Year: 2012
Capitalism, unemployment and mass incarceration
January 11, 2012
Capitalism, unemployment and mass incarceration
Under the blows of neoliberal policies, automation and a depressed economy, tens of millions have been cast out of the…
Por que los jóvenes y afroamericanos favorecen el socialismo
January 11, 2012
Por que los jóvenes y afroamericanos favorecen el socialismo
Recientemente Pew Center, publicó una encuesta en la que encontraron que el 49 por ciento de los jóvenes en los…
Newt Gingrich, Sheldon Adelson and the best democracy money can buy
January 10, 2012
Newt Gingrich, Sheldon Adelson and the best democracy money can buy
The accusations against Mitt Romney made in ad distributed by Newt Gingrinch are accurate—but coming from a slime ball like…
Occupy SF fights for people’s homes
January 10, 2012
Occupy SF fights for people’s homes
On Saturday, Jan. 7, Occupy SF took its show of solidarity to San Francisco’s Excelsior district, a working-class neighborhood where…
Brutal police attack leaves Malik King, R.N., maimed, traumatized
January 9, 2012
Brutal police attack leaves Malik King, R.N., maimed, traumatized
Malik King just wanted to ask a CHP officer for directions. What he got instead was brutally beaten, attacked by…
Indiana: labor’s next big battle
January 7, 2012
Indiana: labor’s next big battle
On Jan. 4, the Indiana legislature opened up its first session with labor packing the house to say NO to…
Air strikes by Turkish military kill 35 Kurdish civilians
January 7, 2012
Air strikes by Turkish military kill 35 Kurdish civilians
On Dec. 29, an overnight Turkish air strike left at least 35 Kurdish civilians dead in northern Iraq near the…
Racist anti-ethnic studies law upheld in Arizona
January 7, 2012
Racist anti-ethnic studies law upheld in Arizona
An administrative judge ruled Dec. 27 that the Tucson Unified School District's Mexican-American Studies courses violated state law.
Albuquerque coalition protests at multiple downtown locations
January 7, 2012
Albuquerque coalition protests at multiple downtown locations
A militant march of New Mexico activists Dec. 30 demanded a halt to government-imposed budget cuts and addressed other pressing…
Workers make the value; capitalists take the profits
January 5, 2012
Workers make the value; capitalists take the profits
Research by economists from Northwestern University highlights just how big a piece of the pie the capitalists are taking.