Roger Water's Calls On Musicians to Boycott Israel (tags)
Pink Floyd star Roger Waters has published a long-awaited open letter calling on his fellow musicians to boycott Israel. The letter explains that Waters has been part of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement for seven years, and has been mulling the letter over for some time. He condemns Israeli human rights violations and explains the reasons to act:
Travon Martin and the Zimmerman Verdict- a Socialist Perspective (tags)
Should it have been a surprise that a jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, should it have been a surprise that a jury acquitted Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam in the death of Emmett Till, or should it have been a surprise that a jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers in the brutal beating of Rodney King during a traffic stop? No, because that’s the way the system works.