Year: 2011
Oct. 15 Global Day of Action: 5,000 March with Occupy Chicago
October 17, 2011
Oct. 15 Global Day of Action: 5,000 March with Occupy Chicago
The international uprising against Wall Street has made its first definitive statement in Chicago. On Oct. 15, a march and…
Haitians march: ‘Occupy Wall Street—U.S. Out of Haiti!’
October 17, 2011
Haitians march: ‘Occupy Wall Street—U.S. Out of Haiti!’
Over and over the words rang out—“Occupy Wall Street, U.S. Out of Haiti"—as protesters marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and…
The movement we need for the society we deserve
October 17, 2011
The movement we need for the society we deserve
The Occupy Wall Street protest that began with scarcely any notice has reignited a movement of global significance. How did…
Oct. 15 Global Day of Action sweeps the world
October 16, 2011
Oct. 15 Global Day of Action sweeps the world
Political apathy has been swept away once again by a surge of political activism. In nine months, a global movement…
Remembering the fearless Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
October 16, 2011
Remembering the fearless Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, stalwart civil rights movement leader, died Oct. 5 at the age of 89. He rose to…
Fla. State Attorney charges 12-year-old as an adult for murder
October 15, 2011
Fla. State Attorney charges 12-year-old as an adult for murder
Florida State Attorney Angela Corey was most known for being among the right-wing candidates elected in 2008. Now she's gaining…
Indian auto workers fight back
October 15, 2011
Indian auto workers fight back
Workers at the largest car company in India, Maruti Suzuki, are on strike and have halted production at one of…
Oil spill worst environmental disaster in New Zealand history
October 15, 2011
Oil spill worst environmental disaster in New Zealand history
A cargo ship carrying oil and diesel ran aground near Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand, Oct. 5, creating the worst environmental…
Workers, students stay home to protest ‘Juan Crow’ law in Alabama
October 15, 2011
Workers, students stay home to protest ‘Juan Crow’ law in Alabama
Latinos across Alabama staged a “sick-out” to protest a harsh anti-immigrant law, shutting down construction sites, chicken processing plants and…
Iranian ‘assassination plot’: Cooked up to further U.S. aim of regime change?
October 15, 2011
Iranian ‘assassination plot’: Cooked up to further U.S. aim of regime change?
The plot publicized by Attorney General Eric Holder reads like the script of a bad Hollywood spy movie. Mainstream analysts…