Year: 2012
Peta Lindsay: Defend public education in Philadelphia!
April 24, 2012
Peta Lindsay: Defend public education in Philadelphia!
Today the Philadelphia School District announced a “restructuring” plan that will devastate, if not destroy, the institution of public education…
A new war crisis looms in Korea
April 24, 2012
A new war crisis looms in Korea
Smaller countries want to develop their independent technological capabilities so as to avoid relentless bullying from world imperialism. Washington, however,…
Progress for women a result of struggle
April 24, 2012
Progress for women a result of struggle
Peta Lindsay, the 2012 PSL presidential candidate, discusses women's rights at an April 15 forum in San Francisco, Calif.
Struggle in Bahrain continues
April 23, 2012
Struggle in Bahrain continues
For over 70 days, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a leader in the people’s movement against the despotic Bahraini monarchy, has been on…
Argentina fights to reclaim its natural resources
April 23, 2012
Argentina fights to reclaim its natural resources
In response to demands of the Argentinian people to control their own resources, President Cristina Fernandez proposed a bill that…
Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
April 23, 2012
Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
Over a thousand Palestinian prisoners held by Israel started a hunger strike on April 17.
Peta Lindsay: Sustainable socialist planning is only answer to environmental crisis
April 22, 2012
Peta Lindsay: Sustainable socialist planning is only answer to environmental crisis
This Earth Day statement is based on Peta Lindsy's response to a question about protecting the environment at the April…
New Orleans cops sentenced in Danziger Bridge massacre
April 22, 2012
New Orleans cops sentenced in Danziger Bridge massacre
Five former New Orleans police officers have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in the slaying of two unarmed…
Boston bosses steal $1.3 million from restaurant workers
April 22, 2012
Boston bosses steal $1.3 million from restaurant workers
Nearly 500 Boston restaurant workers were defrauded out of more than $1.3 million by their employers, the U.S. Department of…
Virginia Commonwealth University students defend free speech
April 22, 2012
Virginia Commonwealth University students defend free speech
Virginia Commonwealth University administration proposed changes to the student code of contact with broad language that could be used to…