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 […]
Oppose Massacre in Egypt
Cairo’s Rabaa Square, where pro-Morsi demonstrators massed We have been getting direct reports on the Egyptian military’s assault on pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters. Early on, there were reports of tens of thousands if […]
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 […]