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 ›
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Occupy Omaha Disowns Americans for Prosperity Debate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Occupy Omaha Disowns Americans for Prosperity Debate Omaha, Nebraska – February 2, 2012 – On Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, Bellevue University is hosting an event advertised as a debate between Occupy Omaha and Americans for Prosperity. Occupy… Read More ›
Reagan’s Hand in Guatemala’s Genocide
By Robert Parry Guatemala is taking steps to hold an ex-dictator accountable for genocide committed against Maya-Ixil Indians in the 1980s, even as the United States continues to honor the American president — Ronald Reagan — who helped make that… Read More ›
Romney: ‘I’m not concerned about the very poor’
All political candidates — just like all non-politicians — make verbal gaffes. On Monday, for example, Republicans jumped on President Obama for saying the word “interesting” when a woman asked him a question about her unemployed husband. (In that exchange,… Read More ›
The Rise of Rand Paul and the Mainstreaming of the Racist Right
Just what is this Rand Paul phenomenon anyways? Shortly after taking on the Republican political establishment– and winning– in the Kentucky Senate primary, Paul has Republicans, Libertarians, and Democrats all wondering if he’s the real deal or not. For starters,… Read More ›
Anonymous Hacks Neo-Nazis, Finds Ron Paul
by Jessica Pieklo Well this just got interesting. The hacktivist collective Anonymous set out to take down the white supremacist American Third Party (A3P) in what they called “Operation Blitzkrieg” but they may have done much more. In a document… Read More ›
Christie Finds Himself on Short End With Civil-Rights Remark
By Terrence Dopp Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Representative John Lewis, a veteran of the U.S. civil-rights movement, joined New Jersey Democrats criticizing Governor Chris Christie after he said blacks in the 1960s would have preferred referendums on desegregation — a… Read More ›
Ku Klux Klan: a violent history
By Tom Leonard The organisation – founded by ex-Confederate soldiers following the American Civil War – has long been far more ruthless and violent than any white supremacist group in the UK. Started in 1865 as a secret society (taking… Read More ›
$513 Billion DoD Budget Won’t Budge
Top Democrat on House Armed Services Committee vows no further cuts by John Glaser, January 25, 2012 A top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday that the $513 billion defense budget for 2013 cannot be negotiated upwards…. Read More ›
US report of border attack denounced by Pakistan
Declan Walsh ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military has issued an uncompromising formal rejection of the United States military’s report last month on a contentious border exchange in which 24 Pakistani soldiers died, dealing a fresh blow to US hopes of reviving a… Read More ›
Myths About Socialism: Common Arguments Defeated
If you’ve expressed interest in socialism at some point in your life, you’ve probably had an encounter ( it can be at a family dinner, at school, the break room at work or any number of other examples) that goes… Read More ›
Oakland police arrest about 400 Occupy protesters
Editor’s note: the total estimate has risen since this article was published to 400 arrested. OAKLAND (AP) – About 300 people were arrested Saturday during a chaotic day of Occupy protests that saw demonstrators break into City Hall and burn… Read More ›
Opposition rally organizers jailed in Kazakhstan
By PETER LEONARD, Associated Press ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Some 300 opposition activists staged a rare rally in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital Saturday to protest recent elections and the violent suppression of a group of oil workers. Hours later, speakers at… Read More ›
NYPD Admits Using Anti-Muslim Film for Training Nearly 1,500 Officers
Film Accuses All Muslims of Plotting to Overthrow US by Jason Ditz, January 24, 2012 Last year, the New York Police Dept. was caught in an ugly scandal when the Village Voice reported it showed a 72-minute film titled The… Read More ›
Secrets of the billionaire backing Gingrich’s shot at the White House
Sheldon Adelson is not running for office – but his cash could swing Tuesday’s Florida primary Paul Harris Abraham Foxman, the amiably chatty director of the Jewish civil rights group, the Anti-Defamation League, has a story to tell about his… Read More ›
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