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Protest remembers anti-imperialist Thomas Sankara
On Oct. 15 in Washington, D.C., a demonstration commemorated the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara, the president…
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Palestinian students can’t return to schools abroad
Palestinians students in Gaza demonstrated on Oct. 9 against the Israeli blockade, which is now preventing them from returning to…
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California nurses strike to defend patient care
On Oct. 10 and 11, over 5,000 nurses went on strike in the Bay Area. It was California’s largest strike…
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Leader of Gay Russia speaks at Chicago action
On Oct. 6, some 300 people gathered in Chicago’s LGBT community to mark the ninth anniversary of the brutal slaying…
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Bolivia to withdraw from School of the Americas
Bolivian President Evo Morales has announced that his country’s military will gradually withdraw from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security…
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Vernon Bellecourt: a visionary of the Native movement
Vernon Bellecourt, WaBun-Inini, a member of the Anishinabe/Ojibwe Nation and longtime leader in the American Indian Movement, died on Oct.…
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Exposing the myths of capitalism
"Poverty and suffering are not due to unequal distribution of goods and resources, but to the unequal distribution of capitalism."…
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Treasury chief orchestrates attempt to rescue biggest bank
Officials from the three biggest U.S. banks announced Oct. 16 the creation of a rescue fund of up to $100…
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Junta Laboral debilita derecho de sindicalizarse
Con otro golpe a los derechos de los trabajadores, la Junta Nacional de Relaciones Laborales (NLRB) ha dictaminado que una…
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U.S. capitalists pollute for profit
According to a report released on Oct. 11, over half of the country’s industrial and municipal facilities dumped more pollutants…
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Egyptian textile workers win major strike
Over 24,000 workers at Egypt’s state-owned Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in Mahalla al-Kubra scored an important labor victory on…
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Temporary legal victory stops ‘no match’ rules
The Bush administration's increased repression against undocumented immigrant workers has hit another obstacle. On Oct. 10, federal judge Charles R.…
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Racist judge jails Mychal Bell
Until September, Mychal Bell, one of the Jena 6, had been unjustly imprisoned for nine months. He is now back…
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Labor board eviscerates union card check
In another blow to workers’ rights, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that a union decertification petition can be…
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Looking back at North Korea’s nuclear bomb test
On Oct. 9, 2006, North Korea shocked the world when it announced it had detonated its first nuclear bomb. In…
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Chicago cops disband unit after crimes
The Chicago Police Department announced on Oct. 9 that it is disbanding an “elite” drug and gang unit. The unit…
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El gobierno invierte en guerra, no en salud para niños
El 3 de octubre Bush vetó la legislación ya aprobada por las dos cámaras del Congreso, esta proveería $35 billones…
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Liberation: Volume 1, Issue 9
Volume 1, Issue 9: No war on Iran! U.S. News New GM workers' contract cuts wages and retiree health benefits…
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LAPD to blame for May Day brutality
On Oct. 9, the Los Angeles Police Department released a 90-page report faulting its policies, officer training and commander communication…
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‘In the Valley of Elah’ shows trauma of Iraq war
Though it represents neither profound artistry nor fully developed political analysis, Paul Haggis’ (“Crash”) new film “In the Valley of…
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