Year: 2011
Veterans unable to find jobs after leaving military
January 22, 2011
Veterans unable to find jobs after leaving military
Job opportunities are so rare for returning vets who have spent their days, months and years in war zones that…
Victory in Lucasville prisoners’ hunger strike
January 21, 2011
Victory in Lucasville prisoners’ hunger strike
Just a month after the uprising of Georgia prisoners, a courageous hunger strike by three men locked up at the…
A class analysis of Baby Doc
January 20, 2011
A class analysis of Baby Doc
Kim Ives discusses the circumstances behind the return of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to Haiti, 25 years after the Haitian…
PSL brings King’s message to ‘official’ MLK rally in Albuquerque
January 19, 2011
PSL brings King’s message to ‘official’ MLK rally in Albuquerque
PSL Albuquerque brought the message of Martin Luther King Jr. —opposition to the triplet evils of racism, poverty and war—to…
Workers in Norwich, Conn., organize against cuts to social services
January 19, 2011
Workers in Norwich, Conn., organize against cuts to social services
Municipal workers organized by United Electrical Workers Local 222 are fighting back against social service cuts and a pay freeze…
Census shows widespread poverty
January 19, 2011
Census shows widespread poverty
According to a report published by the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2009 15.7 percent of people in the United States…
Given life sentences for $11 crime, Scott sisters finally released
January 18, 2011
Given life sentences for $11 crime, Scott sisters finally released
The racist character of the justice system could not be more evident, given disproportionate sentencing of Black defendants to death…
Tunisian people’s rebellion overthrows dictatorship
January 18, 2011
Tunisian people’s rebellion overthrows dictatorship
The dictatorship of Tunisian president Ben Ali has fallen, overthrown by a popular rebellion against corruption, unemployment and state repression.
Washington cheers referendum to dismember Sudan
January 17, 2011
Washington cheers referendum to dismember Sudan
On Jan. 9 and 10, the people of Sudan voted on a referendum to divide their country. At the time…