Year: 2006

Mexican police arrest Oaxaca protest leaders, movement fights back

Mexican police arrest Oaxaca protest leaders, movement fights back

According to a communiqué of the Popular Assembly of the People’s of Oaxaca (APPO), the Federal Preventative Police arrested two…
The furor and the storm: Constitutional change in the Philippines

The furor and the storm: Constitutional change in the Philippines

The writer is a member of the Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines. He lives in Los…
U.S. suburban poor outnumber urban poor

U.S. suburban poor outnumber urban poor

A recent Brookings Institute study exposes the growing rate of poverty throughout the United States. It demonstrates that poverty affects…
U.S. House launches racist attack on Mumia Abu-Jamal

U.S. House launches racist attack on Mumia Abu-Jamal

Dec. 9 marked the 25th anniversary of the arrest of African American political prisoner on death row Mumia Abu-Jamal. Hundreds…
New York commission recommends hospital closures to cut costs

New York commission recommends hospital closures to cut costs

Close seven nursing homes, nine functioning hospitals, reduce at least a dozen more to the point of uselessness and eliminate…
Pinochet and the lessons of Chile

Pinochet and the lessons of Chile

Before Sept. 11, 2001, the date of Sept. 11 signified to the progressive movement the fascist terror unleashed on the…
Protesters denounce Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

Protesters denounce Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

On Dec.7, as President Bush entertained guests inside the White House, a small but spirited protest took place just outside…
Seattle solidarity with Iraq war resisters

Seattle solidarity with Iraq war resisters

Braving rain and wind, Seattle activists held a day of solidarity with Iraq war resisters inside the military. The Dec.…
Santa Clara protest targets Zionist AIPAC dinner

Santa Clara protest targets Zionist AIPAC dinner

Some 75 people turned out to protest at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Dec. 3 as AIPAC, the American…
Thousands in NYC demand justice for Sean Bell

Thousands in NYC demand justice for Sean Bell

On Wed., Dec. 6, thousands of protesters came onto the streets surrounding Foley Square just north of City Hall in…
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