Year: 2006
Show trial of FARC-EP spokesperson Palmera begins in U.S. court
October 24, 2006
Show trial of FARC-EP spokesperson Palmera begins in U.S. court
On Oct. 10, the trial of Simon Trinidad, also known as Ricardo Palmera, began in federal court in Washington, D.C.…
Brown University admits complicity in slave trade
October 24, 2006
Brown University admits complicity in slave trade
A central foundation for the emergence of large scale capitalism in America was slavery. It was a brutal institution within…
Two paths emerge in Korea crisis
October 24, 2006
Two paths emerge in Korea crisis
Two divergent paths have emerged as possibilities for the next step in the crisis with North Korea. One is the…
Opposing class forces face off in post-monarchy Nepal
October 23, 2006
Opposing class forces face off in post-monarchy Nepal
This article first appeared in the October 2006 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. In April 2006, the Nepalese people…
Remembering the Black Panthers
October 23, 2006
Remembering the Black Panthers
This article first appeared in the October 2006 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. Forty years ago, in October 1966,…
Protest says ‘no’ to racist gentrification
October 22, 2006
Protest says ‘no’ to racist gentrification
On Oct. 16, hundreds gathered for a rally to protest the systematic displacement of people of color through police brutality…
Oct. 28 anti-war rally scheduled for New Paltz
October 22, 2006
Oct. 28 anti-war rally scheduled for New Paltz
“Key Issues in This Election are Unmentioned and Ignored” is the topic of an anti-war rally in New Paltz, N.Y.,…
Gloria La Riva denounces U.S. aims for Cuba
October 21, 2006
Gloria La Riva denounces U.S. aims for Cuba
"The Bush administration is planning for ‘regime-change’ in Cuba after the death of President Fidel Castro, but the Cuban people…
Puget Sound pollution endangers orca whales, salmon
October 20, 2006
Puget Sound pollution endangers orca whales, salmon
According to researchers, three of the 90 orca whales—also called killer whales—that live in the Puget Sound are missing and…
Miami FBI destroyed Posada’s file in 2003
October 20, 2006
Miami FBI destroyed Posada’s file in 2003
This article first appeared in Cuba's newspaper Granma on Oct. 17. All the original documents in Luis Posada Carriles’ file…