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The Shame of Nations: A New Record for Military Spending
A New Record for Military Spending By Lawrence S. Wittner On April 17, 2012, as millions of Americans were filing their income tax returns, the highly-respected Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest study of world military spending. In case Americans were wondering where most of their tax money — and the tax…
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NYPD: Captain Told Officers To “Treat Black People Like Animals”
Racism exposed in discrimination lawsuit Considering their behavior and tactics over the last 20 years, this isn’t too much of a surprise, but it has been revealed that NYPD officers are trained and instructed to “treat black people like animals.” The revelation comes in the midst of a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by Detective Debra…
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The Arrest of George Zimmerman
by MARK VORPAHL Weeks after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Special Prosecutor Angela Corey has announced that his killer, George Zimmerman, will be charged with second degree murder. Though originally allowed to walk scot free without any charges, Zimmerman is now behind bars. It is hard to think of another case that has swung…
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N.C. man no longer faces death after judge invokes ‘Racial Justice Act’
(CNN) — A North Carolina judge set aside the death sentence of a convicted killer after concluding Friday that race played a role in the case, a landmark ruling that may call into question a number of death row cases in the state. The ruling by Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks, the first…
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NYPD Cop Who Shot Sean Bell Says “No Apologies, No Regrets”
Gescard Isnora was fired two weeks ago, so he’s speaking out Bullets don’t come with apology letters and former NYPD officer Gescard Isnora is making sure it stays that way. The man who fired the first shot (well, first 11 out of 50 actually) in the Sean Bell tragedy spoke with NBC New York, two…
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Law allows creationism to be taught in Tenn. public schools
A bill that allows Tennessee public school teachers to teach alternatives to mainstream scientific theories such as evolution will become law this month after the governor refused to sign or veto the measure, The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss reports. Supporters of the law say its goal is to encourage healthy skepticism among students. “Critical thinking,…
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UC study criticizes, places blame in pepper spray use at Davis
A UC investigatory report released Wednesday sharply criticized UC Davis campus police for using pepper spray on student demonstrators in November and said the school’s administrators and security force were to blame for poor planning and bad decisions in dealing with protests. “Our overriding conclusion can be stated briefly and explicitly. The pepper spraying incident that…
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The liberal betrayal of Bradley Manning
By Charles Davis More than three years into the presidency of Barack Obama, it’s almost a cliché now to ask: What if George W. Bush did it? From dramatically escalating the war in Afghanistan to institutionalizing the practice of indefinite imprisonment, Obama has dashed hopes he would offer a change from the Bush’s national security…
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Remember the Limerick Soviet!
A little-known and oft-overlooked historical example of workers’ organization is that of the Limerick Soviet in Ireland. In response to the British militarist siege of the city of Limerick in 1919, trade unions organized their own form of local governance in which they were the masters of political and economic life. From April 15th to…
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Iraqi Woman Beaten to Death in California, Hate Crime Suspected
A woman from Iraq who was found beaten, lying in a pool of blood in her in El Cajon, Calif., home next to a note saying “go back to your country,” has died and police are investigating her death as a possible a hate crime. Shaima Alawadi’s 17-year-old daughter found her unconscious on the dining…
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