-
Demystifying the FARC-EP
The March 1 Colombian attacks in Ecuadorian territory on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) killed their number…
Read More » -
Swaziland textile strike met with threats and violence
African countries get little serious attention in the mainstream U.S. media. Workers’ struggles in Africa get even less. There has…
Read More » -
U.S. forces third round of U.N. sanctions on Iran
On March 3, the U.N. Security Council approved a third round of sanctions against Iran. Two earlier sets of sanctions…
Read More » -
Ecuador, Venezuela beat U.S.-Colombia offensive
On March 1, the Colombian military crossed its border with Ecuador and bombed a FARC campsite with full U.S. support.…
Read More » -
Supreme Court modifies racist drug-sentencing law
The systemic, institutionalized racism within U.S. capitalism is evident in headlines surrounding the consequences of a Supreme Court ruling on…
Read More » -
Jury hung in case of border agent tried for murder
U.S. border agents have killed 12 immigrants in the last 2 years, yet only one agent has been tried for…
Read More » -
Government budget cuts spread through country
Read, listen, or watch local news almost anywhere in the country and you are likely to hear news about budget…
Read More » -
A soldier’s story
The following statement was delivered at the Winter Soldier event, organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War and held in…
Read More » -
Bolivia, Peru defend use of coca leaf
Last week, the U.N.’s International Narcotics Control Board strongly recommended that Peru and Bolivia ban coca chewing and the use…
Read More » -
The NYPD’s racist subway searches
The spectre of institutional racism continues to haunt the New York Police Department both above and below the streets of…
Read More » -
Judge blasts officials for immigrant’s death
Federal Judge Pregerson ruled on March 13 that family of Francisco Castaneda could sue the federal government for denying him…
Read More » -
Court rules against Los Angeles grocery workers
Los Angeles grocery workers are under attack by store owners, who claim that the rights the workers fought for are…
Read More » -
Workers in Greece strike over pension reform bill
Greek workers staged a nationwide job walkout on March 12, grounding flights, crippling public transit and leaving garbage piled up…
Read More » -
Attacks in Iraq have remained constant despite troop surge
David Walker, the top official at the Government Accountability Office, reported newly declassified statistics about the frequency of attacks against…
Read More » -
Pakistan’s leading parties form anti-Musharraf front
On March 9, Pakistan’s two leading political parties announced that they had reached agreement on the formation of a new…
Read More » -
Fed boosts effort to save big banks, lenders
What is the cause of the growing turmoil in the housing and financial sectors of the economy, and what is…
Read More »