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Decolonization, Hurricanes & Solidarity with Puerto Rico

Oscar Lopez Rivera Tours Southern California Feb 5-9 by Lawrence Reyes, Puerto Rican Alliance As Puerto Rico faces its most severe, existential crisis after 120 years as a militarily-occupied colony of the United States, Oscar Lopez Rivera, a recently-released Puerto Rican political prisoner held by the US, is coming to southern California to discuss Puerto Rican resistance and recovery efforts from the devastating impact of a triple whammy: Hurricane Maria, debt to [...]

By |2018-01-25T01:27:11-05:00January 25th, 2018|Anti-Racism/Racism, Climate Change, Ecology, Economy, Economy, Environment, Human Rights, Immigration/Migrant rights, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Latin America, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, Politics, Poverty, Puerto Rico, United States|0 Comments
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What to a Slave is Your Fourth of July?

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. O! had I the ability, and could I reach the nation’s ear, I would, to-day, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of [...]

By |2016-06-25T19:21:58-05:00June 25th, 2016|Anti-capitalism, Black Lives Matter, Events, Historical, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Slavery, Uncategorized, United States|0 Comments
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March 2014 Calendar

Pussy Riot Being Followed by the Moscow Police Change Links March 2014 Calendar Volunteer: Change-Links Change-Links needs a VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR to assist John in bringing together people to determine the necessary resources for continuing CL with the permanent, reliable status it enjoyed for over 20 years. The VC and all other positions are unpaid due to CL’s low budget and the fact that the newspaper is available free citywide and to subscribers [...]

By |2014-03-04T11:51:44-05:00March 4th, 2014|Banking Reform, Big Business, Calendar, Democracy, Economy, Events, Film & Documentaries, Films, Free Speech, Human Rights, Independent Media, Los Angeles, News, Peace and War, People, Politics, United States, Wall Street|0 Comments
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America The Most Inhumane

America Is the Most Inhumane Developed Country on the Planet — Are We Going to Let It Stay That Way? This week marked the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What would it be like if people in the U.S. knew they had these rights? Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/corgarashu December 14, 2013  | This week marked the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of [...]

By |2014-01-05T12:59:55-05:00January 3rd, 2014|Banking Reform, Big Business, Democracy, Editorial, Featured, Human Rights, People, Politics, United States|0 Comments
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Increasingly Unchecked Surveillance State

by  Murtaza Hussain  Companies could face fines if they refuse to share client data requested by government agencies. (Photo: EPA)The most egregious rights violations tend to happen against the voiceless; those who have neither the platform nor resources to articulate their grievances to the broader world. Last week, however, the US Department of Justice was caught in a very public transgression against the freedom of an influential and empowered private organisation when [...]

By |2013-06-04T03:12:27-05:00June 4th, 2013|Human Rights, Murtaza Hussain, Security and Insecurity, United States|0 Comments
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The Growing Global Movement Against Austerity

The Growing Global Movement Against Austerity by Amy Goodman Amaia Engana didn’t wait to be evicted from her home. On Nov. 9, in the town of Barakaldo, a suburb of Bilbao in Spain’s Basque Country, officials from the local judiciary were on their way to serve her eviction papers. Amaia stood on a chair and threw herself out of her fifth-floor apartment window, dying instantly on impact on the sidewalk below. She [...]

By |2012-12-05T19:07:27-05:00December 5th, 2012|Amy Goodman, Banking Reform, Big Business, Commentary, Democracy, Economy, Editorial, Film & Documentaries, Human Rights, Politics, United States, Wall Street|0 Comments
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Election Over: 5 Hard Realities

Election Over: 5 Hard Realities Progressive Have to Face About Obama By Jeff Faux Democrats must start mobilizing their own agenda now. And the first step is to face the truth about Obama's record. November 18, 2012  | Terrorized by the prospect of a complete takeover of the U.S. government by right-wing reactionaries—progressive Democrats swallowed their unhappiness with Barack Obama throughout the campaign. They gamely defended his policies on the economy, health [...]

By |2012-12-05T18:21:43-05:00December 5th, 2012|Big Business, Commentary, Democracy, Economy, Editorial, Environment, Events, Featured, Health Care, Human Rights, Obama, Peace and War, People, Politics, United States, Wall Street|0 Comments
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It’s Election Time Again, Yea

It’s Election Time Again, Yea   More ranting from John Johnson I participated in the 1964 election, having been involved in supportive actions for the civil rights movement that was taking place in the South. Some of us were already working in groups, including the Young Democrats. Our main target was the reactionary Birch Society’s candidate, Barry Goldwater. We worked for Johnson and local politicians going door to door. We worked for [...]

By |2012-11-01T17:40:38-05:00November 1st, 2012|Big Business, Commentary, Democracy, Economy, Editorial, Events, Free Speech, Human Rights, Iraq, John Johnson, News, Peace and War, People, Politics, United States, Wall Street|0 Comments
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Toward Barbarism

Toward Barbarism United States Imperialism Unleashed   by BEN SCHREINER With signs of a global economic downturn mounting, US aggression across the Middle East and North Africa ratchets up.  And once again, US imperialism stands poised to swing open the gates of Hell. The choice presently confronting humanity, then, is one between imperialism on the one hand, and the struggle against imperialism on the other. Global Capitalism Imperiled According to the IMF’s [...]

By |2012-11-01T17:53:33-05:00November 1st, 2012|Democracy, Editorial, Featured, Human Rights, Peace and War, United States, Wall Street|0 Comments
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More Than 46 Million Americans Still in Poverty

More Than 46 Million Americans Still in Poverty Salvatore Babones 15 percent of the US population lives in poverty. The poverty rate for children remains more than 20 percent for the third year in a row. As state anti-poverty programs around the country confront severe budget cuts, today's report indicates income inequality has reached an all-time high. According to Census Bureau figures released today, 15 percent of the US population lives in poverty. [...]

By |2012-10-01T16:44:18-05:00October 1st, 2012|Big Business, Commentary, Economy, Editorial, Featured, Free Speech, Health Care, Human Rights, Independent Media, John Johnson, Labor, Los Angeles, People, Politics, United States, Wall Street|0 Comments
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Occupy

Occupy: Five Things The Movement Did Well Occupy Wall Street (Creative Commons). From its origin on Wall Street to its re-creation in Los Angeles, the Occupy movement has spanned from coast to coast, cropping up in various cities and media coverage across the nation. The movement has been criticized for not having defined demands or goals, and some question whether the movement has had a tangible effect on politics. Nevertheless, Occupy has [...]

By |2012-10-01T15:37:37-05:00October 1st, 2012|Big Business, Commentary, Economy, Events, Haiti, Human Rights, Independent Media, Peace and War, United States, Wall Street|0 Comments
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Drone Warfare

Drone Warfare's Deadly Civilian Toll: A Very Personal View I was minutes from ordering a drone strike on a Taliban insurgent – until I realised I was watching an Afghan child at play by James Jeffrey I find myself caught between the need to follow the drone debate and the need to avoid unpleasant memories it stirs. I used drones – unmanned aerial vehicles – during the nadir of my military career [...]

By |2012-10-01T15:28:33-05:00October 1st, 2012|Afghanistan, Commentary, Iraq, Obama, Peace and War, United States|0 Comments
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