Year: 2008
French government targets Muslim woman for practicing religion
July 25, 2008
French government targets Muslim woman for practicing religion
France’s Council of State has denied citizenship to Faiza Silmi solely on the basis of her religion. She wears a…
Selling the war
July 25, 2008
Selling the war
The author is an Iraq war veteran and the Party for Socialism and Liberation's congressional candidate in Florida's 22nd District.…
What is behind the struggle in Colombia?
July 25, 2008
What is behind the struggle in Colombia?
Colombian trade unionists and peasant leaders continue to be gunned down in record numbers by a death-squad government that is…
Activists converge in Japan to protest G-8 summit
July 24, 2008
Activists converge in Japan to protest G-8 summit
The author was recently invited to Japan to represent the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)…
Denial of hearing for Mumia another blow against justice
July 23, 2008
Denial of hearing for Mumia another blow against justice
Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on Pennsylvania’s death row since 1982 on false charges of shooting a Philadelphia cop.…
Haifa Conference defends secular, democratic state in historic Palestine
July 23, 2008
Haifa Conference defends secular, democratic state in historic Palestine
The writer is a member of the political bureau of Abnaa elBalad and was active in the initiating committee of…
EPA decreases value of human life
July 22, 2008
EPA decreases value of human life
The U.S. government has devalued an individual life by nearly $1 million. Five years ago the "value of a statistical…
Thirty-year gap in U.S. life expectancy highlights inequality
July 22, 2008
Thirty-year gap in U.S. life expectancy highlights inequality
A recent study reveals a 30-year gap in average life expectancy between Mississippi and Connecticut, the poorest and richest U.S.…
Supreme Court denies widow life insurance benefits
July 22, 2008
Supreme Court denies widow life insurance benefits
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Houston widow's rightful claim to her husband's life insurance benefits…
Efforts to indict Sudan’s president fueled by Washington’s lies
July 22, 2008
Efforts to indict Sudan’s president fueled by Washington’s lies
In a move that signals the escalation of the imperialist offensive against Sudan, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest…