Accusations of Warmongering On March 26th, the Cheonan, a South Korean warship was sunk close to the disputed maritime border. The 1200-ton vessel was split into two and sunk 8 miles from North Korea and 150 from the South Korean… 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 ›
Head General Fired from Afghanistan Occupation
The Facts The resignation of General Stanley McChrystal, the US/NATO commander of the Afghanistan War, has been accepted by President Obama amidst a controversy of remarks he made in an interview with Rolling Stone. Within 36 hours of the uproar… Read More ›
Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand Ain’t Gonna Clean This Up
I know that for the past thirty years, at least since the Reagan Administration, the US has perused a policy of “let the market fix it,” “deregulate” and other such policies. These policies are wrongheaded and have led to the… Read More ›
We Need a New Deal for Renewable Energy
Last Tuesday, 15 June 2010, President Obama addressed the nation, his first address to the American People from the Oval Office. It was a rousing speech, I will give the President that. That having been said, the President did not… Read More ›
Conspiracy Theories Continued
What Are Conspiracy Theories? Whether you use the internet frequently, attend protests or activist group meetings, or you are just the social type who strikes up conversations with people while waiting in a long line, chances are you’ve met them…. Read More ›
Detroit Pigs Murder 7-Year-Old Girl
Aiyana Stanley Jones, age seven, was struck in the head and neck by a cop’s bullet while laying on a couch in her family home. Surprise, surprise, the murdered child just happened to be black. Detroit police raided the Jones… Read More ›
The BP Oil Spill in the Gulf
Drill, Baby, Drill? The impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be felt for decades to come. With the spill generating from 12,000 to 19,000 barrels of oil a day, it now surpasses the Exxon Valdez… Read More ›
Ex-Prisoners Have Rights Too
The Ghetto as Social Control The concrete jungle in America goes by many names—the “inner-city,” the “ghetto” and “hood.” To a few million Americans this is what we call home, and not just Black and Latinos, but whites and Asian… Read More ›
Housing is a Human Right – More Funding For Public Housing!
Earlier this week, with the imperialist media caught in a flurry over the sinking of a South Korean warship allegedly by a North Korean submarine, a reactionary stab at the working class is making its way in the halls of… Read More ›
The Waning of Trade Unions: Labor Law and its Subversion
Low Union Representation Trade unions have long been one of the only ways that workers have of advocating for themselves within the confines of capitalist production. Yet, in recent years, the number of those workers who are represented in unions… Read More ›
Celebrate International Workers’ Day 2010!
Today we celebrate May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, a holiday celebrated by working people worldwide. This day began in commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, where police fired upon workers striking for an eight-hour-day. Since… Read More ›
Work Hours in the United States
How We Perceive Work & Why In the United States, work is seen through a contradictory lens. It is both the bane of a person’s existence and that which defines them. It is also vital to the American economy that… Read More ›
Call to Action: Arizona
The American Party of Labor recognizes the passage of the racist bill SB1070 is a blow to the oppressed communities in Arizona. We are calling for a United Front to oppose this bill. We call for a diverse set of… Read More ›
Racial Profiling Now Legal in Arizona
Events in Arizona The American people learned Tuesday that the state of Arizona has passed a bill, now sitting on Governor Janice Brewer’s desk. This bill, should it become law, would result in the racial profiling of all Hispanics and… Read More ›
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