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What is behind the struggle in Colombia?
Colombian trade unionists and peasant leaders continue to be gunned down in record numbers by a death-squad government that is…
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Activists converge in Japan to protest G-8 summit
The author was recently invited to Japan to represent the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)…
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Denial of hearing for Mumia another blow against justice
Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on Pennsylvania’s death row since 1982 on false charges of shooting a Philadelphia cop.…
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Haifa Conference defends secular, democratic state in historic Palestine
The writer is a member of the political bureau of Abnaa elBalad and was active in the initiating committee of…
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EPA decreases value of human life
The U.S. government has devalued an individual life by nearly $1 million. Five years ago the "value of a statistical…
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Thirty-year gap in U.S. life expectancy highlights inequality
A recent study reveals a 30-year gap in average life expectancy between Mississippi and Connecticut, the poorest and richest U.S.…
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Supreme Court denies widow life insurance benefits
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Houston widow's rightful claim to her husband's life insurance benefits…
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Efforts to indict Sudan’s president fueled by Washington’s lies
In a move that signals the escalation of the imperialist offensive against Sudan, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest…
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U.S. Census Bureau refuses to recognize same-sex marriages
The U.S. Census Bureau has announced it will not recognize same-sex marriages in the 2010 census. The agency plans to…
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Port bosses attack longshore workers for anti-war action
On May 27, Pacific Maritime Association bosses filed a lawsuit against the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The timing of…
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Analysts say more banks will fail
Analysts predict that as many as 150 U.S. banks could fail in the next 12 to 18 months. The news…
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McCain, Obama agree: U.S. must dominate Middle East
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama differ in their proposals for when and how the United States should begin a…
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Steps towards ballot access in Louisiana
From July 2 to July 5, PSL vice-presidential candidate Eugene Puryear and campaign supporters traveled to Louisiana in order to…
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Agricultural growers push California farm workers to death
This has been a deadly summer for farm workers in California. Four farm workers have died of heat stroke while…
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Will Washington attack Iran?
Plans for a U.S./Israeli attack on Iran have occupied much of the headlines in recent weeks. Not a day goes…
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Liberation Volume 2, Issue 16
Volume 2, No. 16: Organize, Organize, Organize! On the cover: Florida casino workers beat the house to win union Santa…
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Cadbury taste testers treated like expendable guinea pigs
Taste testers at Cadbury Adams, the U.S. subsidiary of candy maker Cadbury, have sued the company after suffering lesions on…
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Japanese fishermen strike over fuel prices
More than 250,000 fishermen in Japan staged a one-day strike on July 15 to demand the government help the fishing…
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Screen Actors Guild fights studio bosses for labor contract
As of this writing, contract negotiations between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the largest labor…
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Italy conducting racist census to collect data on Roma people
The Italian government is conducting a racist census to collect personal data from all Roma people in the country. Fingerprints,…
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