Year: 2011
Is socialism possible in the United States?
July 24, 2011
Is socialism possible in the United States?
The establishment of socialism in the United States: is this an admirable but ultimately utopian goal, or is it something…
‘Emergency control’ administrator attacks East St. Louis schools
July 22, 2011
‘Emergency control’ administrator attacks East St. Louis schools
In yet another attack on education, 99 public school workers in East St. Louis, Ill., are losing their jobs. Out…
Yemeni masses rise to Saleh’s challenge
July 22, 2011
Yemeni masses rise to Saleh’s challenge
Following a brief hiatus in the wake of the departure of reviled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, mass protests and…
Art for liberation from Pelican Bay State Prison
July 22, 2011
Art for liberation from Pelican Bay State Prison
Revolutionary art from inside the Secure Housing Unit that sparked the prisoners' hunger strike in California.
So sue us: Israel’s outrageous law will not deter boycott movement
July 21, 2011
So sue us: Israel’s outrageous law will not deter boycott movement
Israel is opening the door to legal action against anyone deemed to be involved in boycott action against Israel—a recognition…
‘Karzai government cannot survive without NATO’
July 19, 2011
‘Karzai government cannot survive without NATO’
If Karzai’s brother can be assassinated, if the funeral service can be blown up, and then Karzai’s senior intelligence officer…
Sacramento protesters stand with prisoners’ hunger strike
July 19, 2011
Sacramento protesters stand with prisoners’ hunger strike
Holding banners, placards, and posters outside the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, demonstrators demanded that the state meet the…
4.4 trillion reasons to bring the troops home now
July 19, 2011
4.4 trillion reasons to bring the troops home now
A newly released study by Brown University estimates the final cost of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan ost…
Cops in ‘happiest place on earth’ arrest people for feeding homeless
July 19, 2011
Cops in ‘happiest place on earth’ arrest people for feeding homeless
Under capitalism, as poverty and homelessness increase, police repression also increases.
Millionaire Mayor Rahm Emanuel wages war on Chicago workers
July 19, 2011
Millionaire Mayor Rahm Emanuel wages war on Chicago workers
Chicago’s new mayor, millionaire Rahm Emanuel, has begun his reign by declaring a ruthless war on the city’s unionized workers…