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Court Rules Antiwar Activists Can Sue Government Spies
The legal action is against a US military agent used by Homeland Security to spy on peace activists. A federal appeals court involving antiwar activists who were secretly infiltrated by US military spies has ruled in favor of the activists, marking the first time a court has endorsed the people’s ability to sue the military for violating…
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International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations: Resolution on the Situation in Syria
The plenary of the ICMLPO, held for the first time in Africa, reaffirms its support for the right of the Syrian people to live under a democratic regime: a regime that guarantees freedom, equality, social justice and dignity, as well as assures the unity and total independence of the country, including the recovery of the…
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EU to consider ‘all options’ to aid rebels as Syria asks for humanitarian help
EU leaders have called on their foreign ministers to consider all options to support the Syrian opposition and put pressure on the Syrian leadership. It comes as the Syrian FM blames sanctions for the country’s humanitarian crisis, asking for UN aid. “Nothing is off the table,” British PM David Cameron warned during the recent EU…
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Tunisia’s ‘unfinished revolution’ — interview with Workers’ Party militant
By Peter Boyle November 16, 2012 — Green Left Weekly — Abdel Jabbar Madouri (pictured above) has been a militant in Tunisia since his early secondary school days. He was jailed three times (in 1987,1993 and 2002) because of his political activism. After every arrest, he was tortured and then sentenced to more then 12 years in jail. Madouri spent…
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Israel’s Ethiopians suffer different ‘planned’ parenthood
The revelation that Israel is sterilizing Ethiopian women adds to a shameful history of abuse of powerless women and communities. It’s hard to believe, but in Israel, in 2012, Ethiopian women are forced to receive injections of the Depo-Provera contraceptive. This injection is not a commonly prescribed means of contraception. It is considered a last…
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Florida cops tase man for trying to put out fire on his own house
After a Florida man picked up a garden hose to try to extinguish a fire that engulfed his neighbor’s house in flames, he was brutally tasered by police in front of his two children. After laying in a puddle while the electricity surged through his body, 42-year-old Daniel Jensen is now emotionally distraught from the…
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Massacres Under the Looking Glass: The ICC and Colombia
The ICC and Colombia by DANIEL KOVALIK The International Criminal Court (ICC) just published its Interim Report on Colombia (1). It is an interesting read, revealing as much about the ICC itself as it does about Colombia. In the Report, the ICC explains that Colombia has been under preliminary examination by the ICC since June…
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New Mexico Cop tazes 10-year-old boy for not listening during ‘career day’ visit
The guardians of a young New Mexico boy are suing after learning a police officer used a 50,000 volt tazer on their 10-year-old child. Police officer Chris Webb was attending ‘career day’ at the Tularosa Intermediate School on May 4, 2012. It is alleged by Rachel Higgins, the guardian of the assaulted child known as “R.D.” in…
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Supply, Demand, Value & the “Mud Pie” Argument
The labor theory of value is an essential concept in a Marxist understanding of the world. It explains how value finds its origin in the productive efforts of human beings, that workers are essential to the realization of value in production. Their labor power is exploited in this dynamic, because while they are essential to…
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Bill Maher reveals himself as a supporter of Zionism
Bill Maher says Islam and Christianity are ‘warlike religions’ but Israel ‘kicked ass’ in its ‘little war’ Bill Maher confesses that his anti-religious movie Religulous cut Judaism a break. And states that the Israelis show restraint toward Palestinians. Jewish Journal: I mean it’s [Judaism is] certainly not as dangerous as Islam and Christianity. Those are…
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