The face of Jeremy Morlock, a young US soldier, grins at the camera, his hand holding up the head of the dead and bloodied youth he and his colleagues have just killed in an act military prosecutors say was premeditated… Read More ›
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Report: Hundreds of British SAS Soldiers Were Operating in Libya for Weeks
The Sunday Mirror reported that British operatives had been active in Libya for weeks before the current air war: Hundreds of British SAS soldiers have been operating with rebel groups inside Libya for three weeks, the Sunday Mirror can reveal… Read More ›
Political Cartoon: No War on Libya!
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Operation Odyssey Dawn: Libya to get the “Kosovo Treatment”
Another “Humanitarian Bombing” – First Yugoslavia, Now Libya President Barack Obama has now made the exact same speech Bill Clinton made on network news back in 1999 – promising “no ground forces” in the next American-led war of aggression. U.N…. Read More ›
Stop the U.S. War Against Libya and Bahrain!
The International Action Center calls on all anti-war and social justice activists to call Emergency Response STOP THE U.S. WAR AGAINST LIBYA AND BAHRAIN actions in their areas on Friday, March 18 or Saturday, March 19, or to mobilize support… Read More ›
Imperialists Seek War With Libya
From The Nation: The UN Security Council on Thursday authorised the use of “all necessary measures” to protect civilians in Libya, paving the way for air and naval attacks against the forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as he vowed to… Read More ›
Thousands Protest in Annapolis Over Attack on Pensions
Thousands of union members rallied before the State House on Monday night, vowing to protect their employee pensions and public school funding. Protesters filled Lawyer’s Mall, immediately in front of the State House, where they stood among the shrubs… Read More ›
Mass Protest in Wisconsin after Union-Busting Measure Passed
Nearly 100,000 people surrounded Wisconsin’s capitol to protest Republican moves to undermine unions and slash government services in a battle spreading across the United States. Cheers and bells rang out as farmers riding tractors with signs declaring “Walker’s budget =… Read More ›
Clara Zetkin on Organizing Women Workers
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933) founded International Women’s Day on the 8th March, 1911. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and in the memory of comrade Zetkin we invite our readers to read her speech to the Fourth… Read More ›
The Oil Spill: A Legacy of Filth
By even the lightest estimates, the British Petroleum (BP) oil catastrophe can be counted as one of the greatest man-made environmental disasters of all time. There is little argument that the spill is a calamity that has blighted the livelihoods… Read More ›
Confirmed: Union-Bashing Right-Wing Media Stars Hannity, Limbaugh and O’Reilly Are AFL-CIO Union-Affiliated Members
From AlterNet: In spite of their criticism of unions in Wisconsin, AlterNet has confirmed that leading right-wing pundits are American Federation Television and Radio Artists union members. When it comes to the Wisconsin union fights, right-wing pundits Bill O’Reilly, Sean… Read More ›
Ohio Committee to Vote on Bill that Eliminates Right to Strike
(Reuters) – An Ohio senate labor committee is expected to vote on Wednesday on a bill that would curtail the collective bargaining powers of public sector workers and eliminate their right to strike. More than 8,000 protesters converged on Ohio’s… Read More ›
Walker Locks Protestors Out of Capitol Building
MADISON, Wis. — The administration of Gov. Scott Walker abruptly locked out protesters from the Capitol on Monday morning, the latest gambit in the showdown between the new Republican governor and demonstrators rallying against his plan to strip public employee… Read More ›
Wisconsin Protesters Defy Order to Leave
On Sunday, Walker said he would not back down in his confrontation with the public sector unions and repeated his threat to lay off state workers if the standoff continues. “If we do not get these changes and the Senate… Read More ›
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