Year: 2011
Are U.S./NATO powers aiming to make Syria into Libya 2.0?
September 9, 2011
Are U.S./NATO powers aiming to make Syria into Libya 2.0?
After NATO overthrew the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, a question raised by media outlets is whether Syria will…
New Mexico protest resists Gov. Martinez’s anti-immigrant agenda
September 8, 2011
New Mexico protest resists Gov. Martinez’s anti-immigrant agenda
Over 200 pro-immigrant activists held signs Sept. 1 denouncing the targeting of immigrants by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. and…
UNITE HERE! Local 2 leads Labor Day march and picket
September 7, 2011
UNITE HERE! Local 2 leads Labor Day march and picket
UNITE HERE! Local 2 led a march on Labor Day in San Francisco in which 500 workers marched, including unions…
Support the Chilean student uprising for free, quality education for all
September 7, 2011
Support the Chilean student uprising for free, quality education for all
Statement from the Bay Area Ad-Hoc Committee in support of Free, Quality Education for All in Chile
Maoist leader elected prime minister of Nepal, while major questions loom
September 7, 2011
Maoist leader elected prime minister of Nepal, while major questions loom
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has gained control of the government with the election of Baburam Bhattarai as…
Immigrant rights activists block ICE bus
September 7, 2011
Immigrant rights activists block ICE bus
Around 60 undocumented youth staged a rally and sit-in at the ICE headquarters in Los Angeles Aug. 24 to protest…
Over 300 U.S. troops dead in Afghanistan in 2011
September 3, 2011
Over 300 U.S. troops dead in Afghanistan in 2011
This month, U.S. fatalities in 2011 in Afghanistan topped 300. August was the deadliest month of the entire 10-year war,…
U.S. judges bribed to fill for-profit prisons with kids
September 3, 2011
U.S. judges bribed to fill for-profit prisons with kids
A “for-profit” prison developer and a county attorney bribed two Pennsylvania judges $2.9 million to help build and then push…
Pelican Bay SHU prisoners plan to resume hunger strike Sept. 26
September 2, 2011
Pelican Bay SHU prisoners plan to resume hunger strike Sept. 26
Pelican Bay State Prison leader Mutope Duguma announces resumption of hunger strike by Security Housing Unit prisoners.
Protesters decry police killing in New Haven, Conn.
September 2, 2011
Protesters decry police killing in New Haven, Conn.
On Aug. 20, Oscar Santiago-Rivera was picked up by the police outside a bar. The next thing his family knew,…