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• At Least 23 Golan Protesters Killed, 350 Wounded as Israeli Troops Open Fire

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

  

  US: Israel Has Right to Shoot Protesters Israeli soldiers attacked protesters along the Syrian border with the occupied Golan Heights today, killing at least 23 protesters and wounding some 350 others. The protesters were marching to commemorate the 44th anniversary… Read More ›

• Successful Conclusion to the Celebration of Victory over Nazi-Fascism Day!

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

  

  Santiago, Chile, May 7, 2011 May 7, 2011 successfully concluded the series of events that the Communist Party of Chile (Proletarian Action) held in commemoration of the 66th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazi-Fascism. As part of the cultural celebrations,… Read More ›

• Review of “Soil, Not Oil”

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

  

  In her book Soil Not Oil, Vandana Shiva argues that ecological and social justice are connected in that the chief victims of ecological injustices, such as pollution, leading to climate change and increased resource consumption by corporations to meet demands… Read More ›

• The Human Nature Argument

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

  

  Let’s begin with some words of praise for the eternal human nature argument. Yes, it may be logically fallacious and often absolutely unfounded, but what it lacks in sound reasoning it more than compensates for in persistence. Just as the… Read More ›

• The Global Drug Trade: A Case for Afghanistan Withdrawal

  By Victor Vaughn on June 1, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  “It is our decree that there will be no poppy cultivation. It is banned forever in this country, whether we get assistance or not, poppy growing will never be allowed again in our country.” — Mullah Amir Mohammed Haqqani, Taliban… Read More ›

• Spain indicts Salvadoran soldiers for Jesuit killings

  By Editor-in-Chief on May 31, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  These killings took place in 1989 by the death squads of the El Salvador government, which was supported by the United States through military and financial aid despite the frequent and well-documented massacres that were official policy. A Spanish judge… Read More ›

• NATO raids on Libya “a form of new colonialism”: S. African expert

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

  

  JOHANNESBURG, April 30 (Xinhua) — Ongoing NATO airstrikes on Libya represent a form of new colonialism and the Libya crisis risks evolving into a prolonged conflict with even more bloodshed and chaos, a South African expert on international affairs says…. Read More ›

• Arpaio “Fires” 2 Deputies for Corruption; New Accusations Made of Racism in his Office

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

  

  Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired two of his top deputies for alleged corruption, just as reports broke of racist jokes against Mexicans within his department. Arpaio, already a lightning rod for his tough immigration laws in Maricopa County, is simultaneously dealing… Read More ›

• Augusto Pinochet & the Realities of the Free Market in Chile

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

  

  An unsigned article appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 28, 2010, entitled “A Tale of Two Quakes,” which sought to compare the devastating earthquakes that struck the countries of Chile and Haiti that year. Indeed, the Chilean earthquake… Read More ›

• Judge voids Wisconsin’s anti-union law

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

  

  * Supreme Court of Wisconsin to consider appeal * Law set off massive protests By Jeff Mayers MADISON, Wis., May 26 (Reuters) -A judge ruled on Thursday Wisconsin Republican lawmakers illegally pushed through a bill curbing the bargaining rights of… Read More ›

• Senate votes to extend Patriot Act

  By The Red Phoenix on May 24, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Senators vote overwhelmingly to extend the anti-terrorism law for four years despite objections of a coalition of conservatives and liberals. The House is expected to follow suit. Reporting From Washington— The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to extend expiring provisions of… Read More ›

• Libya overshadowed by “Kosovo model”

  By The Red Phoenix on May 23, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) — The latest moves by Western allies against Libya have shown marked similarities to “strategies” they adopted in Kosovo in the 1990s. Catherine Ashton, EU’s foreign policy chief, opened the bloc’s office on Sunday in Benghazi,the… Read More ›

• Right-Wing Terror on the Rise

  By The Red Phoenix on May 22, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  In March of 2011, Republican Congressman Peter King initiated hearings at the House Homeland Security panel on the “radicalization of American Muslims.” What followed from this first hearing was a largely hyperbolic expression of fear and loathing for “radical muslims”… Read More ›

• Tennessee Bans Teaching that Homosexuality Exists

  By The Red Phoenix on May 21, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Tenn. Senate OK’s bill on gay lessons NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill passed yesterday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through eight from discussing the fact that some people are gay. Opponents… Read More ›

• Majority of Americans Support Gay Marriage

  By The Red Phoenix on May 20, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  (Reuters) – Fifty-three percent of Americans support making gay marriage legal, a Gallup poll showed on Friday, a marked reversal from just a year ago when an equal majority opposed same-sex matrimony. The latest Gallup findings are in line with… Read More ›

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