It is a sad day when the world loses such a warrior for democracy and civil rights. A void has been created with your passing and we must all do our part to fill it. Howard Zinn, historian, civil rights activist and author of A People's History of the United States, a best ...
Category Archives: Politics
The People vs Corporations
Liberty Abyss Okay folks we are now at war, us "We the People" vs corporations and their interests. The Supreme Court overturns key campaign limits. You might have not heard about it though. A quick scan of 56 news sources and only 2 carried the headline. The New York Times covers the story ...
Labor Protests in South Africa
Labor is struggling every where in the world. People are fighting for their rights, against political corruption and corporate greed. What will become of the world, the United States if labor fails? Are we headed towards another revolution? How bad does it have to get before more people stand up and join the fight? Could ...
Corporations are Screwing Us!
By Amy R. Ramos, Miller-McCune.com. Posted July 17, 2009. via Alternet Stagnant wages, sexual harassment, worsening benefits, horrible treatment: just a few of the problems faced by American workers in all industries. The silver lining -- if there is one -- in this horrible [financial] crisis is that for years, the country just wasn't ...
Stop Goldman Sachs!
By Rob Johnson, AlterNet. Posted July 8, 2009. The sordid story of how Goldman Sachs and Co. engineered bubbles in the economy and made a hefty profit. I hold my hands in front of me to block my line of sight It seems my eyes are growing tired of staring in the light The more I see ...