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Distressed sales of homes reach record rate
Falling home prices resulted in a 3.1 percent increase in sales in July, the largest leap since February. However, 33…
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Justice Department may reduce Abramoff’s sentence
The Justice Department recently recommended a reduced sentence for imprisoned lobbyist, Jack Abramoff. The potential sentence reduction comes as a…
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Immigration raid turns Iowa town into prison camp
In the aftermath of one of the largest immigration raids in U.S. history, the town of Postville, Iowa, has been…
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What is ‘humanitarian intervention’?
"Humanitarian intervention" is a term widely used in today’s political lexicon. It is one of the main justifications used by…
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Low-cost housing at risk in Los Angeles
Los Angeles could lose thousands of affordable apartments in the next five years as contracts requiring landlords to rent to…
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African workers starve to death aboard boat to Spain
Twenty-five Africans, including five women and five children, were rescued from a sinking boat off the coast of southern Spain…
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Remembering Del Martin
Del Martin, a great fighter for LGBT equality who devoted her life to the struggle for justice, died on Aug.…
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Eyewitness New Orleans — As Hurricane Gustav Bears Down
Tomorrow, the people of New Orleans and the wider area again face the possibility of catastrophic disaster. While the government's…
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Eyewitness New Orleans — As Hurricane Gustav Bears Down
Tomorrow, the people of New Orleans and the wider area again face the possibility of catastrophic disaster. While the government's…
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Protestors gather at FEMA headquarters on Katrina anniversary
A spirited crowd of about 80 protesters demonstrated in the rain at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in downtown Washington,…
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Liberation Volume 2, Issue 19
Volume 2, No. 19: Raise the Minimum Wage to $15/hour! On the cover: Economic Relief for Workers Now! U.S. News…
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Community protests police killings
On Saturday, Aug. 23, a noontime community protest against police brutality took place on the corner of Ashby Ave. and…
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’68–then and now
Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on Pennsylvania’s death row since 1982 on false charges of shooting a Philadelphia cop, being railroaded…
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Musharraf resigns as Pakistan’s president
Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation from Pakistan’s presidency on Aug. 18. The resignation prompted the Pakistani people to take to…
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DMV workers protest state budget cuts
On Saturday, Aug. 16, more than 1,000 Department of Motor Vehicle Employees held demonstrations at a dozen DMV offices in…
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U.S. war resisters fight for refuge in Canada
Today, close to two hundred U.S. war resistors who reside in Canada are facing an uncertain future. Their actions are…
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Bogus legal case against Chicago area activists defeated
On Aug. 20, felony charges of reckless conduct were dismissed against two Chicago-area anti-war activists. Over 50 people packed a…
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Zimbabwe election crisis reflects competing class interests
Zimbabwe remains locked in a political crisis. Various rounds of negotiations since the June 27 runoff presidential election have yet…
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‘I will never regret standing up for my people’
Leonard Peltier is a Native American political prisoner incarcerated unjustly in U.S. federal prisons since 1976. The statement below was…
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Sun Sentinel: Low turnout at Denver protests, Delray Beach Congressional candidate still shows
Low turnout at Denver protests, Delray Beach Congressional candidate still shows Posted by Khari Johnson Before the convention began, Recreate…
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