“Its citizens lives shorter and sicker lives compared to those living in all other rich democracies,” said Philip Alston, U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty. by TeleSur / Global A United Nations human rights investigator has criticized the United States for failing to alleviate poverty among its citizens, saying that U.S. authorities are “punishing and imprisoning the poor.” […]
by Love and Rage Team / Press Release Everything is FREE! No Money, No Buying, No Selling, No Barter, No Exchanges! Share what you can! Take what you want or need! The Market is in the backyard of the house at 235 Forest Ave in Buffalo, NY. The […]
“Hold on to the land, get rid of the people” has been Israel’s policy ever since it was established 70 years ago. by Aline Batarseh / LeftVoice The fact that Israel was established at the expense of the indigenous Palestinian population of the land is indeed a great […]
by TeleSur / The States One activist said “there have been cases where these children end up in the hands of traffickers.” After the horrific news of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, ICE, losing nearly 1,500 migrant children surfaced last month, immigration advocates are pointing out ICE’s lack […]
After a month-long struggle the militarized police clamped down on striking subway workers in the tunnel and arrested 16 of them. In response to the government’s repression, subway workers called for an indefinite, city-wide transit strike until their fellow workers are released from jail. by Leo Zino / […]
by Derek Scarlino / Love and Rage HONOLULU – For Palestinians in Gaza, last week started out with characteristically violent encounters with the Israeli Defense Forces opposite the buffer zone outside of Gaza. Well over two thousand unarmed Palestinians, including over a dozen each of journalists and paramedics, were […]
While “inhumane and strikingly antidemocratic” budget cuts are imposed on the U.S. territory, outrage after law enforcement used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up May Day demonstrations by Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams – The States Police in Puerto Rico deployed tear gas and fired rubber […]
The dismembered bodies of Alize Ramo Smith and Jarron Moreland were recovered from a pond on the outskirts of Oklahoma city. by TeleSur / The States Three men have been charged with the “modern-day lynching” of two young Black men, whose dismembered remains were found in a pond near Oklahoma city in the United States. […]
Jeff Schoep, leading the NSM said he was “standing on behalf of white nationalism, white patriotism, and our history as American people.” by TeleSur / The States Law enforcement authorities in Newnan, Georgia, nearly 40 miles southwest of Atlanta, arrested 10 masked anti-fascist counter-protesters Saturday, who were protesting a […]
More than seven months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are still reeling — not only from the power outages and water shortages caused by the storm but also from the ruthless austerity measures imposed the U.S. Government. However, the people of the island are beginning to organize, fight […]