American Hypocrisy 3

Keep up anti-war actions! — Pentagon attack on Syria ‘still on the table’ Posted: 10 Sep 2013 08:52 PM PDT Sept. 10 — It happened just as President Barack Obama was gearing up to argue in a nationally televised speech that the U.S. should carry out missile strikes against Syria, supposedly in order to prevent its future use of chemical weapons. Now Obama has been forced to postpone the vote in Congress, a vote he […] This report Keep up anti-war actions! — Pentagon attack on Syria ‘still on the table’ appeared first on Workers World. Also: U.S. prepares public for direct attack on Syria No attack on Syria! Harlem, N.Y., rally says no to U.S. attack on Syria

U.S. maneuvers to derail mass revulsion to war Posted: 09 Sep 2013 06:06 PM PDT Sept. 9 — President Barack Obama and the White House are struggling mightily to override global and domestic opposition to a military adventure in Syria by trying to get Congress to vote for war. Washington is pulling out all the stops. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough went on all five Sunday morning television […] This report U.S. maneuvers to derail mass revulsion to war appeared first on Workers World. Also: The Syrian pretext In the Bush tradition, Obama lies to push war on Syria Two steps closer to a U.S. war on Syria

From Pinochet to Suharto, U.S. supported dictators who ‘killed their own people’ Posted: 09 Sep 2013 06:00 PM PDT “He is killing his own people.” How many times have we read and heard that? It is the endlessly repeated phrase that is supposed to make us hate the head of Syria enough to justify the killing of many more Syrians with U.S. cruise missiles. Do the people who sprinkle such phrases in their “news” […] This report From Pinochet to Suharto, U.S. supported dictators who ‘killed their own people’ appeared first on Workers World. Also: Internationalist Victor Toro in court April 25 Behind the selection of a new Pope San Francisco Labor Council calls for prosecution of police who killed Alan Blueford

Worldwide protests condemn U.S. plans to attack Syria Posted: 09 Sep 2013 05:54 PM PDT On the Sept. 7-8 weekend, reflecting deep opposition to the U.S. plans to attack Syria, anti-war demonstrations erupted in dozens of cities around the country and worldwide. New York, Washington, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta are just a few of the U.S. cities where people demanded “Hands off Syria!” and “Money […] This report Worldwide protests condemn U.S. plans to attack Syria appeared first on Workers World. Also: Coast-to-coast protests hit U.S. plans to attack Syria No attack on Syria! Worldwide protests reject U.S. attacks on Syria

Harlem, N.Y., rally says no to U.S. attack on Syria Posted: 09 Sep 2013 05:41 PM PDT An emergency protest rally was called Sept. 3 to inform the Harlem, N.Y., Black community of the impending U.S. attack on Syria. The rally was organized by the Black-led December 12 Movement and the Freedom Party in front of the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building on 125th Street.       Passersby heard that a U.S. […] This report Harlem, N.Y., rally says no to U.S. attack on Syria appeared first on Workers World. Also: U.S. prepares public for direct attack on Syria No attack on Syria! Coast-to-coast protests hit U.S. plans to attack Syria

AFL-CIO Convention draws low-income workers Posted: 09 Sep 2013 05:40 PM PDT At a time of record poverty and massive government cutbacks, and under the threat of another war in the Middle East, the AFL-CIO opened its quadrennial national convention in Los Angeles on Sept. 8. Delegates from as many as 57 national unions listened to labor officials as well as religious, civil rights, women and LGBTQ […] This report AFL-CIO Convention draws low-income workers appeared first on Workers World. Also: Open letter to the AFL-CIO leaders — Oppose war on Syria Postal bill draws protests in U.S. cities Boston St. Pat’s Peace Parade draws anti-war, labor, LGBTQ forces

South Korea arrests progressives Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:17 PM PDT South Korea’s secret police — the hated National Intelligence Service — launched two days of raids on Aug. 28 against the United Progressive Party, a left electoral bloc with six representatives in the legislature. Ten UPP offices and homes were raided and three party officials were arrested on treason and sedition charges. Travel bans were […] This report South Korea arrests progressives appeared first on Workers World. Also: Migrant groups in South Korea: ‘No to war of aggression in the Korean Peninsula’ North Korea: ‘U.S. should ponder grave situation’ Not another war! Pentagon out of Korea

Korean autoworkers wage courageous resistance Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:16 PM PDT Since the global recession began in 2008, the world’s auto companies have been aggressively restructuring the process by which vehicles are made. This has meant the lowering of wages, with multiple categories of workers doing similar labor for dissimilar pay and benefits. The restructuring has also meant the expansion of temporary — also known as […] This report Korean autoworkers wage courageous resistance appeared first on Workers World. Also: A Korean view of current situation Washington’s lies exposed: Background to the Korean crisis Migrant groups in South Korea: ‘No to war of aggression in the Korean Peninsula’

Unions must reach out to youth Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:10 PM PDT The AFL-CIO Convention should put on its front burner how to win the loyalty of youth to organized labor. To win them, the unionists will have to do the right thing, the courageous thing. Taking this step is vital for the very survival of the movement. At one time, the children of most union members […] This report Unions must reach out to youth appeared first on Workers World. Also: Labor & Trayvon — An injury to all Red Youth call protest Kansas unions fight austerity

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 15 Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:05 PM PDT From matrilineal clan to patriarchy, polygyny in transitional societies The transition to sedentary life and agricultural production was a process carried out in different ways and at different times in different parts of the planet’s inhabited areas. Up to this point, we’ve been drawing on anthropological reports dealing with contemporary foragers and hunters and the […] This report A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 15 appeared first on Workers World. Also: A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 12 A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 10 A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 13