Everyday Racism of the NYPD |
Civil Liberties Union Report Highlights NYPD Racism By Billy Wharton Alexander Lombard 3rd, the son of 20 year veteran of the New York Police Department (NYPD), was probably the last person ... Posted by Socialist Party USA - New York City Local on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:47:00 PST |
Justice for Sean Bell! |
On "Broken" and Other WindowsBy Billy Wharton - Article Printed in The SocialistThe 1997 sodomization of Haitian immigrant Abner Louima at the hands of the New York Police Department (NYPD) was report... Posted by Socialist Party USA - New York City Local on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:18:00 PST |
GHI/HIP Privatization Threatens the Healthcare of Millions of New Yorkers |
GHI/HIP Privatization Threatens the Healthcare of Millions of New Yorker's by Billy Wharton Two Jaguars, a $7,000 a month apartment in Miami and a $600,000 increase in salary are not enough for Ant... Posted by Socialist Party USA - New York City Local on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:23:00 PST |
SP-USA (NYC) Upcoming Events April/May 2008 |
Socialist Party USA (NYC) Upcoming Events Tuesday April 15th Albany Day of Action for Domestic Workers Rights Bus for Albany leaves at 6:00a from NYC organized by Domestic Workers Unite... Posted by Socialist Party USA - New York City Local on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:13:00 PST |
Congestion Pricing: Red can get you Green |
Now that Mayor Mike Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan has died a less than glorious death at the hands of Albany lawmakers, it might be time to examine just how necessary progressive environmental p... Posted by Socialist Party USA - New York City Local on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:30:00 PST |
SiCKO and the Bankers |
Tonight I attended a screening of the movie SiCKO organized by the grassroots health care rights group Private Health Insurance Must Go! - http://www.phimg.org/V2/ . The event was well attended ... Posted by Socialist Party USA - New York City Local on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:54:00 PST |
Dirt Patties and A Haitian Wake Up Call |
Hungry protestors attacked United Nations and presidential complexes today in Haiti. The source of the hunger? A near 40% increase in the price of most necessary food items - including bea... Posted by Socialist Party USA - New York City Local on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:14:00 PST |
Tibet, the Torch and Olympic "Values" |
One could quite easily support the current demonstrations conducted by pro-Tibetan activists for reasons which have little to do with Tibet itself. The head of the International Olympic Committe... Posted by Socialist Party USA - New York City Local on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:56:00 PST |