Winter Soldier
Testimonies
Media Centers
|
|
Newswire Articles |
Create or login to a User account? |
|
|
Jobs Continue to Vanish while the Media Cheers "Recovery" |
by Workers Action
(No verified email address) |
09 Feb 2010
|
At first glance it appeared there was a typo in the headlines. The national media reported that, in January, another 20,000 more jobs were lost. Somehow, the unemployment rate dropped, from 10 percent to 9.7 percent. Nobody thought this paradox was worth explaining; instead, the media’s attitude was “more good news” about the economy.
But there was other evidence of an obliterated job market hiding behind the cheerful headlines. After revising the employment numbers in 2009, The New York Times reported, “…the economy lost 150,000 jobs in December, far more than the 85,000 initially reported.” Overall in 2009, the adjusted numbers showed an additional “…1.36 million fewer jobs…” (February 5, 2010). |
|
Read the full article...
|
|
News :: Human Rights : International |
|
1-Dozens injured in the village of Bil'in with cases of suffocation and fainting |
by The Popular Committee in Bil'in
(No verified email address) |
07 Feb 2010
|
Date: 5/2/2010 3:30
Dozens of residents of Bil'in, neighboring villages, international solidarity activis, and peace-loving israelis participated in a weekly march organized by the popular committee against the wall. The march started from the village's main square after Friday prayers and echoed national symbols aimed at reconciliation, reunification, while directly confronting the Israeli occupation. After the arrival of the march participants at the western gate of the wall, a shower of rubber coated metal bullets, tear gas, and sound bombs was directed against them. The popular committee's cameraman, Hamde Abu Rahma, was wounded as well as Ashraf Abu Rahma (from a tear gas canister) and an Icelandic solidarity activist (from sound bomb shrapnel). The army then tried to suprise protesters at the back of the march with special forces, who tried to hunt down young men in the village but were unsuccessful. Instead, their presence led to violent clashes in the vacinity and tear gas reigned down by cars in the same area where recently freed Popular Committee Cameraman Hamde was arrested 2 days prior as he covered the arrest of Ibrahim Burnat. Hamde was later released without charge. |
|
Read the full article...
|
|
LOCAL News :: Organizing : War and Militarism |
|
NEU Antiwar Conference Draws Large Numbers |
by New England United
(No verified email address) |
06 Feb 2010
|
|
An overflow crowd of 400 antiwar activists from New England and New York attended the second annual New England United Antiwar Conference on Saturday, January 30 in Cambridge. The conference featured highly qualified speakers and workshop presenters on a wide range of topics, drawing participants from all age groups and a broad range of activist organizations. |
|
Read the full article...
|
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ...11 | ...16 | ...21 | ...41 | ...61 | ...81 | ...101 | ...121 | ...141 | ...161 | ...181 | ...201 | ...221 | ...241 | ...261 | ...281 | ...301 | ...321 | ...341 | ...361 | ...381 | ...401 | ...421 | ...441 | ...461 | ...481 | ...501 | ...521 | ...541 | ...561 | ...581 | ...601 | ...621 | ...641 | ...661 | ...681 | ...701 | ...721 | ...741 | ...761 | ...781 | ...801 | ...821 | ...841 | ...861 | ...881 | ...901 | ...921 | ...941 | ...961 | ...981 | ...1001 | ...1021 | ...1041 | ...1061 | ...1081 | ...1101 | ...1121 | ...1141 | ...1161 | ...1181 | ...1201 | ...1221 | ...1241 | ...1261 | ...1281 | ...1301 | ...1321 | ...1341 | ...1361 | ...1381 | ...1401 | ...1421 | ...1441 | ...1461 | ...1481 | ...1501 | ...1521 | ...1541 | ...1561 | ...1581 | ...1601 | ...1621 | ...1641 | ...1661 | ...1681 | ...1701 | ...1721 | ...1741 | ...1761 | ...1781 | ...1801 | ...1821 | ...1841 | ...1861 | ...1881 | ...1901 | ...1921 | ...1941 | ...1961 | ...1981 | ...2001 | ...2021 | ...2041 | ...2061 | ...2081 | ...2101 | ...2121 | ...2141 | ...2161 | ...2181 | ...2201 | ...2221 | ...2241 | ...2261 | ...2281 | ...2301 | ...2321 | ...2341 | ...2361 | ...2381 | ...2401 | ...2421 | ...2441 | ...2461 | ...2481 | ...2494 | Next Page |
|
|
