Year: 2012
Hundreds unite against police brutality and racism
December 31, 2012
Hundreds unite against police brutality and racism
Dec. 18 would have been Alan Blueford's 19th birthday. Instead, the African-American high school student was gunned down on May…
Cruel US immigration policy damages workers’ health
December 31, 2012
Cruel US immigration policy damages workers’ health
A new study released recently gives a glimpse into the hardships the capitalist system places on immigrants and their loved…
Kidnappings of Palestinian children increase in 2012
December 30, 2012
Kidnappings of Palestinian children increase in 2012
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported a 28 percent increase since last year in the number of children kipnapped, tortured…
FBI documents reveal secret nationwide Occupy monitoring
December 27, 2012
FBI documents reveal secret nationwide Occupy monitoring
FBI documents just obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund reveal that from its inception, the FBI treated the…
Liz Fowler and the government-corporate revolving door
December 24, 2012
Liz Fowler and the government-corporate revolving door
Elizabeth Fowler, architect of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, was rewarded for service to the capitalist class with a position…
Philadelphia rally against public school closures
December 24, 2012
Philadelphia rally against public school closures
On Dec. 15, activists came together to denounce proposed actions of the School Reform Commission to close dozens of public…
System failure: homeless and unemployed college grads
December 24, 2012
System failure: homeless and unemployed college grads
Freedom in the U.S. means the freedom to go hungry, freedom to go without a job and freedom to live…
Manteca, Calif., killer cop cleared of any wrongdoing
December 23, 2012
Manteca, Calif., killer cop cleared of any wrongdoing
On Dec. 12, the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office cleared Manteca police officer John Moody of any wrongdoing for…
First Nations movement in Canada fights back
December 21, 2012
First Nations movement in Canada fights back
“Idle No More” has sprung up across Canada as a fight back against the continuing genocidal treatment of Indigenous peoples,…
Landslide victory as Chávez forces sweep Venezuela elections
December 20, 2012
Landslide victory as Chávez forces sweep Venezuela elections
Even without Chávez’ physical presence in the country, Venezuelans remain committed to the socialist process nearly 14 years after it…