Year: 2006
Milton Friedman: Ideologue of capitalist ‘freedom’
December 1, 2006
Milton Friedman: Ideologue of capitalist ‘freedom’
Working-class and oppressed people are not likely to mourn the death on Nov. 16 of Milton Friedman (1912-2006). He is…
Politicians fiddle, Iraq burns
December 1, 2006
Politicians fiddle, Iraq burns
In 1970, Henry Kissinger chaired the Vietnam War’s version of the Iraq Study Group (ISG). Its name was virtually the…
Immigrant workers reinstated at Smithfield
November 28, 2006
Immigrant workers reinstated at Smithfield
On Nov. 16, over 1,000 North Carolina meat packers stopped work and walked out of the largest pork processing plant…
Interview with Cuban Five attorney Leonard Weinglass
November 28, 2006
Interview with Cuban Five attorney Leonard Weinglass
New briefs have just been filed in the appeals of the convictions of the Cuban Five. Gloria La Riva, coordinator…
Striking janitors win contract in Houston
November 28, 2006
Striking janitors win contract in Houston
On Nov. 20, 5,300 Houston janitors won a contract battle against five large cleaning companies. Janitors waged a month-long, militant…
Atlanta police kill 92-year-old Black woman in her home
November 28, 2006
Atlanta police kill 92-year-old Black woman in her home
On Nov. 22, narcotics police broke down the door of Kathryn Johnston’s home located in a working-class, African American neighborhood…
Massive pro-Chávez rally in Caracas
November 28, 2006
Massive pro-Chávez rally in Caracas
This article first appeared in the Cuban newspaper Granma. The largest gathering in the history of Venezuela took place Sunday…
How does New York mayor Michael Bloomberg make $1 billion per year?
November 28, 2006
How does New York mayor Michael Bloomberg make $1 billion per year?
On Nov. 21, the New York Sun revealed that New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s net worth could be as…
Oakland airport workers demand union rights
November 27, 2006
Oakland airport workers demand union rights
On Wed., Nov. 22, over 200 hundred people picketed at the Oakland International Airport demanding justice for the airport workers.…
Racist New York cops kill groom on wedding day, fire 50 shots
November 27, 2006
Racist New York cops kill groom on wedding day, fire 50 shots
In yet another racist police atrocity in New York City, three young, Black men were brutally attacked and shot 50…