<!--[if !mso]> <![endif]--> Fight back against racist lynchings! Outrage at the murder of Trayvon Martin has sparked a wave of protests in recent days. Demonstrations numbering in the tens of thousands have been held in New York; 8000 marched in Philadelphia, 3000 in Seattle—and more in Chicago, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. Demonstrations as large as 25,000 have … Continue reading Justice for Trayvon Martin!
Month: March 2012
Stopping Home Foreclosures in the Twin Ports
Frederick Douglas once said that “Power concedes nothing without a demand.” The validity of this statement was powerfully demonstrated by Project Save Our Home's recent, successful campaign to save the Dunbar's family home from foreclosure. Project Save Our Homes is an activist group that was born from the Occupy Wall Street movement back in November of … Continue reading Stopping Home Foreclosures in the Twin Ports
“Kony 2012” Provides Cover for US Imperialism in Africa
<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> Chances are that you have seen the film, “Kony 2012.” The viral video has attracted an unprecedented amount of attention in only a few days. The subject of the film, The Lord’s Resistance Army, is a central African guerrilla movement with a fanatic religious character and a personality … Continue reading “Kony 2012” Provides Cover for US Imperialism in Africa
Momentum builds for May 19 protest against NATO /G8
On March 23-25, hundreds of antiwar and international solidarity activists, students, and Occupiers are coming together in Stamford, Conn., for the United National Antiwar Coalition conference. A major task of the UNAC conference will be to build national support for the May 19 protest against the NATO/G8 summit convening in Chicago. Leaders of every social struggle … Continue reading Momentum builds for May 19 protest against NATO /G8
International activists to address UNAC conference
Heading the list of international presenters at the March 23-25 Stamford, Conn., conference of the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) is Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, wife of the former president of Honduras, José Manuel Zelaya, who was sent into exile by a U.S. backed military coup.On Feb. 11-12, the founding conference of the Liberation and … Continue reading International activists to address UNAC conference
U.S., Israel hurl war threats against Iran
The drums of war in Washington are beating yet again. U.S. government officials, along with corporate media pundits, are calling for military action against Iran. Using similar logic that was used to justify the invasion of Iraq (that Saddam Hussein had “weapons of mass destruction,” which turned out to be a lie), the United States … Continue reading U.S., Israel hurl war threats against Iran
Modern day witch hunts sanctioned by law
The indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) managed to avoid mass public outcry as most Americans diverted their attention to end-of-year festivities. On Dec. 31, President Obama made a name for himself as the president who codified into law measures that permit indefinite detention without due process and trial for U.S. … Continue reading Modern day witch hunts sanctioned by law
ICE expands immigrant deportation program despite growing outcry
On Dec. 12, John Morton, the director of Immigration Control and Enforcement (ICE), which operates under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security, announced that the long-controversial 287(g) program is ending.The designation 287(g) refers to a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that authorizes ICE to enter into agreements with local law enforcement … Continue reading ICE expands immigrant deportation program despite growing outcry
Greek workers resist economic free fall
ATHENS—The Memorandum No. 2 became reality by a vote in the Greek Parliament on Feb. 12. One hundred ninety-nine MPs, mainly of the ruling parties, PASOK and “New Democracy” (ND), decided to completely sell out the interests of the Greek population, working people and young people, and especially of future generations, to the dictatorship of … Continue reading Greek workers resist economic free fall
Chicago workers occupy factory, win temporary reprieve
<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]-->CHICAGO—Over three years after they inspired workers across the nation by successfully occupying the Republic Windows and Door factory, on Feb. 23 members of UE Local 1110 once again occupied their workplace, now run by Serious Energy. The occupation was in response to management’s surprise announcement the same day … Continue reading Chicago workers occupy factory, win temporary reprieve
The real Martin Luther King
Following is a section of the speech given by Tony Monteiro at a celebration of Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 16 in Philadelphia. Over 200 people attended the program in the union hall of AFCSCME District Council 33, which organizes Philadelphia sanitation workers and other municipal workers.Political activist Dr. Tony Monteiro is a Distinguished … Continue reading The real Martin Luther King
Books: How the 1% screw the rest of us
The appearance of “The Trouble With Billionaires” could not have been more timely. Published in Canada by Penguin Books (Toronto, soft cover edition in 2011, 272 pages), the book is to be released in the USA under the title “Billionaires’ Ball: Gluttony and Hubris in an Age of Epic Inequality” on March 27 by Beacon … Continue reading Books: How the 1% screw the rest of us
A tale of courage and determination set during the Black holocaust
For Black History Month, or at any time, here is a book worth reading. “The Book of Negroes,” a novel by Lawrence Hill (published by Harper Collins, 2007, Toronto, 680 pages), won the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and was CBC Radio’s “Canada Reads” 2009 top choice. Hill’s protagonist is a holocaust survivor. Aminata Diallo, an … Continue reading A tale of courage and determination set during the Black holocaust
Review of “Red Tails”
“Red Tails,” directed by Anthony Hemingway. Adapted from the book by John B. Holway. Unfortunately for the film-going public, most critics gave “Red Tails” short shrift, but I thought it deserved better. “Red Tails” is to be looked at as neither a war film nor an antiwar film, but as a film about racial prejudice … Continue reading Review of “Red Tails”
Tragic Ontario accident exposes migrant workers’ plight
TORONTO—In early February a horrific accident shocked Ontario. A flatbed truck struck a passenger van at a rural intersection near Stratford, two hours west of Toronto, killing 11 people. Of the deceased, only one was a Canadian citizen; the others were agricultural migrant workers from Peru who were being transferred from one job to the next … Continue reading Tragic Ontario accident exposes migrant workers’ plight
Duluth Occupiers reach out to foreclosed homeowners
DULUTH, Minn.—The scourge of home foreclosures is sweeping the nation. Despite that fact that the Democrats and Republicans dumped hundreds of billions of public money into the vaults of the big banks, working class-homeowners are seeing no relief. And it’s no different in Duluth.This winter, a group of activists from the local Occupy movement got together and … Continue reading Duluth Occupiers reach out to foreclosed homeowners
In Memory of Arthur Miller
by Gaetana Caldwell-Smith/ March 2005 issue of Socialist Action Arthur Miller died Feb. 11. He is known as a playwright and novelist, the husband of screen idol Marilyn Monroe—and for standing up to HUAC in the 1950s. Miller had been a member of the Communist Party in the 1930s and ‘40s. When called … Continue reading In Memory of Arthur Miller