The Gigantic Chasm Between Democratic Rhetoric and Capitalist Reality (tags)
When we lose the idea of community and solidarity, we lose our capacity for collective action.
Hundreds Demand Justice for Oscar Grant Outside L.A. Courthouse (tags)
On June 14th, hundreds of people demonstrated outside the Los Angeles Superior Court at 210 W. Temple to demand justice for Oscar Grant. Angelenos made it very clear that the significance of the trial of Johannes Mehserle is bigger than just Oscar Grant's case, and that police brutality is part of systematic oppression. Connections were drawn between police killings in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, as well as in New York.
And not forgetting the six month long uprising, which began on June 14, 2006, loud cries of "Oaxaca Vive Vive, La Lucha Sigue Sigue" rang through the downtown streets.
U.S. Diplomat's Letter of Resignation (tags)
A great moment in American History remembered...
Put Bush, Rumsfeld, et al. in the Dock (tags)
Argentine lawyer Luis Moreno Ocampo has been appointed as the first prosecutor of the new International Criminal Court (ICC).
Trials of a Solo Challenger May Be Instructive For Others (with art) (tags)
a human message from an artist who is feeling that things are coming more and more "to a head", re: suspicious interactions with acquaintances while on a state-controlled camera
The war and premeditated genocide: What is at stake? (tags)
The great confrontation has been joined. We are living history. I believe we will win. Not from visionary faith, but from the conviction that what we are fighting for represents the best of humankind.
State crimes increase immigration (tags)
Shot summary of the possible reasons causing immigration and poverty: abuse cases of State officials, law abuse, systematic procedures followed and aims for such actions. Note: Given facts do not apply to any other State's government officials.
US charged with terrorism (maybe in the near future) (tags)
The US government's actions in Afghanistan meets a dictionary definition of the word "terrorism". Someone in the UN should make an official charge. I am sure that the US government will claim self defense and no resolution condemning the US will pass, but hopefully after that incident the US government will act more sanely.
Destroy The Network By Henry Kissinger(Washington Post) (tags)
An attack such as yesterday's requires systematic planning, a good organization, a lot of money and a base. You cannot improvise something like this, ...