Year: 2011
Occupy Verizon rally in Syracuse
November 8, 2011
Occupy Verizon rally in Syracuse
On Nov. 3 in Syracuse, N.Y., Occupy Syracuse and Communication Workers of America joined together to protest Verizon greed.
Google working as an arm of law enforcement
November 8, 2011
Google working as an arm of law enforcement
Google has been asked by U.S. authorities to remove 92 videos of police brutality, the company revealed in an update…
Wages are flat as war on workers rages on
November 8, 2011
Wages are flat as war on workers rages on
The current war of U.S. capitalism on the poor continues as it has for the last 40 years, a new…
Saleh’s return to Yemen further escalates violence
November 7, 2011
Saleh’s return to Yemen further escalates violence
Since the return to Yemen of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in late September,the struggle has only intensified in spite of…
Hundreds protest Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in Seattle
November 7, 2011
Hundreds protest Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in Seattle
Hundreds of people marched and protested Chase Bank CEO Jamie Dimon in a driving rain Nov. 2 in Seattle.
Ten arrested at Occupy Philly sit-in
November 6, 2011
Ten arrested at Occupy Philly sit-in
Hundreds marched in Philadelphia Nov. 2 to show solidarity with the general strike called by Occupy Oakland.
Eyewitness Oakland general strike
November 6, 2011
Eyewitness Oakland general strike
Around 25,000 people participated in a general strike in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 2, called by the Occupy movement.
High rates and power outages not a ‘natural’ disaster
November 5, 2011
High rates and power outages not a ‘natural’ disaster
More than 750,000 households—about half the households in Connecticut—were without power on a night when temperatures approached freezing.
First car wash workers’ union in U.S. history wins contract
November 5, 2011
First car wash workers’ union in U.S. history wins contract
Southern California car wash workers signed a union contract on Oct. 25, making the employer the first and only unionized…
Genetically modified crops do not increase yield
November 4, 2011
Genetically modified crops do not increase yield
A recent report has revealed that multinational corporations’ claims about the benefits of genetically modified crops are badly flawed.