Kamal Abbas is General Coordinator of the Centre for Trade Unions and Workers Services, an umbrella advocacy organization for independent unions in Egypt. The CTUWS suffered repeated harassment and attack by the Mubarak regime and played a leading role in its overthrow. Abbas, who witnessed friends killed by the regime during the 1989 Helwan […]
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Speak Out against Imperialist Intervention in Libya
. . . In December of 1951, Libya became the first African country to attain its independence after World War II, during which its territory was the scene of significant battles between German and British troops, bringing fame to Generals Erwin Rommel and Bernard. L. Montgomery. Total desert covers 95% of its territory. Technology made […]
Egyptians Rally in Support of the Libyan Uprising
Hundreds of Egyptians gathered at the Libyan Embassy in Cairo to show their support for the Libyan uprising and to demand that Muammar al-Gaddafi step down. This video was released by Ahram Online on 21 February 2011. | Print
Hezbollah Statement on the “Crimes Committed by the Gaddafi Regime” in Libya
Hezbollah lashed out Monday at the “crimes committed by the Gaddafi regime” in Libya.
Calling All Workers and Retirees
Workers, retirees, unionists, and activists of all stripes and sizes are responding to calls to protest at state capitals in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, and elsewhere. In Michigan, where I live, Governor Snyder wants to raise taxes on workers, poor people, and retirees so he can give businesses a tax break of 1.8 billion dollars. This […]
Join Reverend Jesse Jackson in Ohio: Columbus Clergy, Elected Officials, Union and Community Leaders to Rally for All Workers, Our Schools and Our Community
Wednesday, February 23, 11 AM at the Teamsters building, 555 East Rich St. Downtown Columbus, Ohio 43215 For more information: 614-441-9145 or <brian@progressohio.org>. Visit <progressohio.org> and <www.teamster.org/content/ohio-right-work-less>. See, also, “Ohio: Statehouse Mobilization against SB 5 and Kasich’s Anti-Worker Agenda” (about the 22 February 2011 rally against SB 5). var idcomments_acct = ‘c90a61ed51fd7b64001f1361a7a71191’; var idcomments_post_id; var […]
Bahrain: The Revolutionary Camp Stands Firm
Bahraini man in the revolutionary camp: “Zine El Abidine down, Mubarak down, Al Khalifa down, down, down.” James Bays: “Can the king make political concessions, or is it too late?” Bahraini woman in the revolutionary camp: “It’s too late. Too late now. Now the people, they — you can hear them — they want […]
Madison Is Our Cairo
With the Koch Brothers footing his campaign, Scott Walker assumed the governorship of Wisconsin on January 7, 2011. Walker’s first action as Governor was obeisance to the corporate class that put him in office: he gave $140 million in tax breaks to businesses, including WalMart, and then screamed “budget crisis!” This move allowed him to […]
Egypt: Independent Trade Unionists’ Declaration
Cairo, 19 February 2011 Revolution — Freedom — Social Justice Demands of the Workers in the Revolution O heroes of the 25 January revolution! We, workers and trade unionists from different workplaces which have seen strikes, occupations, and demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of workers across Egypt during the current period, feel it is right […]
Corporations to Government: Give Us More, Tax Us Less
Nothing better shows corporate control over the government than Washington’s basic response to the current economic crisis. First we had “the rescue” and then “the recovery.” Trillions in public money flowed to the biggest US banks, insurance companies, etc. That “bailed” them out (suggestion of criminality?) while we waited for benefits to “trickle down” to […]
Ohio AAUP against Senate Bill 5
Testimony before the Insurance, Commerce, and Labor committee, 17 February 2011 Statehouse Mobilization against SB 5 and Kasich’s Anti-Worker Agenda Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Time: 1 PM Location: Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH Click here for more info. Good morning Chairman Bacon, Vice Chair Farber, Ranking Member Schiavoni and distinguished Committee […]
Bahrain: This Is NOT a Sectarian Revolution
Shias and Sunnis, we stand as brothers, chanting, “We Will Not Sell Our Nation!” This video was released by Ahlulbayt TV on 17 February 2011. Cf. “Comrade Ibrahim Al-Amin criticizes Aljazeera Arabic for its coverage (or lack thereof) of Bahrain” (As’ad AbuKhalil, “Aljazeera (Ar) and Bahrain,” Angry Arab News Service, 18 February 2011). | Print
Solidarity with the People of Bahrain
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Bahraini embassy in Belgravia, London to demand the end of the Al Khalifa dictatorship in Bahrain. At the Bahraini Embassy, London, 19 February 2011 Cf. . | Print
Ohio Police Officers against Senate Bill 5
Testimony before the Insurance, Commerce, and Labor committee, 17 February 2011 Statehouse Mobilization against SB 5 and Kasich’s Anti-Worker Agenda Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Time: 1 PM Location: Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH Click here for more info. Chairman Bacon, Vice Chair Faber, and Ranking Member Schiavoni, and all members of […]
Iran: The First Time as Tragedy . . .
“‘Today?’ asked the younger cook, as he placed a very large skewer on the charcoal. ‘Is anyone supposed to come out today?’ ‘Yes,’ I said after a short pause, pretending not to be that interested. ‘It’s the seventh day of mourning for the people who died last week.’ The young man rolled his eyes, the […]
Revolutionary Women of Bahrain
Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist. | Print
Bahrain: Teachers on Strike
“When the General Strike was announced yesterday, I didn’t give it much heed. . . . Teachers, some of them at least, heeded that call. I noticed a few gathering with their Bahraini flags and a couple of hastily written placards standing in front of their school’s gate near where I live. I approached […]
In Opposition to Ohio Senate Bill 5
Testimony before the Insurance, Commerce, and Labor committee, 17 February 2011 Statehouse Mobilization against SB 5 and Kasich’s Anti-Worker Agenda Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Time: 1 PM Location: Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH Click here for more info. My name is Sherry Linkon, and I’m John Russo. Thank you for giving […]
Ohio Is at War
Statehouse Mobilization against SB 5 and Kasich’s Anti-Worker Agenda Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Time: 1 PM Location: Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OHClick here for more info. From the vantage point of the pancaked fields of Illinois, it is easy to wax nostalgic about Ohio’s rolling hills. I spent four years there as […]
Interview with John Tully, Author of The Devil’s Milk: A Social History of Rubber
Why, of all possible commodities, did you choose to write a book on rubber? The Devil’s Milk: A Social History of Rubber” width=”260″ height=”393″ border=”0″ title=”BUY THIS BOOK”>THE DEVIL’S MILK: A Social History of Rubberby John Tully BUY THIS BOOK The Devil’s Milk: A Social History of Rubber Book Launch with author John Tully Tuesday, […]
