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• Editorial: Greece On The Verge? Military Special Forces Have 15 Demands… Or Else

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 6, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Greek government authorities are on alert after a union of Greek army reservists of Special Forces issued a statement urging the Greek administration to step down and make way for a national unity government. As Keep Talking Greece notes, the statement on the… Read More ›

• Despite lobbyist claims, piracy not killing media industry, study shows

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Online piracy is not the scourge of the media industry, as proponents of a crackdown on copyright infringement claim, says a new study. Creative business is doing well, with those embracing the new realities of digital sharing even flourishing. The… Read More ›

• An Obituary for General Vo Nguyen Giap (1911-2013)

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by CARLOS BORRERO The Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap has died. Throughout what was once known as the Third World as well as among those with revolutionary consciousness in the centers of imperialism, we pay tribute to one of the… Read More ›

• Saudi Black Ops Team Behind Syria Gas Attack: Diplomats

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The August chemical weapons attack in the Syrian capital’s suburbs was done by a Saudi Arabian black operations team, Russian diplomatic sources have told a Russian news agency. “Based on data from a number of sources a picture can be… Read More ›

• Gov’t Crackdown on Golden Dawn Won’t Defeat Greek Fascism

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Costas Lapavitsas: The only way to defeat the Golden Dawn and Greek fascism is through popular mobilization that persuades Greek working people and the middle class that democracy and social change can create a just economy –   October 3, 13 JAISAL… Read More ›

• Herman Wallace Dies Just Days After Being Released from 40+ Years in Solitary

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Democracy Now! has learned from supporters and loved ones of Angola 3 member Herman Wallace that he passed away early this morning, on Friday October 4, just three days after being released from prison in Louisiana after 42 years in… Read More ›

• Flesh-eating Russian opiate drug called ‘krokodil’ arrives in Arizona

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By David Ferguson A potentially lethal, flesh-eating narcotic compound is catching on in parts of Arizona. Users inject the drug to get high, and the scaly, rotten patches of necrotic flesh it can leave behind have led to the drug… Read More ›

• China’s State Council: ‘Let the market play its own role’

  By Editor-in-Chief on October 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Li Jiabao (China Daily) State Council’s latest move reduces intervention and facilitates business The central government announced on Wednesday it will give up more administrative power to let the market better play its role, streamlining procedures for administrative approvals… Read More ›

• Head of Barilla pasta company: Gays can eat someone else’s pasta

  By Editor-in-Chief on September 28, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By David Ferguson Guido Barilla, president of the family-owned Barilla pasta company, said in a radio interview on Wednesday that his company only supports “the traditional family” and that LGBT people “can go eat someone else’s pasta.” According to John Aravosis… Read More ›

• Pope Francis Excommunicates Australian Priest Who Advocated For Gay Marriage and Female Clergy

  By Editor-in-Chief on September 28, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Hunter Stuart On the heels of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking remarks faulting the Roman Catholic Church for being overly focused on homosexuality and abortion, news has emerged that the pontiff ordered the excommunication of a priest who advocated for women’s rights and gay marriage…. Read More ›

• The Princess & the Peon: Saudi Royal’s Slave Labor Charges

  By Editor-in-Chief on September 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by Eliza Shapiro, Christine Pelisek What pushed a Kenyan servant to flag down a commuter bus to flee the wife of King Abdullah’s grandson? Eliza Shapiro and Christine Pelisek on the shocking human-trafficking case It’s the story of the princess and her… Read More ›

• Photos from Demonstration Against U.S. Intervention in Syria

  By Editor-in-Chief on September 25, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

• Kurdish fighters kill 83 al-Nusra terrorists in Syria

  By Editor-in-Chief on September 23, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Fighters of Kurdish Popular Committees in Syria have killed at least 83 foreign terrorists affiliated to the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in northern province of al-Raqqa. The clashes broke out in Tal Abyad village on Monday when the al-Nusra terrorists were… Read More ›

• N. Korea denies reports on first lady’s past

  By The Red Phoenix on September 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  SEOUL – North Korea on Sunday angrily denied reports that it had executed several state performers to cover up the past of its first lady, calling the media accounts an “unpardonable” crime. The denial came a day after the North… Read More ›

• Chiquita Looking to Block Lawsuits Against Its Funding of Death Squads

  By The Red Phoenix on September 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by MAX RIVLIN-NADLER Chiquita Brands International, giver of bananas and well-known supporter of Colombian death squads, is trying to get a federal appeals court to block a lawsuit brought against it by the families victimized by their paid mercenaries. And they might just… Read More ›

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