by Kevin Gosztola Legal proceedings in the case of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, resumed yesterday, with the defense arguing in the military court at…
Why You Should Still Care About Chicago’s NATO Summit
By Allison Kilkenny When it was announced in March that the G-8 summit would not take place in Chicago as scheduled, but instead Camp David, Occupy Wall Street activists declared victory. After…
What’s so Threatening to the War Criminals?
by Debra Sweet 33 people were grabbed by county sheriffs on April 22, a few blocks from the main gate of Hancock Air Force Base near Syracuse NY. Faster than you can…
We Have to Change an Unjust Situation
Speech by Mary Ann Thomas, World Can’t Wait San Francisco, at April 19th rally saying No to Mass Incarceration [Mary Ann began by walking to the podium in an orange jumpsuit &…
Taking to the Streets on April 19: NO to Mass Incarceration!
from Revolution On April 19, in cities around the country, people took to the streets to BREAK THE SILENCE in response to the reality that "Mass Incarceration + Silence = Genocide." What…
Secret Service Sex Scandal Not an Isolated Incident
I can personally attest to how widespread the practice of soliciting prostitution was and certainly still is for U.S. Servicemembers. by Matthis Chiroux As the Secret Service sex scandal continues to unfold,…
“Making It Right” After BP Oil Disaster Is Up to Us – Not BP
by Riki Ott Grand Isle, Louisiana. When I returned to Cordova, Alaska, in December 2010 after my first six-month stint in the Gulf coast communities impacted by the BP oil disaster, fishermen…
Losing the Right to Abortion, Week by Week: Restrictions on Later-Term Abortions Harm Women
by Susan Yanow The landscape for access to abortion is shifting quickly, as state after state passes restrictive laws. Particularly affected by these new laws are women who need abortions later in…
War Crimes Indictment Served at Hancock Air Base: Thirty-three Preemptive Arrests
Press Release from the Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars: For Immediate Release: Contact: Ed Kinane, 315-478-4571 Mary Anne Grady Flores, 607-280-8797 Today, in an action that included…
An Epitome of Israeli Barbarism
by Khalid Amaryeh As a student of the collective Israeli mindset and long-time observer of Israeli behavioral patterns, I wasn’t surprised a bit by Lieutenant Colonel Shalom Eisner’s behaviors with Danish peace…