[LAAMN] union supporters still fired with impunity

2011-11-23 Thread David Bacon
Union Supporters Still Fired With Impunity by: David Bacon, Truthout 11/21/11 http://www.truth-out.org/print/9203 Los Angeles, California - When a private employer, like the Los Angeles Film School (LAFS), decides to fight the efforts of its workers to form a union, there is very little

[LAAMN] Article on RAC-LA in Four Story Magazine

2011-11-23 Thread johnaimani
Who Are RAC-LA, and What Are They Doing in MacArthur Park? by John A Imani /This piece by John, an active member of the organization he's writing about, is a

[LAAMN] Michael Moore: Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here? How painful is pepper spray?

2011-11-23 Thread Ed Pearl
Hi. Last night, Rachel Maddow presented an outstanding graphic display of the range of pepper strength, measured in Scoville heat units, from bell peppers to Jalapeños and beyond. I'm sure everyone knew where she was going, but when she bumped up to perrper sprays, by a factor up to 10 for the

[LAAMN] Lal Khan - Where is China going?

2011-11-23 Thread Cort Greene
http://www.marxist.com/lal-khan-where-is-china-going.htm Where is China going?http://www.marxist.com/lal-khan-where-is-china-going.htm Written by Lal Khan Wednesday, 23 November 2011 [image: Print]http://www.marxist.com/lal-khan-where-is-china-going/print.htm# *After overtaking Japan, this year

[LAAMN] Egypt – masses rise against the army generals

2011-11-23 Thread Cort Greene
http://www.marxist.com/egypt-the-masses-rise-against-the-army-generals.htm Egypt – masses rise against the army generalshttp://www.marxist.com/egypt-the-masses-rise-against-the-army-generals.htm Written by Brian Adams Wednesday, 23 November 2011 11:28

[LAAMN] The problem with 'occupation' in the occupy movement

2011-11-23 Thread Romi Elnagar
The problem with ‘occupation’ in the occupy movement by Josina Manu Maltzman on November 21, 2011  Map of indigenous tribes, cultures and languages produced by the Smithsonian in 1967. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) The momentum continues to build over Occupy Wall Street and other regional

[LAAMN] DN Interview: Seymour Hersh: Iran and the IAEA.

2011-11-23 Thread Ed Pearl
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/21/seymour_hersh_propaganda_used_ahead_o f Guest: Seymour http://www.democracynow.org/appearances/seymour_hersh Hersh, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist at The New Yorker magazine. His latest piece is titled Iran and the IAEA. Democracy Now: