Year: 2012
Libya’s new election law: NATO rebels consolidate political dictatorship
January 16, 2012
Libya’s new election law: NATO rebels consolidate political dictatorship
A recent draft election law in Libya is causing outrage among varying sectors of Libyan society.
Occupy and the tragedy facing the 1%
January 16, 2012
Occupy and the tragedy facing the 1%
"...Enough is enough, what about our rights?...My wife cannot go to the spa after work and we have stopped going…
Fort Lewis lockdown ends
January 16, 2012
Fort Lewis lockdown ends
On January 4, the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. was placed on “lockdown."
Antonio Guerrero art exhibit opens in Seattle
January 16, 2012
Antonio Guerrero art exhibit opens in Seattle
“From my altitude,” a traveling exhibit of paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban heroes, opened at the…
Reclaiming the revolutionary heritage of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 16, 2012
Reclaiming the revolutionary heritage of Martin Luther King Jr.
The last major campaign organized by Dr. King, which took place after his death, took the form of a shantytown…
Inmates in LA jails brutalized
January 14, 2012
Inmates in LA jails brutalized
Brutality and violence against inmates in Los Angeles jails is pervasive. Recent media reports and an ongoing investigation by the…
Israel’s High Court exposes Israeli apartheid regime
January 14, 2012
Israel’s High Court exposes Israeli apartheid regime
Statement on Israeli High Court decision the upholding one of the most blatant examples of Israel’s racist apartheid system.
Israel’s High Court exposes Israeli apartheid regime
January 14, 2012
Israel’s High Court exposes Israeli apartheid regime
January 12 press release from the Badil Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights on an Israeli High Court decision…
U.S. and Israel prepare joint military drill
January 13, 2012
U.S. and Israel prepare joint military drill
The Israeli military announced on Jan. 5 that it will be joining with troops from the U.S. for a military…
Nigerians protest end of fuel subsidies
January 13, 2012
Nigerians protest end of fuel subsidies
Protesters in the northern Nigerian city of Kano have faced police violence as they demonstrated against skyrocketing prices for fuel.