Year: 2010
PSL campaign wins thousands of votes for socialist platform in Long Beach
April 16, 2010
PSL campaign wins thousands of votes for socialist platform in Long Beach
The writer served as campaign manager for the PSL Stevie Merino campaign for Mayor of Long Beach. On Tuesday, April…
China documents U.S. human rights violations
April 15, 2010
China documents U.S. human rights violations
Hardly a week passes in the United States without some front-page news story about how horrible the government of China…
Public outcry reverses denial of life-saving treatment for young mother
April 15, 2010
Public outcry reverses denial of life-saving treatment for young mother
Leukemia patient Diana Smith of Miami was to receive a bone-marrow transplant on April 13 paid for by her Universal…
Congress votes to end debate on bill to ease pain of unemployment
April 15, 2010
Congress votes to end debate on bill to ease pain of unemployment
The U.S. capitalists have seen a silver lining in this dark cloud they named the Great Recession from the very…
Rally protesting emergency law repressed in Cairo
April 15, 2010
Rally protesting emergency law repressed in Cairo
On April 6, Egyptian security forces blocked the streets of downtown Cairo in an attempt to prevent pro-reform and pro-democracy…
West Virginia mining disaster exposes criminality of coal boss
April 15, 2010
West Virginia mining disaster exposes criminality of coal boss
The recent mining disaster April 5 in West Virginia, which claimed the lives of 29 miners, was the result of…
One drop in a sea of blood
April 13, 2010
One drop in a sea of blood
The statement below was authored by Michael Prysner, an Iraq war veteran and co-founder of March Forward!, an affiliate of…
Genetic ancestry testing based on junk science
April 13, 2010
Genetic ancestry testing based on junk science
Millions of Americans have been watching Henry Louis Gates' new PBS show Faces of America . On the show, Gates…
Vote April 13: Stevie Merino for Mayor of Long Beach!
April 12, 2010
Vote April 13: Stevie Merino for Mayor of Long Beach!
* * * Please forward widely * * * Tomorrow, April 13, Long Beach has a chance to break out…
Postmaster general proposes huge cuts in postal services
April 12, 2010
Postmaster general proposes huge cuts in postal services
Postmaster General John Potter recently sent a proposal to Congress for permission to end Saturday mail delivery. He claims that…