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• Video: Occupy Oakland Movement Tries to Flex Muscle With General Strike

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

• Israeli Navy raids another aid flotilla to Gaza

  By Editor-in-Chief on November 4, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Pro-Palestinian activists say Israeli naval forces are boarding their two ships in international waters, as they were trying to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Twitter accounts associated with the activist groups running the flotilla said Friday that Israeli forces were… Read More ›

• Police Fire Tear Gas as Occupy Oakland Protesters Close Port

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

  

  Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) — Police in riot gear fired tear gas and other projectiles and arrested several people after Occupy Oakland protesters closed the city’s port. “Operations are effectively shut down in the maritime area of the Port of Oakland,”… Read More ›

• At least 4,000 are at the gates to the Port of Oakland

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

  

  By Kristin J. Bender, Cecily Burt and Sean Maher Oakland Tribune OAKLAND — Protesters have effectively shut down maritime operations at the Port, Director Omar Benjamin said at a media briefing Tuesday, as more than 4,000 people are at the… Read More ›

• Scott Olsen’s journey from soldier to activist

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

  

  In downtown Oakland, California, where protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement demonstrated on Wednesday, a makeshift shrine honors Scott Olsen, an Iraq war veteran who has become an accidental symbol of their cause. Pictures of Olsen in his… Read More ›

• US, UK and Israel threaten to attack Iran

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

  

  Netanyahu trying to persuade cabinet to support attack on Iran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are trying to muster a majority in the cabinet in favor of military action against Iran, a senior Israeli official has… Read More ›

• Crowd swells at Occupy Oakland general strike rally

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

  

  OAKLAND — Hundreds have gathered for a mostly peaceful rally this morning in downtown Oakland to launch the general strike called by the Occupy Oakland movement, with nary a police officer in sight. Several businesses, including the Men’s Wearhouse and… Read More ›

• Oakland’s General Strike: Let’s Not Forget What Caused This

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

  

  By David D. Today is Nov 2, 2011. It’s the day of a General Strike here in Oakland, California. Hopefully it’s a day that we’ll look back on years from now and see as a watershed moment in history. Hopefully… Read More ›

• Update on Occupy Oakland

  By Editor-in-Chief on November 2, 2011 • ( 0 )

    Crowds are beginning to gather and Occupy Oakland campers are crawling out of their tents this morning to join what has been billed as the nation’s first general strike since 1946. Protesters began organizing the citywide strike after last… Read More ›

• Israel prepares for another massacre in Gaza

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

  

  Israeli military officials confirmed today that the Netanyahu government has given them a green light to launch any attacks on the Gaza Strip necessary to stop rocket fire, “including ground operations” inside the constantly besieged strip. Though Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

• Hand of Egypt’s military rulers grows heavier

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

  

  CAIRO (AP) — Growing in confidence after eight months in power, Egypt’s military generals appear more determined than ever to crush the protest movement that ousted Hosni Mubarak and has turned critical of their rule. This week, they detained Alaa… Read More ›

• Oakland braces for Occupy movement’s call for general strike

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

  

  All eyes will be on Oakland Wednesday as the Occupy movement calls for a citywide general strike in the wake of last week’s heavy police response to protesters speaking out against the razing of the City Hall encampment. Businesses, city… Read More ›

• Myths About Socialism: Redistribution of Wealth?

  By The Red Phoenix on October 30, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Probably one of the most common right-wing arguments against social welfare spending is that it constitutes “redistribution of wealth” or “sharing the wealth,” and is thus a road to socialism. Indeed, “socialism” is often defined by these reactionaries as the… Read More ›

• Occupy Update: Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Occupy Denver protesters

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

  

  DENVER – Denver Police fired rubber bullets on Occupy Wall Street protesters in downtown Denver and arrested seven in a tense showdown. The Saturday afternoon standoff started when some protesters tried to march up the steps of the Colorado Capitol…. Read More ›

• Western Companies See Prospects for Business in Libya

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

  

  WASHINGTON — The guns in Libya have barely quieted, and NATO’s military assistance to the rebellion that toppled Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi will not end officially until Monday. But a new invasion force is already plotting its own landing on the… Read More ›

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