Vultures Are Not Scared By Polls
Just days after being rejected by Greek voters in the referendum of July 5, the creditors’ austerity plan is back. First, the Greek Prime Minister himself pushed through, on July 9, at the Parliament, the exact program that was turned down by the ballot box. But that was not enough for Hollande and Merkel, who […]
We Can Say “No”
The leaders of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were determined, promising the flames of hell to the Greek population if it had the audacity to refuse the measures they wanted to impose. But this was not enough: 61% of Greek voters voted “No” in the referendum that asked if they were […]
The Fourth of July – Whose Revolution?
The Fourth of July is the time when we are supposed to celebrate the American Revolution by showing patriotism, watching fireworks, waving some flags, having a barbeque and going shopping. But if we look at the real history, there isn’t very much for us to celebrate. What was the American Revolution really about? Like many […]
Film Screening: Wisconsin Rising a film by Sam Mayfield (60 min)
July 8, 2015 (Oakland, CA) A LaborFest Event Sponsored by Speak Out Now and PM Press Wisconsin Rising documents the largest sustained workers’ resistance movement in American history. Wisconsin was a testing ground for the nation in 2011 as big money attempted to undo basic workers’ rights when newly-elected Republican Governor Scott Walker suddenly stripped collective […]