Around the world
Haiti and Bastille Day
July 14 is Bastille Day. On that date in 1789 tens of thousands of poor people in Paris attacked a hated prison called the Bastille and began the French Revolution. The continual intervention of poor […]
Author: Stephen Millies
In the U.S.
The secrets that the Pentagon Papers didn’t reveal
The death of Daniel Ellsberg on June 16 should be a reminder that every big business war requires wholesale lying. In 1971 it was Ellsberg, along with Anthony Russo, who brought the Pentagon Papers into […]
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Slavery and the fourth of you lie
The Declaration of Independence is Philadelphia’s proudest claim to fame. It was written by the Virginia slave master and future U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson, who sold his own flesh and blood — the product of […]
Cuba
New York City says NO! to the U.S. blockade of Cuba
The New York City Council unanimously approved a resolution on June 22 calling for an end to the cruel U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. The next day a news conference was held in front of […]
In the U.S.
Good riddance to Pat Robertson: Preacher of bigotry came from the ruling class
Does anyone care that hate preacher Pat Robertson croaked on June 8? Those inheriting his $100 million fortune must have been waiting for the 93-year-old to die. The loot came from Robertson’s broadcasting empire, African […]
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‘What do we want? Reparations!’: Celebrating Juneteenth in Newark, N.J.
Over a hundred people rallied on Juneteenth in Newark, New Jersey, to demand reparations. The June 19 march and rally was organized by the People’s Organization for Progress. People gathered at Market and Springfield avenues. […]
In the U.S.
The Rosenbergs were heroes
70th anniversary of their execution In his funeral eulogy for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, W.E.B. Du Bois declared, “They died because they would not lie.” The Rosenbergs were executed by the U.S. government on Juneteenth, […]
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They stole us, they sold us, they owe us: Reparations must be paid!
The wealthy and powerful in New York are trying to sideline a state reparations bill. To protest and stop this sabotage, a powerful news conference was held in front of the African Burial Ground in […]
Palestine
New York City’s biggest hate march protested
The largest white supremacist event in New York City is the annual “Israel” parade. Held this year on June 4, it celebrated the 75th anniversary of the apartheid state created by expelling over 700,000 Palestinians […]
In the U.S.
War criminal Kissinger doesn’t deserve to be 100 years old
It’s obscene that Henry Kissinger could celebrate his 100th birthday on May 27. Patrice Lumumba, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, and Dr. King were all murdered before they reached 40. Each of these heroes […]