MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota began what is expected to become the broadest shutdown of state services in its history early Friday, after Republicans and Democrats there failed to agree on how to solve the state’s budget woes in time for the… Read More ›
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On the Day of American Independence
Today is the 4th of July, a holiday celebrated all over the nation as the date of American Independence from the British crown. I was considering burning an American flag to protest US foreign policy, imperial aggression, indigenous holocaust, sponsorship… Read More ›
New Jersey assembly passes worker benefits overhaul
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s Democratic-led Legislature gave final approval on Thursday to a plan that would force public workers to pay more for benefits — a signature issue for Republican Governor Chris Christie. The bill, which was bitterly opposed by… Read More ›
Who’s Killing the Journalists of Honduras?
Editor’s Note: June 28, 2011 is the two-year anniversary of the coup in Honduras. The small town of San Marco, near Honduras’ western border with El Salvador and Guatemala, has no distinguishing factors that set it apart from the other… Read More ›
The Honduras Coup: Is Obama Innocent?
By Michael Parenti Is President Obama innocent of the events occurring in Honduras, specifically the coup launched by the Honduran military resulting in the abduction and forced deportation of democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya? Obama has denounced the coup and… Read More ›
The Case of Oscar Grant
On the early morning of New Year’s Day 2009, Oscar Grant, after being detained along with a group of his friends by police officers of the Bay Area Rapid Transit Unit, was fatally shot in the back by officer Johannes… Read More ›
Supreme Court blocks massive sex-discrimination suit against Wal-Mart
The Supreme Court on Monday blocked the nation’s largest-ever sex discrimination case, ruling in favor of Wal-Mart in a decision that raises significant hurdles for other class-action suits brought against big corporations. As many as 1.5 million current and former… Read More ›
Washington’s Endless Wars
US military forces are now waging simultaneous drone missile attacks, bombings, special forces assassination raids and ground combat in five separate countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya and Yemen. President Barack Obama, who owed his 2008 election victory in large measure… Read More ›
The Price of a Plate of Tomatoes
If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person who lives in virtual slavery. Driving from Naples, Florida, the nation’s second-wealthiest metropolitan area, to Immokalee takes less than an hour… Read More ›
Neal Boortz calls for Mass Murder of Black People
From the June 14 edition of Cox Radio Syndication’s Neal Boortz Show: BOORTZ: You know what? I, for one, am tired of putting up with this crap. And you want to know why I moved out of Atlanta and only… Read More ›
Three Arrested for Feeding the Homeless
Orlando police say they violated a city ordinance restricting the feedings Members of Orlando Food Not Bombs were arrested Wednesday when police said they violated a city ordinance by feeding the homeless in Lake Eola Park. Jessica Cross, 24, Benjamin… Read More ›
Presidential Candidate Herman Cain says Privatize Social Security like Pinochet; Press Bends over Backwards
Presidential candidate Herman Cain, speaking Monday at CNN’s Republican presidential candidates’ debate in New Hampshire, spoke thusly of privatizing Social Security: “I support a personal retirement system option in order to phase (out) the current system. We know that this… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 