Year: 2011
McCarthyite legislation approved by Israeli Knesset
January 16, 2011
McCarthyite legislation approved by Israeli Knesset
By a 41-15 margin, the Israeli Knesset has approved legislation that will advance the creation of a commission of inquiry…
Pay freeze announced for federal workers
January 15, 2011
Pay freeze announced for federal workers
On Nov. 29, Pres. Obama announced a two-year pay freeze for nearly two million workers employed by the federal government…
The PSL in 2010: ‘What do we do? Stand up, fight back!’
January 14, 2011
The PSL in 2010: ‘What do we do? Stand up, fight back!’
"Sit down, shut up and take it." That was the ruling class's message to workers and poor people in 2010.…
New Florida governor pushes reactionary education agenda
January 14, 2011
New Florida governor pushes reactionary education agenda
Rick Scott, the newly elected governor of Florida, is following through on a campaign promise to “reform” the state's education…
Arizona denying transplants under Medicaid
January 14, 2011
Arizona denying transplants under Medicaid
Arizona has decided to reduce Medicaid coverage for transplants, causing pain to many families throughout the state—but to two families…
PSL WikiBrief: Venezuela’s ‘Socialist Areperas’ make revolution even tastier
January 13, 2011
PSL WikiBrief: Venezuela’s ‘Socialist Areperas’ make revolution even tastier
Venezuelan 'Socialist Areperas'—state-owned restaurants that serve the food staple arepa—are a cause of interest and concern for U.S. embassy officials,…
People’s Tribunal, protest expose Posada’s crimes and connections
January 13, 2011
People’s Tribunal, protest expose Posada’s crimes and connections
On Jan. 10, the U.S. government began its sham trial of notorious terrorist Luis Posada Carriles in El Paso, Texas.…
Defend birthright citizenship!
Editorial
January 13, 2011
Defend birthright citizenship!
The same racist Arizona lawmakers who authored SB 1070 are introducing a bill that would issue a different type of…
The 1991 Gulf War: beginning the twenty-year destruction of Iraq
January 13, 2011
The 1991 Gulf War: beginning the twenty-year destruction of Iraq
All progressive people call for the end to the U.S. occupation of and true sovereignty for Iraq, but it is…
Hundreds in Ohio brave weather to say no to Kasich’s policies
January 13, 2011
Hundreds in Ohio brave weather to say no to Kasich’s policies
Hundreds of activists converged on the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to protest Governor-elect Kasich’s planned cuts in education and health…