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Occupy Wall Street Protests Go Global: Protests & Clashes in Rome
Riot police have fought militant protesters in Rome as the biggest of a series of global rallies against banks and politicians tipped into violence. At least 70 people were injured, three of them seriously, as police fought masked rioters with tear gas, water cannon and batons. Other protesters tried to stop the rioters as they…
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APL Testimony from Occupy Omaha
The following is a personal testimonial from an American Party of Labor cadre who attended the October 15th “Occupy Omaha” march in Omaha, Nebraska. October 15th was a busy day for Occupy Wall Street solidarity groups the world over, and here in Omaha a triumphant three-hour march through downtown Omaha was staged. Weeks of careful…
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Celebrate the Anniversary of the Foundation of the Black Panther Party
In Oakland California on October 15th, 1966, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale took the black power group called “Revolutionary Action Movement,” and re-formed it into the legendary “Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.” The Party started with only six members: Elbert “Big Man” Howard; Huey P. Newton (Defense Minister), Sherman Forte, Bobby Seale (Chairman), Reggie Forte…
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APL Video of Riot Police in Occupy Denver
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Statement from an Occupy Raleigh Participant
Something for nothing? The corporate media owned by the 1% are saying that we the people of Occupy Raleigh want something for nothing. Something for nothing? We are the 99%. We clean the toilets. We dig the coal. We pick the food. We pave the roads. We build the cars. We teach the children. We…
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Privately-Owned CCA-Run Prison Remains Idaho’s most Violent Lockup
(AP) BOISE, Idaho — In the last four years, Idaho’s largest privately run prison has faced federal lawsuits, widespread public scrutiny, increased state oversight, changes in upper management and even an ongoing FBI investigation. Yet the Corrections Corp. of America-run Idaho Correctional Center remains the most violent lockup in Idaho. Records obtained by The Associated…
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Review: Sun Rise Above’s “MF Life”
This mix-tape by Sun Rise Above with beats by MF DOOM is overall a very good album. It is short, precise, and of great quality, flowing excellently from one song to the next. Great songs such as “Deficit” use highly articulate lyrics to maximize the impact on the listener, driving their message home. “Check your…
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Reconsider Columbus Day 2011
Happy Genocidal Maniac Day! Five hundred and eighteen years ago, today 12 October, a momentous event happened. The supposed “discovery” by one Cristóbal Colón—also known as Christopher Columbus, landed on the Bahamian island of San Salvador and subsequently was labeled the “first” European to take notice of the Americas. Let us consider the supposed discovery.…
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Immigrant rights groups want radio hosts John and Ken off the air
Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a longtime immigrant rights activist, is used to being called to task for his views. But when radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou recently gave out his cellphone number on the air in a campaign against the California Dream Act, he found himself unprepared for the barrage of hate-filled phone calls that…
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