Workers Struggle
News relating to Organized Labor, Strikes, Unionization, and Worker’s Struggles in the Workplace.
To Cut Deficit, Obama Takes A Scalpel To Health Programs
President Obama’s plan to cut the deficit doesn’t exactly spare Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health programs. But he also doesn’t propose the sweeping sorts of changes envisioned by House Republicans earlier this year. The proposal to reduce the deficit… Read More ›
My thoughts on Occupy Oakland after the murder and one-month anniversary
On Thursday, Nov. 10, Occupy Oakland was supposed to celebrate its one-month anniversary in the renamed Oscar Grant Plaza in front of City Hall. Instead the Occupy Movement worldwide was shaken by the cold-blooded murder of a participant less than… Read More ›
Death Toll Rises From Clashes in Cairo
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Published: December 17, 2011 CAIRO — The death toll from renewed violence in Egypt’s capital rose overnight as clashes between Egyptian soldiers and protesters entered a second day on Saturday. According to media reports, soldiers swept… Read More ›
Las Vegas police: Officer fired 7 shots with AR-15 in fatal standoff with unarmed Gulf War vet
By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police had a plan to end an hour-long standoff with an unarmed Gulf War veteran: One officer would fire a non-lethal beanbag shell at the window of the man’s Cadillac, and another… Read More ›
Us Justice Department Condemns Joe Arpaio for “Unconstitutional Policing”
Arizona Sheriff’s Office Targeted Latinos, Justice Department Says PHOENIX — In a harshly worded critique of the country’s best-known sheriff, the Justice Department has accused Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of engaging in “unconstitutional policing” by unfairly… Read More ›
On “Islamofascism” & Islamophobia
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States has seen the explosive growth of an industry of anti-Muslim pundits, many of whom appear as regular commentators on cable news and print media. A number of these individuals have… Read More ›
New Bill Allows Military To Detain You Indefinitely
It’s a bad sign when George W. Bush’s defense team thinks that a military bill goes too far in violating your rights. But we’ve got just that with the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act. This bill authorizes the… Read More ›
Several Northeast states reduce federal home heating aid benefits to poor families
WASHINGTON — Mary Power is 92 and worried about surviving another frigid New England winter. Deep cuts in federal home heating assistance benefits mean she probably can’t afford enough heating oil to stay warm. She lives in a drafty trailer… Read More ›
Review of “Confessions of an Economic Hitman”
When someone writes and speaks out to expose a system of injustice from the perspective of a former insider, every effort is taken to discredit such a person. The more controversial the information they bring forward, the more their character… Read More ›
Myths About Socialism: is Socialism Utopian?
A Socialist Utopia? Among the many arguments against socialism you will commonly hear, one of the most common is the claim that socialism and Marxism are Utopian. Those making this claim will often readily admit that capitalism is “far from… Read More ›
The IDF Abuse of Palestinian Children
Israel’s system of military law for Palestinian children has become a major issue, as our Middle East correspondent John Lyons reported in The Weekend Australian Magazine. Here he continues his investigation of the military court system, looking at the effect… Read More ›
Egypt protest against military rulers is biggest yet
Close to 100,000 Egyptians fill Cairo’s Tahrir Square to call for the military generals to cede power to a civilian government. The U.S. also urges the military to step aside. Reporting from Cairo— They came by the tens of thousands,… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 