The Red Phoenix

Recent Posts - page 137

• New Trayvon Martin Evidence: 10 Things You Should Know

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  The most relevant new pieces of information in the trial of George Zimmerman from the the Florida special prosecutor’s new 183-page report. By Madison Gray The trove of evidence released by Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey seems to shed more… Read More ›

• Trayvon Martin Witness Believes ‘He Intended for This Kid to Die’

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and SENI TIENABESO (@senijr_abc) May 18, 2012 A closer look at the witness statements and audio testimony taken in the immediate aftermath Trayvon Martin’s death provides the first insight into George Zimmerman’s behavior after he shot… Read More ›

• Is “The Dictator” Racist?

  By The Red Phoenix on May 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Yes. And it’s not that funny either. BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 17, 2012 In his new movie The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen borrows liberally from the “wacky dictator” cannon established by some of Hollywood’s great comedians. There’s a… Read More ›

• Teamsters close down Coca Cola bottling plant

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Coca Cola worker in Connecticut walk off the job in response to attempts to reduce pay and benefits, and implement redundancies. Workers from the Teamsters 1035 branch in Connecticut went on strike yesterday over job security, pay rises, health benefits,… Read More ›

• Wall Street’s Speed Freaks

  By The Red Phoenix on May 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  The Dangers of High-Frequency Trading by SARAH ANDERSON The power suits making billions off the stock market are always trying to assure us that their trading serves a socially redeeming purpose. They steer money to companies and industries that make… Read More ›

• Would-be underwear bomber a double agent

  By The Red Phoenix on May 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By John Miller (CBS News) The would-be bomber in the recently-uncovered plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner leaving Yemen was an undercover intelligence agent. The plot was revealed to U.S. intelligence officials based on a tip by Saudi intelligence… Read More ›

• Israeli court says no to release of striking Palestinian prisoners

  By The Red Phoenix on May 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled against an appeal for release from two Palestinian prisoners who have been on a hunger strike for more than two months, their lawyer said Monday. Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, members… Read More ›

• Imperialism Didn’t End. These Days It’s Known as International Law

  By The Red Phoenix on May 16, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A one-sided justice sees weaker states punished as rich nations and giant corporations project their power across the world by George Monbiot The conviction of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, is said to have sent an unequivocal message… Read More ›

• Obama signs 10-year deal on surprise Afghan trip

  By The Red Phoenix on May 16, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  by Ben Feller President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan under the cover of darkness last night on the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden to sign an agreement cementing US commitment to the nation after American combat troops… Read More ›

• More Than Half of Greek Police Officers Voted For Neo-Nazi Party

  By The Red Phoenix on May 15, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By A. Papapostolou More than half of all police officers in Greece voted for pro-Nazi party Golden Dawn in the elections of May 6. This is the disconcerting result of an analysis carried out by authoritative newspaper To Vima in… Read More ›

• The Subsidized Student Loan Scam

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  How the US Government is Profiteering Off of Struggling Students by DAVE LINDORFF The Senate is currently deadlocked on taking action to prevent the interest on new Stafford guaranteed student loans from rising on July 1 from 3.4% to 6.8%,… Read More ›

• Prisoners’ hunger strike escalates

  By The Red Phoenix on May 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  by Ruth Pollard RAMALLAH: The number of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails has grown to at least 2800, human rights groups say, while two of the inmates hovered close to death as they entered their 69th day… Read More ›

• Why the Romney bully story matters

  By The Red Phoenix on May 13, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Carly Rothman/The Star-Ledger It would hardly seem fair to judge a 65-year-old man for the shameful things he did in high school, as long as he also regarded them with shame. That doesn’t seem to be the case with… Read More ›

• Dekalb County Police: it’s within policy for our officers to kick pregnant women in the stomach

  By The Red Phoenix on May 13, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Rob Beschizza When Dekalb County, Ga., police officer Jerad Wheeler tased her brother, Raven Dozie started crying and demanding to know why. Wheeler kicked the heavily-pregnant woman in the stomach. While he is now under criminal investigation, his superiors… Read More ›

• Fascism rises from the depths of Greece’s despair

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

  

  A neo-Nazi party that wants work camps for immigrants is on course to win its first seats in parliament on Sunday by Daniel Howden It started, as many days do in Greece, with a trip to the kiosk to buy… Read More ›

• ‹ Older Entries
• Newer Entries ›