In California the prisoner hunger strike goes on into its second month. They are striking to protest the psychological torture of extended solitary confinement. But lying behind that issue is the issue […]
Sentenced to Death in Prison at Age 14
In 1944, the state of South Carolina murdered 14 year-old George Stinney – the youngest person ever to be executed in the United States. That was part and parcel of the famous […]
“Crime” in Germany: Report on neo nazis
Report on German Neo-Nazis by “Anonymous” in Germany Hi folks, today I would like to tell you something about the system to record politically motivated criminality in Germany. We’ve been amazed when we […]
“We believe… We believe that we will win!”
If you don’t see anything else, you have to watch this video of young people marching in Los Angeles in protest to the George Zimmerman verdict. Truly inspiring. http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1350871
Support California Prison Hunger Strikers!
By John Reimann Early this July, some 30,000 California prisoners went on hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions in California prisons. Foremost amongst these conditions is solitary confinement, in which a […]
“Fruitvale Station” – Welcome to America
Oscar Grant I went to see “Fruitvale Station” last night – the film about the murder of young Oscar Grant by the public transit police in the San Francisco Bay area. Overall, […]
Obama’s speech on race
On Friday, President Obama gave an important speech on the Zimmerman trial. The following day, the ever-interesting Wall St. Journal covered that speech in a front page article. The following are […]
Why Zimmerman was let off
Some socialists had thought the courts would find Zimmerman guilty because that would simplify things for the “one percent”, the capitalist class. The idea makes sense in one way. After all, consider […]
Racism and Growing Crisis of US Politics
by John Reimann Gerald Seib is the chief correspondent covering politics in Washington D.C. for the most important newspaper of Corporate America – the Wall St. Journal. That’s why when he writes, […]
“No Justice; No Peace”
Last night there was a large march in Oakland, CA, to protest the George Zimmerman verdict. Not only was it considerably larger than the previous one, but the people who were on […]