Year: 2007
Anti-war movement responds to Bush: The real state of the union is anti-war
January 23, 2007
Anti-war movement responds to Bush: The real state of the union is anti-war
The following statement is from Brian Becker, national coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End…
International Association of Democratic Lawyers condemns execution of Saddam Hussein
January 20, 2007
International Association of Democratic Lawyers condemns execution of Saddam Hussein
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers is a non-governmental organization of jurists with national affiliates on all continents. The International…
Behind the executioner’s mask: U.S. ‘justice’ and the hanging of Iraqi judge Awad Hamad al-Bandar
January 20, 2007
Behind the executioner’s mask: U.S. ‘justice’ and the hanging of Iraqi judge Awad Hamad al-Bandar
On Dec. 26, 2006, the Appellate Court of the Iraqi Special Tribunal announced that Judge Awad Hamad al-Bandar, along with…
Posada Carriles moved to New Mexico jail
January 19, 2007
Posada Carriles moved to New Mexico jail
This article first appeared in Cuba's Granma on Jan. 17. Luis Posada Carriles, the man responsible for the bombing of…
Atlanta police lied about home raid that killed elderly Black woman
January 19, 2007
Atlanta police lied about home raid that killed elderly Black woman
The Atlanta Police Department confirmed what the community already suspected in the police killing of an elderly African American woman…
Workers need paid family leave
January 19, 2007
Workers need paid family leave
The writer is a statewide delegate and co-chair of the Women’s Rights and Concerns Committee of United University Professions (UUP),…
Over 744,000 homeless in world’s richest country
January 19, 2007
Over 744,000 homeless in world’s richest country
A recent report released by the National Alliance to End Homelessness last week gave a grim picture of the state…
Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution advances
January 19, 2007
Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution advances
On Jan. 10, Hugo Chávez inaugurated his third term as president of Venezuela after winning the December 2006 elections with…
Thousands cheer anti-war contingent at MLK Day Parade
January 18, 2007
Thousands cheer anti-war contingent at MLK Day Parade
On Jan. 15, 10,000 people cheered the Fort Lauderdale, Martin Luther King, Jr. parade anti-war contingent organized by the Broward…
Smithfield workers walk out to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18, 2007
Smithfield workers walk out to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968, he was in Memphis, Tenn., supporting the sanitation workers’…