Year: 2007
Seattle rally celebrates real legacy of MLK
January 18, 2007
Seattle rally celebrates real legacy of MLK
Over 5,000 people participated in the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration march and rally in Seattle on Jan.…
‘Stop the war’ contingent brings anti-war message to MLK Day parade
January 18, 2007
‘Stop the war’ contingent brings anti-war message to MLK Day parade
On Monday, Jan. 15, the ANSWER Coalition proudly celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by marching with anti-war, anti-racist organizations…
Worldwide protests mark fifth anniversary of Guantánamo torture camp
January 16, 2007
Worldwide protests mark fifth anniversary of Guantánamo torture camp
Thursday, Jan. 11 marked the fifth anniversary of the first detainee being brought to the U.S. prison in Guantánamo, Cuba.…
LAPD secret panel exonerates 13-year-old Devin Brown’s killer
January 16, 2007
LAPD secret panel exonerates 13-year-old Devin Brown’s killer
On Jan. 8, 2007, a Los Angeles Police Department disciplinary board secretly decided not to punish the officer who killed…
1,000 emergency protests the day after Bush announces Iraq war escalation
January 16, 2007
1,000 emergency protests the day after Bush announces Iraq war escalation
Amelia McDonald, Ian Thompson, Sunil Freeman, Ben Becker, John Beacham, John Peter Daly, Jane Cutter, Jon Britton, Tahnee Stair and…
AIDS drug company Abbott Laboratories inflates prices to reap more profits
January 16, 2007
AIDS drug company Abbott Laboratories inflates prices to reap more profits
Breakthroughs in medical research in the mid 1990s provided new hope for people infected with HIV, the virus that causes…
Book review: ‘Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid’ by Jimmy Carter
January 16, 2007
Book review: ‘Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid’ by Jimmy Carter
Ex-president Jimmy Carter’s new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," released just after the November 2006 election, has caused a big…
Struggling for justice: A message from Leonard Peltier
January 12, 2007
Struggling for justice: A message from Leonard Peltier
"Much of the government's behavior at the Pine Ridge Reservation and in its prosecution of Mr. Peltier is to be…
New Wal-Mart scheduling system increases worker exploitation
January 12, 2007
New Wal-Mart scheduling system increases worker exploitation
Wal-Mart—the largest private retailer in the United States—is about to completely change the system it uses for scheduling workers’ shifts.…
Health care in crisis: Symptom of a diseased system
January 12, 2007
Health care in crisis: Symptom of a diseased system
The United States has the largest health expenditures per capita of any country in the world—16 percent of the U.S.…