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• Obama Trade Document Leaked, Revealing New Corporate Powers And Broken Campaign Promises

  By Editor-in-Chief on June 13, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A critical document from President Barack Obama’s free trade negotiations with eight Pacific nations was leaked online early Wednesday morning, revealing that the administration intends to bestow radical new political powers upon multinational corporations, contradicting prior promises. The leaked document… Read More ›

• Chicago teachers cast overwhelming strike authorization vote

  By Editor-in-Chief on June 13, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  CHICAGO – With Chicago teachers facing a hostile mayor and Chicago Board of Education in negotiations for a new contract, 90% of teachers union members have voted to authorize a strike. “This is not a win,” said Chicago Teachers Union… Read More ›

• Drone attacks create terrorist safe havens, warns former CIA official

  By The Red Phoenix on June 12, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Indiscriminate use of drones in Middle East causes too many civilian casualties, warns former CIA counterterrorism head A former top terrorism official at the CIA has warned that President Barack Obama’s controversial drone programme is far too indiscriminate in hitting… Read More ›

• 30,000 secret surveillance orders demanded annually to spy on Americans

  By The Red Phoenix on June 11, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Even without CISPA on the books, the federal government can still use antiquated legislation to leer into the personal communications of Americans. One judge, in fact, says that thousands are approved each year. It’s been more than a quarter of… Read More ›

• Muslims sue to stop NYPD surveillance

  By The Red Phoenix on June 11, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Muslims sue to stop NYPD surveillance Eight Muslims filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in New Jersey to force the New York Police Department to end its surveillance and other intelligence-gathering practices targeting Muslims in the years after the 2001 terrorist… Read More ›

• Greek far-right TV debate attacker blames victims

  By The Red Phoenix on June 10, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek far-right politician who slapped a woman in the face and threw water in the face of another during a live TV election debate threatened to sue his victims on Saturday, after accusing them of provoking… Read More ›

• Greek fascist assaults two women on television

  By The Red Phoenix on June 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  by Teresa Albano A male Greek fascist politician physically assaulted two left-wing women members of parliament during a television show June 8. There has been a warrant issued for his immediate arrest, although the man is in hiding currently. Ilias… Read More ›

• Worth a Thousand Words: What Ails You

  By The Red Phoenix on June 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

• Worth a Thousand Words: Nixon vs. Obama

  By The Red Phoenix on June 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

• American Party of Labor Statement on the Victory of Scott Walker in the 2012 Wisconsin Recall Election

  By The Red Phoenix on June 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Preliminary Remarks On June 6th 2012, the long-anticipated results of the recall election for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker came to its end, resulting in a victory for Republican Scott Walker over Democratic Tom Barrett. Walker won with a leading percentage… Read More ›

• Suicides are surging among US troops

  By Editor-in-Chief on June 7, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides are surging among America’s troops, averaging nearly one a day this year — the fastest pace in the nation’s decade of war. The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year… Read More ›

• First Stem Cell-Based Therapy Gets Approved – In Canada

  By The Red Phoenix on June 7, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A medical treatment that uses stem cells derived from bone marrow has just been approved in Canada. The drug, Prochymal, has already been used to treat children for a type of immune disease arising during bone marrow transplantation. The makers… Read More ›

• Women, children among 18 Afghans dead in NATO wedding strike

  By Editor-in-Chief on June 6, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A NATO airstrike in the eastern Afghan province of Logar has killed 18 people, including women and children, local officials report. A NATO spokesperson said a team had been deployed to investigate the claims of civilian casualties. Afghan authorities say… Read More ›

• Senate Republicans block pay equity bill

  By The Red Phoenix on June 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  (CNN) — An election-year Democratic measure designed to ensure that women don’t face pay discrimination was blocked Tuesday by Republicans who complained that the bill was politically inspired and would reward trial lawyers at the expense of employers. The motion,… Read More ›

• Court rejects appeal to overturn Proposition 8 ruling—case could head to Supreme Court

  By The Red Phoenix on June 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that it will not review a three-judge panel’s decision to overturn California’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. Following this ruling by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Proposition 8 proponents plan… Read More ›

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