Year: 2009
Study: California’s state worker furloughs cause economic damage
October 30, 2009
Study: California’s state worker furloughs cause economic damage
An October 2009 UC Berkley study examined data from the California Office of the State Controller on the cost of…
U.S. official resigns over Afghanistan war
October 30, 2009
U.S. official resigns over Afghanistan war
As Afghan resistance to colonial occupation intensified this month, Matthew Hoh, a civilian representative of the U.S. government in Afghanistan's…
Police murders during Katrina under investigation
October 30, 2009
Police murders during Katrina under investigation
Three FBI investigations are underway in an attempt to uncover some of the atrocities committed by the New Orleans Police…
Chicago Transit Authority’s 2010 budget: an assault on workers
October 30, 2009
Chicago Transit Authority’s 2010 budget: an assault on workers
The Party for Socialism and Liberation is mobilizing to stop CTA fare hikes, service cuts and layoffs. There will be…
Video: Frances excluded from mayoral debates!
October 28, 2009
Video: Frances excluded from mayoral debates!
Did you see Frances in the debate last night? Of course you didn't... she was locked out! Click below to…
France Télécom suicides product of privatization
October 28, 2009
France Télécom suicides product of privatization
France Télécom, the main telecommunications company in France, is reeling from a wave of staff suicides that has seen 24…
Israeli court extends solitary confinement of PFLP leader
October 28, 2009
Israeli court extends solitary confinement of PFLP leader
On Oct. 22, an Israeli military court rejected an appeal by the lawyer for Ahmad Sa'adat, the secretary general of…
It’s clear: Washington works for Banks, Wall Street
October 28, 2009
It’s clear: Washington works for Banks, Wall Street
The economic situation in the United States today reveals a huge and ever-increasing gap in wealth distribution. At one pole…
US backs Pakistani military campaign in Waziristan
October 28, 2009
US backs Pakistani military campaign in Waziristan
Under great pressure from the United States to attack Taliban and tribal fighters in the border regions with Afghanistan, Pakistan…
John Brown: revolutionary of his time
October 27, 2009
John Brown: revolutionary of his time
On October 16, 1859, John Brown led 19 men in a raid on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry, West…