Year: 2011
Cuba adopts new economic guidelines to raise production
August 15, 2011
Cuba adopts new economic guidelines to raise production
Aug. 2, Cuba’s parliament approved an extensive series of economic and political measures that have been discussed by Cubans since…
Famine and war grip Somalia
August 15, 2011
Famine and war grip Somalia
The Horn of Africa is currently experiencing deadly famine, with 12 million at risk of starvation, 3 million of whom…
PSL message to Cuban leader Fidel Castro
August 13, 2011
PSL message to Cuban leader Fidel Castro
A special greeting to Fidel Castro on his 85th birthday.
Police repression, capitalist austerity spark rebellion in England
August 13, 2011
Police repression, capitalist austerity spark rebellion in England
Starting Aug. 6, the people in the poorest and most oppressed communities of England fought back.
South African students condemn Israeli apartheid
August 13, 2011
South African students condemn Israeli apartheid
Students at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg held a press conference condemning an upcoming Israeli propaganda tour.
Guatemalan war criminals given 6,060 years in prison
August 13, 2011
Guatemalan war criminals given 6,060 years in prison
Guatemalan courts sentenced four retired army officers to 6,060 years in prison Aug. 4 for their roles in the 1982…
Support Verizon workers, striking to defend decades of gains!
August 12, 2011
Support Verizon workers, striking to defend decades of gains!
On Aug. 7, 45,000 Verizon workers went on strike after the company refused to drop a long list of demands…
Deficit deal, financial turbulence pose challenge
August 12, 2011
Deficit deal, financial turbulence pose challenge
Following the Aug. 2 deficit deal, a new financial panic broke signaling a deepening of the economic crisis and more…
Chilean students organize and fight back
August 11, 2011
Chilean students organize and fight back
Tens of thousands of Chilean students, workers, and teachers have been resisting Chilean President Sebastian Pinera’s “free market” attacks on…
Say no to law enforcement brutality!
August 11, 2011
Say no to law enforcement brutality!
On Aug. 6 over 50 demonstrators converged at the Onondaga County “Justice” Center to protest law enforcement brutality.