Year: 2009
Philadelphia, Mississippi elects first African American mayor
June 2, 2009
Philadelphia, Mississippi elects first African American mayor
For the first time in its history, the small town of Philadelphia, Mississippi has elected an African American mayor. James…
Over 1,000 protest bigoted Prop. 8 in Chicago
June 2, 2009
Over 1,000 protest bigoted Prop. 8 in Chicago
Chanting "You say Prop 8. We say stop the hate" and "You say get back. We say Fight back," over…
Dr. Tiller’s murder: Fascist terrorism and its pampered apologists
June 2, 2009
Dr. Tiller’s murder: Fascist terrorism and its pampered apologists
Please circulate widely to friends and on social networking sites! Dr. Tiller's Murder: Fascist Terrorism and Its Pampered Apologists By…
Walter Rodney: Revolutionary thinker and fighter
June 1, 2009
Walter Rodney: Revolutionary thinker and fighter
Throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s, a wave of revolutionary fervor swept through much of the oppressed world. In the…
Drop in remittances makes Mexican villagers pay for U.S. economic crisis
May 30, 2009
Drop in remittances makes Mexican villagers pay for U.S. economic crisis
Continuing its global path of destruction, the economic crisis has sent remittances to Mexico down as much as 21.1 percent…
North Korea has the right to self-defense!
May 30, 2009
North Korea has the right to self-defense!
The following is a statement issued by the Party for Socialism and Liberation. "It is the view of the Joint…
Latin America briefs
May 30, 2009
Latin America briefs
Uruguay Mario Benedetti, esteemed Uruguayan writer and supporter of Latin American revolutionary causes, died May 17. He was 88. He…
Student and mother will challenge billionaire Bloomberg for mayor
May 29, 2009
Student and mother will challenge billionaire Bloomberg for mayor
Frances Villar, a 26-year-old mother of two and City University of New York student, will challenge New York City’s richest…
The case for affirmative action
May 29, 2009
The case for affirmative action
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court has become a pretext for a new volley of right-wing…
UAW workers in Kenosha, Wisc., denounce Chrysler’s about-face
May 29, 2009
UAW workers in Kenosha, Wisc., denounce Chrysler’s about-face
Five hundred auto workers, retired members and supporters of the United Auto Workers Local 72 rallied May 18 outside of…