Tea Party to Hold “I Stand With Scott Walker” Rally in Opposition of Protesters In Wisconsin

by Scott Creighton The fake populist Tea Party, a controlled opposition movement for a while now, is making plans to hold a rally in Madison in support of the unconstitutional bill which seeks to undermine unions in Wisconsin. With Republican state lawmakers stymied over plans to pass an anti-union bill, and Gov. Scott Walker saying [...]

US Veto on Settlements Undermines International Law

from Human Rights Watch The US veto of a proposed United Nations Security Council Resolution calling upon Israel to end illegal policies that promote settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, undermines enforcement of international law, Human Rights Watch said today. The Geneva Conventions, to which Israel is a party, prohibit the transfer [...]

US vetoes UN res. condemning illegal Israeli settlements

Mondoweiss Mondoweiss Obama administration vetoes any remaining legitimacy it had to lead the “peace process.” Time to step aside.15 seconds ago  Favorite  Retweet  Reply sahoura سحر US vetoes UN res. condemning illegal Israeli settlements shows Obama is an hypocrite-liar when he pretends he wants an end to this activity. gazamom Laila El-Haddad by PalestineToday US [...]

Yemen observes ‘Friday of Fury’

At least three killed as tens of thousands of demonstrators, both pro- and anti-government, march in several cities. from Al Jazeera English Tens of thousands of Yemenis have taken part in anti-government demonstrations across the country, with pro-government supporters also rallying in several cities. Three people have been killed in the demonstrations with one of [...]

Bahrain forces fire at protesters

Troops open live fire around Pearl roundabout in Manama after nightfall, at least 66 wounded. from Al Jazeera English Shots were fired by soldiers around Pearl roundabout in Manama, the Bahraini capital, a day after police forcibly cleared a protest encampment from the traffic circle. The circumstances of the shooting after nightfall on Friday were [...]

Fresh protests hit Iraqi cities

Reports of deaths as thousands turn out to demand better service delivery and jobs from government. from Al Jazeera English Violent protests have taken place at various locations in Iraq, with anti-government protesters rallying against corruption, poor basic services and high unemployment. In Basra, the country’s second largest city, about 1,000 people rallied on Friday, [...]

Is Madison Wisconsin The Start of the Next American Revolution?

This is a question posed by Chomsky yesterday on Democracy Now!  They talk about the huge 50 year old propaganda campaigns coming from the left and the right to demonize and marginalize private sector unions and now the latest, them going after the public sector workers as if they are the cause of our current [...]

Horrific Video of Cop Brutality in Houston Beating of 15-Year Old Released

The main officers in this case were indicted on charges of misdemeanor oppression and not assault. The official position coming out of the Houston mayor’s office is that they “tried” to get the officers fired but were unsuccessful and they seek to indict the individual who leaked the video because obviously, he is the real [...]