Year: 2013
D.C. workers strike for decent wages
May 23, 2013
D.C. workers strike for decent wages
On May 21 hundreds of low-wage workers from across Washington D.C. took part in a strike for higher wages following…
Picket at the White House demands: Close Guantanamo!
May 23, 2013
Picket at the White House demands: Close Guantanamo!
Protesters converged on the White House May 18 for a spirited picket to support the hunger strikers in the Guantanamo…
Obama speech: exercise in misdirection and illusion
May 23, 2013
Obama speech: exercise in misdirection and illusion
President Obama’s speech today was another exercise in misdirection and illusion regarding the administration’s unprecedented use of drone military strikes.
Racist school closings met with days of protest in Chicago
May 23, 2013
Racist school closings met with days of protest in Chicago
On May 22, the Chicago Board of Education carried through on its threat to close the largest number of schools…
Public outcry forces authorities to drop charges against Florida teen
May 22, 2013
Public outcry forces authorities to drop charges against Florida teen
Keira Wilmot, the Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds, will not face criminal…
DC conference asserts, ‘We need a new system’
May 22, 2013
DC conference asserts, ‘We need a new system’
On May 18, an impressive number of workers and students attended a Party for Socialism and Liberation conference in Washington,…
Transgender youth gain widespread support
May 22, 2013
Transgender youth gain widespread support
Support for these transgender youth from their parents as well as other students has been overwhelming.
The killing of Mark Carson sparks mass protest
May 21, 2013
The killing of Mark Carson sparks mass protest
The killing of Mark Carson in the heart of Greenwich Village marks a tragic boiling point that has left the…
Food and capitalism: a crisis of waste and destruction
May 20, 2013
Food and capitalism: a crisis of waste and destruction
Food waste is a major problem under capitalism. Even if we went back a few hundred years, it would be…
Government’s student loan business more profitable in 2012 than ExxonMobil
May 20, 2013
Government’s student loan business more profitable in 2012 than ExxonMobil
Figures released by the Congressional Budget Office show that the government generates tremendous revenue from the exploitation of students.