Year: 2006
Afghanistan on the record: Why have Canada & NATO failed in Afghanistan?
December 8, 2006
Afghanistan on the record: Why have Canada & NATO failed in Afghanistan?
“The airplanes came and were bombing until 3 am. And, in the morning, they started hitting our village with mortars…
Chávez victory signals deepening of Venezuela’s revolutionary process
December 8, 2006
Chávez victory signals deepening of Venezuela’s revolutionary process
On Dec. 3, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez won reelection for a third term in a landslide. Chávez earned nearly 63…
U.S. prison population highest in the world
December 8, 2006
U.S. prison population highest in the world
According to a Nov. 30 Justice Department report, the number of inmates in U.S. prisons rose 35 percent from 1995…
Movement to free Mumia set to expand on gains
December 8, 2006
Movement to free Mumia set to expand on gains
This article first appeared in the December 2006 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. What began as a traffic stop…
The struggle for power in Lebanon and the Middle East
December 8, 2006
The struggle for power in Lebanon and the Middle East
A situation of dual power exists in Lebanon today. There are two counterposed sources of authority and power in the…
GABRIELA Network: Philippines must assert jurisdiction after rape verdict
December 6, 2006
GABRIELA Network: Philippines must assert jurisdiction after rape verdict
Below is a Dec. 3 statement by the U.S.-Philippine women's group GABRIELA Network demanding that the U.S. soldier recently found…
Celebrations in Cuba mark Fidel’s 80th, founding of revolutionary army
December 6, 2006
Celebrations in Cuba mark Fidel’s 80th, founding of revolutionary army
The writers traveled to Cuba to participate in and cover the celebration of Fidel Castro’s 80th birthday and the 50th…
Protests demand justice for Filipina raped by U.S. troops
December 5, 2006
Protests demand justice for Filipina raped by U.S. troops
Nov. 25 is the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. Actions across the world were taken from Nov. 25-27…
The real lessons of the 1956 uprising in Hungary
December 5, 2006
The real lessons of the 1956 uprising in Hungary
This article first appeared in the November 2006 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. On June 22, President Bush traveled…
Chávez scores electoral victory: Supporters gather in San Francisco
December 5, 2006
Chávez scores electoral victory: Supporters gather in San Francisco
On Sunday, Dec. 3, the people of Venezuela reelected President Hugo Chávez by a wide margin. For years, Chávez has…