After unarmed, 18 year-old Michael Brown was gunned down by the Ferguson police, the town (just outside of St. Louis, Missouri) erupted. The government responded with even more repression, as these pictures […]
Ferguson erupts
Ukraine: “The sins of the fathers…” and beyond
by John Reimann “The sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the sons.” You don’t have to believe in the Christian Bible to see this at work in the current crisis […]
Anti war protest in Moscow
Meanwhile, in Moscow, anti war protesters are arrested.
Brain washing, torture and child development
In “The Shock Doctrine”, Naomi Klein makes the comparison between shocking an entire population and the psychological theory that was popular in the 1950s that a traumatized individual could be shocked out […]
“Caged”
Here is a commentary by Chris Hedges. It reviews a play written by a collection of prisoners about their life inside. I hope you read it.
Murder in Greece
Two members of the Greek fascist group “Golden Dawn” have been shot dead on the street. There should be no mistake about who Golden Dawn is. We do not use the term […]
Lauryn Hill ordered to undergo counseling due to “conspiracy theories”.
The popular singer Lauryn Hill has been ordered to undergo counseling due to her alleged “conspiracy theories”. But what do those theories consist of? They include an understanding of the racism that […]
Strikes in Egypt Continue; Solidarity needed for Arrested Steelworkers
Below is a link to an article on the continuing strikes in Egypt. In the case of the striking steelworkers, their leaders have been arrested. Support in the form of letters of […]
Prison Hunger Strike and Mass Incarceration in the US
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 […]