Year: 2006

Nationwide protests support Steelworkers’ Goodyear strike

Nationwide protests support Steelworkers’ Goodyear strike

On Dec. 16, 150 actions took place across the United States and Canada in front of Goodyear retailers. The actions…
U.S. imperialist intervention in Somalia

U.S. imperialist intervention in Somalia

Conflict in the Horn of Africa is escalating rapidly. A power struggle in Somalia between the weak interim government and…
Racist raids target undocumented immigrants in six states

Racist raids target undocumented immigrants in six states

On Dec. 12, at least 1,280 immigrant workers were arrested in a series of raids targeting meatpacking plants owned by…
Protesters denounce Korea-U.S. FTA in Montana

Protesters denounce Korea-U.S. FTA in Montana

The writer is the national staff coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) and…
FEMA battles to eliminate housing for Katrina victims

FEMA battles to eliminate housing for Katrina victims

Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, President Bush stood in Jackson Square in New Orleans and declared,…
U.S. vastly underreporting attacks, casualties in Iraq

U.S. vastly underreporting attacks, casualties in Iraq

Since the U.S. "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq in March 2003, almost 3,000 U.S. troops have been killed in…
New U.S. military strategies in Iraq bring more death, destruction

New U.S. military strategies in Iraq bring more death, destruction

The writer is a student leader at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The New York Times reported on Dec. 5…
Socialist construction in North Korea

Socialist construction in North Korea

On Monday, Dec. 17, the United States and North Korea will return to what is known as the six-party negotiations.…
Richest two percent own half of world’s wealth

Richest two percent own half of world’s wealth

"…in proportion as capital accumulates, the lot of the labourer, be his payment high or low, must grow worse." —…
Hundreds rally for ferry workers’ union rights

Hundreds rally for ferry workers’ union rights

Hundreds gathered at the Embarcadero, in front of the Ferry Building, to rally and march in support of the Alcatraz…
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