Year: 2011
District attorney exonerates brutal and deadly cops
September 15, 2011
District attorney exonerates brutal and deadly cops
William Fitzpatrick, the Onondaga County district attorney, has been hard at work over the last few weeks brushing police brutality…
Mass arrests in protest against tar sands pipeline
September 15, 2011
Mass arrests in protest against tar sands pipeline
NASA climatologist Dr. James Hansen was arrested Aug. 29 at the White House, one of 1,252 people arrested for protesting…
Florida drug test results make dope out of Gov. Rick Scott
September 15, 2011
Florida drug test results make dope out of Gov. Rick Scott
The results are in: Only 2 percent of Florida’s temporary cash assistance applicants use drugs. The test results are an…
Chicago teachers reject 25 percent pay cut
September 15, 2011
Chicago teachers reject 25 percent pay cut
The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected an offer made by Chicago Public Schools to extend the school day with almost…
On the 10th anniversary of the ANSWER Coalition
September 14, 2011
On the 10th anniversary of the ANSWER Coalition
On Sept. 14, 2001, just three days after the attack, the ANSWER Coalition came into existence and announced a planned…
U.S. medical experiments in Guatemala exposed
September 13, 2011
U.S. medical experiments in Guatemala exposed
U.S. medical testing on unsuspecting Guatemalans in the 1940s intentionally infected more than 1,300 people with venereal diseases, and an…
British government pressures media outlets
September 13, 2011
British government pressures media outlets
The British government’s repressive reaction to the recent uprisings has taken a new twist as news organizations face pressure to…
Active-duty soldier: “I will not go to war again”
September 11, 2011
Active-duty soldier: “I will not go to war again”
A statement written by a March Forward! member who is a 21-year-old active-duty soldier in 1st Battalion, 377 Field Artillery…
Stop the legal lynching of Troy Davis!
September 10, 2011
Stop the legal lynching of Troy Davis!
For the fourth time, the state of Georgia has set an execution date for Troy Davis, ordering that his death…
Bloomberg: No hurricane evacuation plan for prisoners
September 9, 2011
Bloomberg: No hurricane evacuation plan for prisoners
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg callously declared there was no hurricane evacuation plan for the nearly 12,000 people housed…