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• Political Cartoon: On Steve Jobs

  By The Red Phoenix on October 8, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Quick Response code in this cartoon links to this story: Workers Sickened at Apple Supplier in China

• Afghans protest in run-up to war anniversary

  By The Red Phoenix on October 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Ten years after invasion that ended Taliban rule, hundreds in Kabul say country will be safer when US forces leave. Hundreds of Afghans have marched through the capital, Kabul, on the eve of the 10-year anniversary of the invasion of… Read More ›

• This Is Real: A Secret Government Panel Decides Who to Kill

  By The Red Phoenix on October 6, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Secret panel can put Americans on “kill list’ (Reuters) – American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according… Read More ›

• American Heroes: John Brown

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 5, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  “Now, if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood further with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked,… Read More ›

• Labor unions set to join Wall Street protests

  By The Red Phoenix on October 5, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  (Reuters) – Labor unions including nurses, and transit workers were set to join the growing anti-Wall Street movement march on Wednesday through New York’s financial district, and some college students walked out of classes in solidarity. The American Federation of… Read More ›

• Californian prisoners hunger strike: 12,000 protest jail conditions

  By The Red Phoenix on October 4, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Thousands of inmates at up to eight Californian prisons have been on hunger strike for over a week in protest at what they feel is unfair treatment at the hands of prison authorities. Estimates suggest that there could be up… Read More ›

• It’s not just Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The IMF itself should be on trial

  By The Red Phoenix on October 3, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Imagine a prominent figure was charged, not with raping a hotel maid, but with starving her, and her family, to death Sometimes, the most revealing aspect of the shrieking babble of the 24/7 news agenda is the silence. Often the… Read More ›

• CIA Drone Kills Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, Secret US Memo Authorized Assassination

  By The Red Phoenix on October 3, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  The Justice Department wrote a secret memorandum authorizing the lethal targeting of Anwar al-Aulaqi, the American-born radical cleric who was killed by a U.S. drone strike Friday, according to administration officials. The document was produced following a review of the… Read More ›

• New York Pigs Arrest 700 Protesters At The Brooklyn Bridge

  By The Red Phoenix on October 2, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  In a tense showdown above the East River, the police arrested more than 700 demonstrators from the Occupy Wall Street protests who took to the roadway as they tried to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The police said… Read More ›

• Over 1,000 Attend Troy Davis’ Funeral

  By The Red Phoenix on October 1, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Sent to death row 20 years ago as a convicted cop killer, Troy Davis was celebrated as “martyr and foot soldier” Saturday by more than 1,000 people who packed the pews at his funeral and pledged to keep fighting the… Read More ›

• Political Cartoon: the Execution of Troy Davis

  By The Red Phoenix on September 29, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

• Young American Jews Speak Out Against Zionism

  By The Red Phoenix on September 29, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  “I’m trembling,” my mother says when I tell her I’m working on an article about how younger and older American Jews are reacting differently to the Palestinians’ bid for statehood at the United Nations. I understand the frustrations of the… Read More ›

• Remark on HPV Vaccine Could Ripple for Years

  By The Red Phoenix on September 28, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  By DENISE GRADY During a debate last week for Republican presidential candidates and in interviews after it, Representative Michele Bachmann called the vaccine to prevent cervical cancer “dangerous.” Medical experts fired back quickly. Her statements were false, they said, emphasizing… Read More ›

• The State Murder of Troy Davis and the Death Penalty

  By The Red Phoenix on September 27, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  “For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God bless your souls.” -Troy Davis The last words of Troy Davis, executed in the early hours of Thursday morning, resonate with those who read… Read More ›

• Police Corruption Probe Uncovers Rampant Racism in the NYPD; No One Surprised

  By The Red Phoenix on September 26, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s more than ticket-fixing chatter investigators caught on their wiretaps: Cops are also heard talking trash about the people they’re paid to protect, sources said. The wiretap recordings at the heart of the probe captured conversations rife with racist and… Read More ›

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