Year: 2013
Egypt’s unfinished revolution flares up
January 11, 2013
Egypt’s unfinished revolution flares up
A general strike for Dec. 4 was called for by opponents of President Mohamed Morsi who object to a hurriedly…
Israel: masquerading as the victim
January 11, 2013
Israel: masquerading as the victim
"Israel wants peace, but it cannot find a partner for peace,” is the mantra endlessly repeated by Israeli leaders over…
What Washington wants in Syria
January 11, 2013
What Washington wants in Syria
On April 10, 2003, the day after the fall of Baghdad to U.S troops, Bush administration official John Bolton told…
Obama PIC removes unemployed speak-out at Freedom Plaza
January 11, 2013
Obama PIC removes unemployed speak-out at Freedom Plaza
At the direction of the Obama Presidential Inaugural Committee, the National Park Service has revoked the permit for a Speak-out…
Capitalist environment solutions create new problems
January 11, 2013
Capitalist environment solutions create new problems
So-called green capitalism, the push by industry to reap profit from the public's desire to see a cleaner environment, is…
Drones: imperialists’ weapon of choice
January 11, 2013
Drones: imperialists’ weapon of choice
Drones are highly sophisticated killing machines, but their value to U.S. imperialism is primarily political not technological.
Symbolic inauguration: ‘We’re all Chávez!’
January 10, 2013
Symbolic inauguration: ‘We’re all Chávez!’
Mass rallies to support Chávez and stand up for the Bolivarian Revolution will take place across Venezuela in the ongoing…
Chicago teachers fight racist school turnarounds
January 9, 2013
Chicago teachers fight racist school turnarounds
Turnarounds—in addition to constituting an attack on teachers' unions and a reactionary policy for reform—have exacerbated the systemic problem of…
Three death row inmates win sentence reduction
January 6, 2013
Three death row inmates win sentence reduction
Despite these precedent-setting sentence reductions, racist mass incarceration remains very much alive in North Carolina, as it does in the…
Chinese cities surrounded by US warships, fighter jets
January 5, 2013
Chinese cities surrounded by US warships, fighter jets
The U.S, as the current master of the capitalist-world, cannot allow a foreign market to overtake it in profitability, as…