Year: 2012
Israel: masquerading as the victim of an unprovoked attack
December 6, 2012
Israel: masquerading as the victim of an unprovoked attack
“Israel wants peace, but it cannot find a partner for peace,” is endlessly repeated by Israeli leaders but opposite is…
Bambu: It goes beyond a conscious rap song
December 6, 2012
Bambu: It goes beyond a conscious rap song
With his music and community organizing, Bambu too has been at war with imperialism, police brutality, capitalism and patriarchy—promoting revolution…
Big Oil threatens Everglades with fracking
December 6, 2012
Big Oil threatens Everglades with fracking
Fracking is linked to climate change in the long term but has the immediate effect of water contamination. In other…
Capitalism wastes human potential
December 6, 2012
Capitalism wastes human potential
Decades-old budget cuts, Wall Street excesses and assaults on unions have created a spiral of few education options and unemployment…
New Medicare policy punishes hospitals for readmissions
December 5, 2012
New Medicare policy punishes hospitals for readmissions
No patient wants to be re-admitted, and hospitals that serve poor communities also want to streamline discharges. But the real…
Greenhouse gases soar as climate politics stall
December 5, 2012
Greenhouse gases soar as climate politics stall
The year 2011 marked yet another increase pushing the global climate ever closer to a potentially catastrophic shift in weather…
Over 100 workers killed in Bangladesh factory fire
December 4, 2012
Over 100 workers killed in Bangladesh factory fire
In yet another example of capitalism’s sickening disregard for human life, 111 workers died in an enormous factory fire that…
Health workers sentenced by Bahrain court
December 2, 2012
Health workers sentenced by Bahrain court
Mainstream media have been silent about the sentencing of medical workers in Bahrain, convicted of treating protesters injured by government…
Fast food workers say: ‘Fifteen an hour—we have the power!’
December 1, 2012
Fast food workers say: ‘Fifteen an hour—we have the power!’
"We can't survive on $7.25!” This was the theme of the day, as 200 fast food workers, joined by hundreds…
Another Black teen shot down in Florida
December 1, 2012
Another Black teen shot down in Florida
On Nov. 23 at a Jacksonville gas station, another racist killing took place in Florida having important parallels to the…