Year: 2011
Fukushima: Six months after the nuclear disaster
September 22, 2011
Fukushima: Six months after the nuclear disaster
An examination of the situation in Japan six months after the nuclear disaster demonstrates the inadequacy of capitalism in responding…
Tell President Obama to take action to save the life of Troy Davis
September 21, 2011
Tell President Obama to take action to save the life of Troy Davis
Time is running out. Send a letter right now to President Obama and Attorney General Holder demanding a federal civil…
Jordanians protest at U.S. and Israeli embassies
September 21, 2011
Jordanians protest at U.S. and Israeli embassies
The spirit of resistance triggered by the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt earlier this year has reached Jordan, with militant…
Haitians demand U.N. withdrawal
September 21, 2011
Haitians demand U.N. withdrawal
Several hundred Haitians fought with police and security forces on Sept. 5 in a protest demanding that U.N. troops leave…
Should revolutionaries defend capitalist public education?
September 20, 2011
Should revolutionaries defend capitalist public education?
Its history reveals that the primary purpose of the U.S. public education system is to create educated workers who identify…
Longview, Wash., longshoremen show the way
September 19, 2011
Longview, Wash., longshoremen show the way
For more than a year in Washington state, union longshoremen have fought to defend their jobs from a multi-national corporation…
Actions nationwide to save Troy Davis
September 19, 2011
Actions nationwide to save Troy Davis
Read reports from some of the many coordinated actions held Sept. 16 to save Troy Davis from the racist death…
Artist harassed for ‘inflammatory’ work
September 17, 2011
Artist harassed for ‘inflammatory’ work
A Los Angeles artist has set fire to the art world, the media and bank rooftops, all with the stroke…
Man with toothache killed by capitalist medical system
September 16, 2011
Man with toothache killed by capitalist medical system
Kyle Willis died in Cincinnati from a tooth infection early this month. The 24-year-old father was uninsured and could not…
Court says videotaping police is a first amendment right
September 16, 2011
Court says videotaping police is a first amendment right
The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision stating that videotaping law enforcement officers is a First…