Year: 2011
Black teen charged with ‘attempted lynching’ for recording police beating
January 27, 2011
Black teen charged with ‘attempted lynching’ for recording police beating
Jeremy Marks, an 18-year-old African American high school student, was arrested in May 2010 and charged with felony “attempted lynching”…
Pakistani workers halt mass layoffs at private utility company
January 27, 2011
Pakistani workers halt mass layoffs at private utility company
Workers from the Karachi Electric Supply Company in Pakistan staged demonstrations and a sit-in and successfully halted for now the…
Baltimore protest demands justice for Sean Gamble
January 27, 2011
Baltimore protest demands justice for Sean Gamble
A crowd of approximately 60 friends, relatives and community activists braved bitter cold weather to demand justice for Sean Gamble,…
The capitalist economy is played with two sets of rules
January 26, 2011
The capitalist economy is played with two sets of rules
While state governments back out of their contractual obligations to workers, they are routinely shoveling millions of dollars back to…
Amilcar Cabral and the national liberation movement of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde
January 26, 2011
Amilcar Cabral and the national liberation movement of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde
'There are only two possible paths for an independent nation: to return to imperialist domination, or to take the road…
Public sector in the crosshairs of anti-union politicians
January 24, 2011
Public sector in the crosshairs of anti-union politicians
A new wave of anti-labor legislative proposals have a clear goal: Force on public-sector unions the same concessions that were…
Baby Doc: A criminal returns to the scene of his crime
January 24, 2011
Baby Doc: A criminal returns to the scene of his crime
Following a year filled with some of the most tragic moments in their history, now comes a political slap in…
Day of action marks 20 years of U.S. war on the Iraqi people
January 22, 2011
Day of action marks 20 years of U.S. war on the Iraqi people
A day of action marked the 20th consecutive year of U.S. war on the people of Iraq just two days…
Baltimore man executed, three wounded over argument with plainclothes cop
January 22, 2011
Baltimore man executed, three wounded over argument with plainclothes cop
Sean “Loz” Gamble, a 22-year-old father, son, brother, fiancée and semi-pro football player is yet another victim of the largest,…