Year: 2008
Chinese economic stimulus plan to include earthquake reconstruction
November 16, 2008
Chinese economic stimulus plan to include earthquake reconstruction
The Chinese government has announced a $586 billion economic stimulus package to help bolster the country’s economy in face of…
Over 20,000 people march in Los Angeles, demand “Overturn prop. 8!”
November 15, 2008
Over 20,000 people march in Los Angeles, demand “Overturn prop. 8!”
On Saturday, Nov. 8, a historic march against the passage of California’s discriminatory Proposition 8 filled the streets of Silver…
Proposition 8 and LGBT rights: The people have not yet spoken
November 14, 2008
Proposition 8 and LGBT rights: The people have not yet spoken
Proposition 8, the ballot measure banning the right of same-sex couples to marry, narrowly passed on Nov. 4. Millions of…
First marriage licenses issued to LGBT couples in Connecticut
November 14, 2008
First marriage licenses issued to LGBT couples in Connecticut
Gay and lesbian couples were granted marriage licenses in cities and towns across Connecticut on Nov. 12, one month after…
Chicago pro-LGBT forces protest James Dobson at Radio Hall of Fame
November 14, 2008
Chicago pro-LGBT forces protest James Dobson at Radio Hall of Fame
On Nov. 8, over 500 protesters in Chicago marched in a large, militant picket despite the cold rain to support…
World mourns loss of Mama Afrika
November 14, 2008
World mourns loss of Mama Afrika
Legendary South African performer Miriam "Mama Afrika" Makeba died on Nov. 10. Makeba, 76, collapsed the day before in Italy…
Free the Atenco 13!
November 14, 2008
Free the Atenco 13!
Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on Pennsylvania’s death row since 1982 on false charges of shooting a Philadelphia cop, being railroaded…
Haitians pushed back by U.N. troops following school collapse
November 14, 2008
Haitians pushed back by U.N. troops following school collapse
Police and U.N. forces in riot gear drove away Haitians trying to pull away pieces of wreckage at a collapsed…
How will President Obama ‘rule’?
November 14, 2008
How will President Obama ‘rule’?
While the capitalists, the mass media and many in the progressive movement hope for a lengthy honeymoon period for President-elect…
Unemployment rises dramatically as economic crisis deepens
November 14, 2008
Unemployment rises dramatically as economic crisis deepens
The October 2008 job report showed a decline in the employment rate for the 10th consecutive month, with 240,000 jobs…