Month: February 2009
Review of “Waltz With Bashir”
[by Gaetana Caldwell-Smith]Though the events illustrated in Israeli director and filmmaker Ari Folman’s extraordinary, animated documentary film, "Waltz With Bashir," occurred in 1982, in Lebanon, they are timely, considering Israel’s recent unleashing of its U.S.-backed war machine on Palestinians in Gaza.Folman made his film in collaboration with art director David Polansky and director of animation … Continue reading Review of “Waltz With Bashir”
The Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism at Home
Obama Throws Billions More to the Banks
[by Andrew Pollack]On Feb. 10, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner broadly outlined the Obama administration’s rescue package for U.S. banks. He said that the new program would require collecting as much as $2 trillion from the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and private investors.Geithner acknowledged that people in the United States have “lost faith” in financial institutions … Continue reading Obama Throws Billions More to the Banks
Live Wire Issue #56-60
Socialist Action Convention Pictures
Click on the link below to see pictures from the recent Socialist Action National Convention held in Hartford, Connecticut:
Defend the “RNC 8”
This past fall the Republican Party held its national convention in St. Paul, MN. Tens of thousands of protester from around the country converged to show their opposition to the Iraq war, and other reactionary policies.Anticipating mass protests, state and federal authorities closely watched local activists who were working on preparations for these demonstrations. Local … Continue reading Defend the “RNC 8”
American Indians Fight for Land in Northern MN
On January 20 the St. Louis County Board in northeastern Minnesota refused to sell abandoned, tax-forfeited lands located on the reservation to the Fond du Lac band of Ojibwe. Like many reservations in the U.S., much of the land within the Fond du Lac reservation is owned by non-tribal members. The tribal government has for … Continue reading American Indians Fight for Land in Northern MN