14 Articles

Sunday, September 27, 2009
G20 Shows How USA Terrorizes Ourselves
The G20 in Pittsburgh showed us how pitifully fearful our leaders have become. What no terrorist could do to us, our own leaders did. Out of fear of the possibility of a terrorist attack, authorities militarize our towns, scare our people away, stop daily life and quash our constitutional rights.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Revolutionary Haitian Priest, Jean-Juste, Presente!
(1 comments) Pere Jean-Juste was a Jesus-like revolutionary. In jail and out, he preached liberation of the poor, release of prisoners, human rights for all, and a fair distribution of wealth. A big muscular man with a booming voice and a frequent deep laugh, he wore a brightly colored plastic rosary around his neck and carried another in his pocket. Jailed for nearly a year in Haiti...

Thursday, November 13, 2008
McCain Owes America an Apology
(12 comments) John McCain fanned the fires of fear for months and guess what, millions are scared to death. He knew what he was doing was wrong. As did John Lewis. He owes America an apology and John Lewis deserves one as well.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Swedish Peace Activists Break Into Weapons Factories
Using bolt cutters and hammers, five Swedish peace activists repeatedly broke into weapons factories in the last few days - damaging numerous grenade launchers and other military items.

Friday, September 26, 2008
Shame: US War on Unarmed Working Mothers
Does the U.S. feel so vulnerable that we really need to declare war on unarmed working mothers and conduct paramilitary raids on bakeries, candle shops, and meatpacking plants in order to feel safe? Shame on us.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Social Justice Quiz 2008 - Twenty Questions
(1 comments) Test your knowledge of social justice in this series of 20 questions

Sunday, September 7, 2008
Displaced Poor Arrive in New Orleans as Saints Go Marching In
(1 comments) As buses continue to arrive in New Orleans bringing the displaced poor back home after 7 days away, the New Orleans Saints kick off their season, just blocks away.

Saturday, September 6, 2008
Gustav Impact on Louisiana and Haiti
(1 comments) Gustav hit Louisiana, the poorest state in the US, and Haiti, the poorest country in the hemisphere. What is similar and what is different?

Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Living in the Car After Gustave
(1 comments) Gustave passed, but for working and poor people, the financial crisis remains

Saturday, August 30, 2008
Waiting for the Bus in New Orleans
(1 comments) As Gustave approaches the City of New Orleans is leaving.

Sunday, August 24, 2008
Katrina Pain Index - Three Years Later
(2 comments) Three years after Katrina, New Orleans remains deeply pained. Housing, crime, healthcare, public education - all are in trouble.

Thursday, June 19, 2008
War Resistance Arrests Rise
(3 comments) Over 15,000 arrests have occurred in war resistance actions since 2002, many more and in many more places than traditional media report.

Sunday, May 25, 2008
War Immemorial Day
U.S. is biggest war machine in world. Most powerful. Most expensive. US spends more on war than all nations in the rest of the world put together. US also has most aggressive military - intervening worldwide. If Memorial Day is really about peace - US has a lot of praying (and changing) to do.

Monday, April 21, 2008
US Role in Haiti Hunger Riots
Hunger riots in Haiti have killed several people recently. Haiti used to be able to feed itself, until the US and the IMF forced them to change their laws. The US and IMF changes helped destroy Haiti rice farmers. Now Haiti imports heavily subsidized US rice - which has soared in price and is now scarce. How it happened and what can be done - answers in this article.