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Socialism 2008

Socialism 2008 A weekend of revolutionary politics, debate and discussionJune 19-22, 2008Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare AS THE global economic crisis unfolds and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue...
Posted by on Sun, 04 May 2008 14:33:00 GMT

This System is 'Sicko'! Why NOW Is the Time to Fight for Single-Payer, Universal Health Care

This System is 'Sicko'!Why NOW Is the Time to Fight for Single-Payer, Universal Health Care Speakers:Ajamu K. Sankofa, National Staff, Healthcare-NOW*David Florey, International Socialist Organization...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:26:00 GMT

You're NOt Crazy - It's Sexism!

When . . . a popular shock jock refers to talented, high-achieving young college women as "nappy-headed hos" When . . . a female co-ed is killed along with her RA and the university does nothing to ...
Posted by on Wed, 16 May 2007 19:13:00 GMT

The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx (NYC Tour Stops)

The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx NYC Tour Stops Listed Below   Time and again, Marxism has been declared dead, and capitalism the final form of human fulfillment. Yet every generation--the wo...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:19:00 GMT

Columbus Day - a celebration of genocide

Columbus and the Spanish: 1. enslaved the Taino natives.2. forced them to find gold.3. forced them to wear copper tokens indicating they met the gold quota. any native found without the copper token a...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:57:00 GMT

My 4th of July Rant!

This was a reply in a group I belong to. Even though it was addressing someone's (ignorant) comments, it really sums up how I feel and expresses some things I have been thinking about this 4th. Mona:S...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:47:00 GMT

If King were alive today

Each year, King is celebrated as a man who taught America how to live up to its promise of equality for all. But King also fought for labor rights and was an outspoken opponent of war. "Our only hope ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:43:00 GMT

Pictures from Memorial Ride for 21 Cyclists Killed in NYC

If you click on "my pictures," I have some pics from the memorial ride (jan 8) for the 21 nyc bicyclists killed here in 2005. I arrived at the ride 15 minutes late (starting at the 67th st. pier in B...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jan 2006 16:23:00 GMT

Happy Genocide (Columbus) Day

The first unit in my American History class is supposed to be on Christopher Columbus and the other "great" European explorers. While the text that was thrust upon me panys lip service to the beauitif...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:29:00 GMT

60 Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we can read what the U.S. Censored

When the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Japan, it barred journalists form entering the affected areas. Two journalists defied the military and made their way to Hiroshima.  Wilfred Burchett rode 3...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Aug 2005 19:20:00 GMT