by Christine Frank / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning” opened across the nation last month and is receiving considerable attention from audiences who want to get the lowdown on the most urgent question facing humanity in our entire history. The movie is essentially a … Continue reading Review of “An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning”
Month: July 2006
Viaje a El Paso y Juarez
por Nico Solon y Alejandro Giron, en la ediccion de Socialist Action, Julio 2006 Recientemente tuvimos la oportunidad de viajar a las ciudades de Juárez, México, y El Paso, Texas. Originalmente establecidas como una sola ciudad (El Paso Del Norte) en 1669, fueron divididas en 1848 por el tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo. Las ciudades son … Continue reading Viaje a El Paso y Juarez
Entrevista con Mumia Abu-Jamal La Lucha en Contra del Imperio
por Rafael Rodriguez Cruz, en la ediccion de Socialist Action, Julio 2006 El 24 de mayo de 2006, tuve la oportunidad de entrevistar en persona al dirigente revolucionario afroamericano Mumia Abu-Jamal, quien permanece encarcelado en el corredor de la muerte de la Green Correctional Institution en Waynesburg, Pa. Abu-Jamal fue fundador del capítulo de Filadelfia … Continue reading Entrevista con Mumia Abu-Jamal La Lucha en Contra del Imperio
YSA Trip to El Paso and Juarez
by Nico Solon and Alejandro Giron / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper Recently we had the opportunity to take a trip to the twin cities of Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas. They were originally established as one city (El Paso Del Norte) in 1669, but divided by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo … Continue reading YSA Trip to El Paso and Juarez
Maoists Join Nepal Government
by Wayne S. Rossi / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper Following the massive and valiant popular stand that forced Nepal's king to reinstate parliament and lose most of his authority, as reported in the June issue of Socialist Action, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has come to an agreement with the Seven-Party … Continue reading Maoists Join Nepal Government
Guantanamo: The Killing Field of Human Rights
by Gerry Foley / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper The Guantanamo prison has become the most glaring symbol of the U.S. government’s arrogant disregard of the safeguards of human rights in American and international law. Even five judges on the U.S. Supreme Court (a majority) felt obliged to strike down the Bush administration’s … Continue reading Guantanamo: The Killing Field of Human Rights
Bolivia: The Cockpit of the Radicalization in Latin America
by Gerry Foley / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper The government of Evo Morales suffered serious setbacks in the elections for the Constituent Assemblies and in the referenda on autonomy held in the country’s nine departments. (In Bolivia, a department corresponds to what are often called “provinces” in other countries. The “provinces” in … Continue reading Bolivia: The Cockpit of the Radicalization in Latin America
Government Recommends 30-Year Sentence for Lynne Stewart
by Jeff Mackler / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper The U.S. Probation Department filed a report in late June for Federal District Court Judge John G. Koeltl recommending that attorney Lynne Stewart, 67, be sentenced to 30 years in prison. Stewart was the victim of a government frame-up when she was convicted in … Continue reading Government Recommends 30-Year Sentence for Lynne Stewart
British Socialists Discuss the Latin American Radicalization
by the Editors / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper The June 24 day school in Britain on the radicalization in Latin America was an important political event. It was organized by Socialist Resistance, a united-front newspaper that includes Socialist Action’s cothinkers of the International Socialist Group, the British section of the Fourth International. … Continue reading British Socialists Discuss the Latin American Radicalization
Innocents on the ‘Road to Guantanamo’
by Gaetana Caldwell-Smith / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper To question the authenticity of events depicted in Michael Winterbottom’s and Matt Whitecross’s recent docudrama, “The Road to Guantanamo,” is to be ignorant of the many testimonies that have come from others—of men being picked up, blindfolded, shackled, dumped into trucks and planes, eventually … Continue reading Innocents on the ‘Road to Guantanamo’
Iraq: An Unending Disaster
by Gerry Foley / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper Chaos continues in Iraq and the steady bloodletting of the U.S. occupation forces. The Washington Post reported that 16 American soldiers were killed in the third week in June, most by roadside bombs. At the same time, Japan was removing its troops, leaving the … Continue reading Iraq: An Unending Disaster
Israel Launches Campaign to Crush the Palestinians
by Gerry Foley / July 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper The Israeli government’s immediate response to an attack on June 25 by Palestinian fighters on a border post it maintains between the Gaza Strip and Egypt and the kidnapping of a young Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, was to seal off the overpopulated and impoverished … Continue reading Israel Launches Campaign to Crush the Palestinians
Palestinian Politics in the Melting Pot
by Gerry Foley / June 2006 issue Socialist Action With elections coming up in both the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, the political situation in both areas continues to show more and more signs of fluidity. Israel, a fortress state backed by world imperialism, is the more stable. But even there, the projected winner of … Continue reading Palestinian Politics in the Melting Pot
Palestinian Politics in the Melting Pot
by Gerry Foley / June 2006 issue Socialist Action With elections coming up in both the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, the political situation in both areas continues to show more and more signs of fluidity. Israel, a fortress state backed by world imperialism, is the more stable. But even there, the projected winner of … Continue reading Palestinian Politics in the Melting Pot
Palestinian Politics in the Melting Pot
by Gerry Foley / June 2006 issue Socialist Action With elections coming up in both the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, the political situation in both areas continues to show more and more signs of fluidity. Israel, a fortress state backed by world imperialism, is the more stable. But even there, the projected winner of … Continue reading Palestinian Politics in the Melting Pot
‘A People’s History of Science’ Cuts Through Elitist View of Human Accomplishments
by Mary Scully / June 2006 issue Socialist Action "A People’s History of Science" by Clifford D. Conner is an important book. For those interested in the history of science, it is an essential read. For those interested in social transformation but not science, it is a wonderful introduction to the political importance of science. … Continue reading ‘A People’s History of Science’ Cuts Through Elitist View of Human Accomplishments
‘A People’s History of Science’ Cuts Through Elitist View of Human Accomplishments
by Mary Scully / June 2006 issue Socialist Action "A People’s History of Science" by Clifford D. Conner is an important book. For those interested in the history of science, it is an essential read. For those interested in social transformation but not science, it is a wonderful introduction to the political importance of science. … Continue reading ‘A People’s History of Science’ Cuts Through Elitist View of Human Accomplishments
‘A People’s History of Science’ Cuts Through Elitist View of Human Accomplishments
by Mary Scully / June 2006 issue Socialist Action "A People’s History of Science" by Clifford D. Conner is an important book. For those interested in the history of science, it is an essential read. For those interested in social transformation but not science, it is a wonderful introduction to the political importance of science. … Continue reading ‘A People’s History of Science’ Cuts Through Elitist View of Human Accomplishments