produced following a review of the… Read More ›
Over 1,000 Attend Troy Davis’ Funeral
Sent to death row 20 years ago as a convicted cop killer, Troy Davis was celebrated as “martyr and foot soldier” Saturday by more than 1,000 people who packed the pews at his funeral and pledged to keep fighting the… Read More ›
Young American Jews Speak Out Against Zionism
“I’m trembling,” my mother says when I tell her I’m working on an article about how younger and older American Jews are reacting differently to the Palestinians’ bid for statehood at the United Nations. I understand the frustrations of the… Read More ›
The State Murder of Troy Davis and the Death Penalty
“For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God bless your souls.” -Troy Davis The last words of Troy Davis, executed in the early hours of Thursday morning, resonate with those who read… Read More ›
Police Corruption Probe Uncovers Rampant Racism in the NYPD; No One Surprised
It’s more than ticket-fixing chatter investigators caught on their wiretaps: Cops are also heard talking trash about the people they’re paid to protect, sources said. The wiretap recordings at the heart of the probe captured conversations rife with racist and… Read More ›
Audio Recording of Police Murder of Homeless Man May be Turning Point in Trial
As Fullerton police Officer Manuel Ramos approached a homeless man at a bus stop in July, he did what members of his department have been doing for a decade. He clicked on an audio recorder normally used to capture witness… Read More ›
Videos From the Occupy Wallstreet Protest: 80 Protesters Arrested
About 80 people were arrested today in lower Manhattan as they participated in the “Occupy Wall Street” demonstration, which has now lasted about a week, the Associated Press reports. Police say most arrests were for blocking traffic, though one person… Read More ›
Report on Repression in Arizona’s Apartheid
TUCSON, Ariz. – A report by a humanitarian group based on interviews with thousands of illegal immigrants caught by the Border Patrol in Arizona claims agents threw unpackaged food on the floor for them to eat, took away medicine for… Read More ›
American Party of Labor Statement On The State Murder of Troy Davis
Troy Davis is dead. Despite the appeals of many, despite an overwhelming lack of evidence in his case, the capitalist “justice” system decided that he must die. Like a lynch mob in the American apartheid known as Jim Crow, the… Read More ›
Troy Davis Execution Delayed
Troy Davis’ execution was delayed tonight as the Supreme Court weighed arguments by Davis’ legal team and the state of Georgia over whether he deserves a stay. At 7:05 p.m. tonight, five minutes after his scheduled death, Davis’ supporters erupted… Read More ›
Davis Attorneys File Emergency Stay of Execution
In a last ditch effort to save their client from death, Troy Davis’s attorneys have just filed a motion for an emergency stay of execution. In their motion, the lawyers wrote: “No physical evidence has ever conclusively linked Mr. Davis… Read More ›
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