Year: 2007
Government funds war, not healthcare for kids
October 12, 2007
Government funds war, not healthcare for kids
On Oct. 3, Bush vetoed legislation passed by both houses of Congress to provide $35 billion over five years to…
The anti-war movement: reality and fiction
October 12, 2007
The anti-war movement: reality and fiction
Reality and fiction are routinely confused by the corporate media. Although the anti-war movement in the United States is on…
Protests support Jena 6 struggle
October 11, 2007
Protests support Jena 6 struggle
The Sept. 20 mass march in Jena drew at least 50,000 protesters, inspiring similar calls to action nationwide. From Southern…
Venezuelan diplomat addresses California activists
October 11, 2007
Venezuelan diplomat addresses California activists
Livia Suarez, second secretary of political affairs at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C., spoke to activist meetings in San…
Connecticut activists demand racist city official be punished
October 11, 2007
Connecticut activists demand racist city official be punished
Connecticut NAACP leaders, members of the immigrant community and local residents are expressing outrage at the recent revelation that Danbury…
Legal victory for Ricardo Palmera, lead negotiator of FARC
October 9, 2007
Legal victory for Ricardo Palmera, lead negotiator of FARC
On Oct. 4, the Colombian revolution scored a victory when a mistrial was declared in the case of Simon Trinidad,…
FARC leader calls Uribe’s bluff
October 9, 2007
FARC leader calls Uribe’s bluff
Nayibe "Sonia" Rojas has said that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia should not let her release or Ricardo Palmera’s…
Musharraf’s electoral victory put on hold
October 9, 2007
Musharraf’s electoral victory put on hold
Official results show U.S. puppet Gen. Pervez Musharraf as the winner of the presidential election in Pakistan. Despite months of…
Bush is all hot air on global warming
October 9, 2007
Bush is all hot air on global warming
At a White House-sponsored conference on climate change at the end of September, President Bush called for a global fund…
Cuban father fights for custody of daughter in Miami courts
October 9, 2007
Cuban father fights for custody of daughter in Miami courts
Rafael Izquierdo, an agricultural worker from Cabaiguan in central Cuba, is fighting for custody of his five-year-old daughter so he…