In recent years, the Obama administration has demonstrated its imperialist credentials by continuing the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as adding intervention in Libya to the mix. Obama’s military machine has even succeeded where the Bush administration’s could… Read More ›
Government
What the elites in Washington are conniving.
At Least 23 Golan Protesters Killed, 350 Wounded as Israeli Troops Open Fire
US: Israel Has Right to Shoot Protesters Israeli soldiers attacked protesters along the Syrian border with the occupied Golan Heights today, killing at least 23 protesters and wounding some 350 others. The protesters were marching to commemorate the 44th anniversary… Read More ›
Arpaio “Fires” 2 Deputies for Corruption; New Accusations Made of Racism in his Office
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 ›
Augusto Pinochet & the Realities of the Free Market in Chile
An unsigned article appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 28, 2010, entitled “A Tale of Two Quakes,” which sought to compare the devastating earthquakes that struck the countries of Chile and Haiti that year. Indeed, the Chilean earthquake… Read More ›
Senate votes to extend Patriot Act
Senators vote overwhelmingly to extend the anti-terrorism law for four years despite objections of a coalition of conservatives and liberals. The House is expected to follow suit. Reporting From Washington— The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to extend expiring provisions of… Read More ›
Libya overshadowed by “Kosovo model”
BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) — The latest moves by Western allies against Libya have shown marked similarities to “strategies” they adopted in Kosovo in the 1990s. Catherine Ashton, EU’s foreign policy chief, opened the bloc’s office on Sunday in Benghazi,the… Read More ›
Right-Wing Terror on the Rise
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 ›
Resist Police Repression of Political Expression!
Save the Dates: Thursday May 19th at Noon Tuesday May 24th at 9:30am Join Us In Solidarity Resist Police Repression of Political Expression! Chicago May Day March Organizing Committee and Supporters against the CPD’s May Day March Unjust & Unlawful… Read More ›
What “Free Speech” Really Means
The bourgeoisie and defenders of “liberal democracy” announce to the heavens that their society is the most advanced and democratic. In doing so, they point to notions of “freedom of speech” to justify their democratic posturing. Stemming from the “democracy”… Read More ›
GOP Sneak Attack: Republicans Try to Redefine Rape … Again
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 & Violent Crime
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 ›
Top 10 Anti-Abortion Myths
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 ›
Report: Nearly Half of Detroit Adults “Functionally Illiterate”
DETROIT (WWJ) – According to a new report, 47 percent of Detroiters are ”functionally illiterate.” The alarming new statistics were released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund on Wednesday. WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke with the Fund’s Director, Karen Tyler-Ruiz, who… Read More ›
Study: Gitmo Doctors Ignored Signs of Torture
< Officials Shrugged Off Data Suggesting Beatings by Jason Ditz, April 26, 2011 A newly released study details a number of cases in which government doctors at Guantanamo Bay ignored strong evidence of torture and other signs of detainee abuse…. Read More ›