The spirit of resistance is alive and well in Okinawa. The deployment of 12 U.S. military helicopters to the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station there has sparked fierce opposition, shown in massive demonstrations and civil disobedience actions. Even before any MV-22 Osprey aircraft reached the base, activists from the Okinawa Peace Movement Center, labor [...]
Chula Vista, Calif. — Approximately 300 people gathered in the city of Chula Vista, seven miles from the Mexican border, on Oct. 1 to mourn the killing of Valeria Munique Tachiquin Alvarado by a plainclothes Border Patrol agent. “Munique,” as friends and family called her, died on Sept. 28 under a hail of bullets from the [...]
The second annual Philly Trans March Oct. 6 was dedicated to Kyra (Kruz) Cordova, a 27-year-old Philadelphia transgender woman who was active in the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative. Cordova was found shot in the head on Sept. 3. A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction [...]
In response to the police murder of Derek Williams, 43 billboards asking, “When police kill, where is the mayor?” went up on Oct. 8 throughout Milwaukee. The billboards were paid for by Michael M. Bell, the father of Michael E. Bell, who was killed by Kenosha police in 2004. Bell paid for the ads with [...]
Part 1 covered the hazards of genetically modified crops and the role of Monsanto in pushing them worldwide. Along with DuPont and Syngenta, Monsanto controls 47 percent of the worldwide proprietary seed market. Today farmers buying Monsanto patented seeds must agree not to save the seeds for replanting or sell seeds to other farmers. Each [...]
A revolutionary youth’s perspective During his speech at the Republican National Convention, Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan at one point referred to the Obama administration as “central planners.” In doing so, he insinuated that President Obama was implementing economic policies similar to those of the Soviet Union, People’s Korea, Cuba and other countries engaged in [...]
The billionaires and their politicians in government want to dismantle the world’s largest civilian motor vehicle fleet, which is used by the United States Postal Service. Why? Because it would generate millions of dollars in profits for private corporations if the Postal Service privatized its motor vehicle fleet of seven ton, 11 ton and tractor [...]
After a yearlong mass protest campaign, San Francisco Postmaster Raj Sanghera announced in September that the Bayview, Visitacion Valley and Civic Center post offices had been taken off the closure list. McLaren station, on busy San Bruno Avenue, was also spared. This is a victory for postal workers and community members from all over the U.S., who [...]
The 11th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was not forgotten by anti-imperialist activists inside the United States. From New York City to Los Angeles, and in dozens of cities in between, the ongoing war and occupation were denounced at actions held Oct. 5-7. Initiated by the United National Antiwar Coalition and related organizations, [...]
Mortar fire on the Turkish-Syria border — likely a provocation by Syrian rebels or at most an accident — has already exacerbated the crisis caused by the reactionary armed rebellion inside Syria. This event has awakened strong anti-government reaction inside Turkey. It also threatens a NATO-backed Turkish invasion of Syria and a wider war in [...]
