Year: 2013
California prison hunger-strikers again demand humane treatment
August 7, 2013
California prison hunger-strikers again demand humane treatment
California prisoners continue their hunger strike in the wake of the death of Billy Sell, a SHU prisoner and hunger…
BART workers, community unite against union-busting
August 5, 2013
BART workers, community unite against union-busting
With less than five hours before a strike deadline, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown ordered a seven-day inquiry into the contract…
Neo-colonial tool: the 2013 elections in Mali
August 5, 2013
Neo-colonial tool: the 2013 elections in Mali
The election just months after the French military intervention in January 2013 has been widely criticized due to the chaotic…
Bennett school grading scandal exposes capitalist ‘reform’
August 5, 2013
Bennett school grading scandal exposes capitalist ‘reform’
Corporate education reform is the real scandal. Tony Bennett is one of many school seeking to privatize public education and…
Demonstration denounces repressive Gambian government
August 4, 2013
Demonstration denounces repressive Gambian government
At a demonstration initiated by the Democratic Union of Gambian Activists, protesters denounce lobbying firm BGR for representing the brutal…
Demonstration at Ft. McNair demands Bradley Manning’s freedom
August 4, 2013
Demonstration at Ft. McNair demands Bradley Manning’s freedom
Protest in support of Bradley Manning in Washington, D.C. demands his immediate release
Fight for justice: Oscar Grant’s father to sue Mehserle
August 4, 2013
Fight for justice: Oscar Grant’s father to sue Mehserle
This letter is to inform the world that I, the father of Oscar Grant III, will be suing Johannes Mehserle…
The untold story of Oscar Grant’s father
August 3, 2013
The untold story of Oscar Grant’s father
Revealing a tale of racism, mass incarceration and police brutality, Liberation News interviewed Oscar Grant Jr., who is currently held…
Seattle workers: ‘Wage theft is wrong and we ain’t gonna be quiet’
August 2, 2013
Seattle workers: ‘Wage theft is wrong and we ain’t gonna be quiet’
“Chicken, coffee and some fries, now it's time to organize! Burgers, nuggets and a coke, workers' rights are not a…
President Chávez Remembered in the United States
August 2, 2013
President Chávez Remembered in the United States
Event at the Venezuelan Embassy honors and commemorates the life of Hugo Chavez on his 59th birthday