Working people were thrilled when the Arab Spring caught fire in Libya so soon after insurrections in Tunisia and Egypt. Alas, when the U.N. Security Council approved bombing to enforce… Read more »
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Tucson, Arizona: Ethnic studies elicits “cult” charges
Over the summer, the ongoing battle over ethnic studies in Arizona royally exposed the grimy politics and tactics of the right wing. Arizona HB 2281 became effective Jan. 1, aimed… Read more »
Letters to the editor – Freedom Socialist newspaper – December 2011
EVEN THE RAIN Key role of women It was thrilling to see a review of Even the Rain, a movie made about the water wars in Bolivia, published in the Freedom… Read more »
Las “Comunidades Seguras” anti-inmigrantes
Bajo el gobierno de Barack Obama, las comunidades de inmigrantes corren más peligro que nunca, ya que se ha deportado a más gente que bajo George W. Bush. Los drones… Read more »
DATELINE AUSTRALIA — Racist border war: politicians compete to keep out refugees fleeing war and persecution
Jayasaker Jayrathna was a young Tamil refugee, driven to seek asylum due to the brutal suppression of Tamils by the government of Sri Lanka. The 27-year-old, whose mother was murdered… Read more »
The White House and Latin America — Administrations change, but imperialist policy remains the same
The question of who inhabits the White House plays a major role in defining life not only for working people in the U.S., but the world over. Just examine the… Read more »
Freedom Socialist opinion: Pakistan — Of drones and little girls
The world was filled with revulsion when a Taliban shooter tried to assassinate 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai last Oct. 9 in Pakistan. How cowardly to shoot up a rickety school bus… Read more »
¿Qué derecho a votar? Una cándida historia de la supresión de electores en los Estados Unidos
La supresión de electores en los EEUU estuvo presente en las noticias durante las elecciones recientes. Pero la cuestión de quién tiene el derecho a votar y quién no, es… Read more »
What right to vote? A candid history of voter suppression in the United States
Voter suppression in the U.S. was much in the news during this recent election. But the issue of who has the right to vote, and who does not, is a… Read more »
Israeli bombs and Palestinian resistance: Assault on Gaza spurs further outrage and broadens anti-occupation solidarity
The mayhem that fell upon Gaza last November raised to new heights the Israeli government’s sinister subjugation of Palestinians. It also invigorated Palestinian resistance and prompted worldwide denunciation. The lies… Read more »
