What was Lewis Henry Morgan’s contribution? The 550 pages of Lewis Henry Morgan’s “Ancient Society” (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1985; “a direct photographic reproduction of the corrected 1878 edition”) reveal how Morgan was able to draw on a huge amount of then-existing ethnographic information on clan-based societies all over the world. Morgan gave special [...]
‘Free the Cuban 5’ events spread awareness
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Cheryl LaBash June 5, 2013 » Add the first comment.
“The Second 5 Days for the Cuban 5 in Washington, D.C.” hit the street on June 1 with a spirited picket line and rally at the White House gates. Representatives from 25 countries demanded freedom for the Cuban 5 — anti-terrorist Cubans held unjustly in U.S. jails. Of particular interest to the public was a [...]
Detroit cop stands trial in shooting death of 7-year-old girl
After three years, the white Detroit police officer who shot a 7-year-old African-American girl is finally standing trial in Wayne County Circuit Court. Joseph Weekley was part of a Special Response Team that entered the downstairs flat where Aiyana Stanley Jones and her grandmother were sleeping in the front room. Police were looking for an [...]
2,000 protest as Manning’s trial opens at Ft. Meade
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Kermit Leibensperger June 4, 2013 » Add the first comment.
Ft. Meade, Md. — Despite police roadblocks hampering access to the rally site, nearly 2,000 supporters of U.S. Army Pfc. B. Manning rallied and marched at Fort Meade, Md. People came from as nearby as a farm in Mayberry, Md., and as far away as Chicago, northern California, Britain and Denmark. Despite temperatures in the [...]
Students fight massive debt
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Tachae Davis June 3, 2013 » Add the second comment.
Students are fed promises of a bright future, and expectancy of a higher income upon program completion. However, college graduates in the United States face debt that has now reached a whopping $1.1 trillion total. This amount surpasses credit card debt and is second in household debt only to home mortgages. The average owed for [...]
Occupy Wall Street ‘From Zuccotti to Gezi’
Occupy Wall Street forces called an “Occupy Homecoming” June 1 in Zuccotti Park near Wall Street in lower Manhattan, N.Y. The park, the site of a historic occupation in the fall of 2011, is becoming a “movement center.” Each day, from 9 in the morning until 9 at night, activists will gather for classes, political [...]
Striking Walmart workers, supporters converge on company headquarters
Walmart workers across the United States resumed their strike at the end of May and began caravaning toward Bentonville, Ark., the site of Walmart headquarters and the company’s annual shareholders’ convention scheduled for June 7. The morning of June 3 strikers and their supporters set up picket lines in Bentonville. Organizers from OUR Walmart — [...]
Youth contingent adds politics to Buffalo, N.Y., Pride parade
Buffalo, N.Y. — Youth with the International Action Center carried banners and signs in the Buffalo Pride Parade on June 2. The organization raised a variety of issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Included was support for Pvt. B. Manning. One contingent member had protested the day before, demanding freedom for Manning at [...]
Support striking Palermo’s workers
Milwaukee — On June 1, striking Palermo’s workers and their allies marched 18 miles from the Palermo’s Pizza factory in Milwaukee to the home of co-owner Angelo Fallucca in Mequon, Wis., a wealthy suburb. The march was held on the one-year anniversary of a walkout of over 100 mostly Latino/a workers with grievances, including low wages, [...]
Workers World at the Left Forum
Among the 1,000 speakers ready to present their ideas at the 2013 Left Forum at Pace University in downtown Manhattan this June 7-9 are a dozen participating in panels organized by Workers World newspaper. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Mobilizing for Economic/Ecological Transformation.” The times and rooms for these WW panels are listed [...]
