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Partido Comunista Chileno (Acción Proletaria) Entrevista con Jacob Jugashvili
ENTREVISTA JACOB JUGASHVILI, EL BISNIETO DEL HOMBRE DE ACERO Por Celula Vladimir Ilich Lenin Partido Comunista Chileno PC (AP) La Serena-Chile Jacob Jugashvili es un artista (pintor) profesional graduado en su país natal Georgia e Inglaterra. Hoy en día su vida artística se desarrolla en paralelo con la actividad en movimientos ciudadanos. Jacob es el…
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Houston Janitors’ Strike Goes Citywide
Governor Mitt Romney got all the press at the NAACP convention in Houston on Wednesday, but janitor Alice McAfee got a standing-o. She spoke to a packed auditorium about her plight and that of over 3,000 fellow janitors in the city. The Houston janitors are currently paid an hourly wage of $8.35 and earn an…
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Thousands of anti-NATO marchers gather along Pakistan-Afghanistan border
ISLAMABAD, July 15 (Xinhua) — Thousands protesting Pakistan’s decision to reopen the land supply routes for NATO forces in Afghanistan Sunday gathered at a border town as part of their campaign to mount pressure on the government to withdraw its decision. The two-day march was organized by a Pakistani alliance of dozens of religious and…
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Houston Cops Kill Unarmed Man; Confiscate Cell Phone Video of Incident
“He wasn’t a troublemaker. This was cold-blooded murder.” ~Rufino Lara’s nephew Houston police officers at the scene claim they gave orders to this man to stop in both English and Spanish; they claim he was shot fatally only after he tried to reach under his shirt presumably to reach for a weapon. That’s the OFFICIAL…
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There Is Nothing Brave About Murdering Innocents by Remote Control
By Glenn Greenwald Whatever one thinks of the justifiability of drone attacks, it’s one of the least “brave” or courageous modes of warfare ever invented. The effort to depict drone warfare as some sort of courageous and noble act is intensifying: The Pentagon is considering awarding a Distinguished Warfare Medal to drone pilots who work…
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Unions Fight Scranton Mayor After He Cuts Pay to Minimum Wage
By MICHAEL COOPER and MARY WILLIAMS WALSH When the city of Scranton, Pa., found itself down to its last $5,000 in the bank last week, its Democratic mayor took a highly unusual step: he unilaterally cut the pay of city workers — including police officers, firefighters and even himself — to the minimum wage, just…
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IMF reduces US economic growth forecast
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its estimates for US economic growth for this year and next, and urged policy makers to do more to help the housing sector and support the tepid recovery. In its annual assessment of the US economy, the fund also had a sharp warning for Washington: avoid…
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On Individualism
Introduction: A Fetish for the Individual Above All People in the United States are taught that all of life’s fortunes and misfortunes are brought about solely by the actions of the individual. We are taught that a person, by virtue of living in the United States of America, has every opportunity to work hard and…
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Success at the Third Congress of the American Party of Labor (APL)
On Monday, the 25th of June, 2012, the American Party of Labor successfully concluded its Third Party Congress. The “Congress of the Flags,” as the Third Party Congress has been named, was held in Chicago, Illinois between 22 and 25 June. At the Congress, the Party further perfected its internal and external organization. The Party…
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Guantanamo upgrade: US to spend $40 mil on renovation
Despite promises to close Guantanamo Bay, Washington is now preparing to invest tens of millions into renovating the controversial facility’s infrastructure. The Pentagon is planning to install a $40-million fiber optic cable at Guantanamo, and the base’s commanders say such a long term investment in infrastructure makes sense only if the US intends to continue…
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