A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 18

September 27, 2013

The ‘Privatization’ of Marriage Where did the innovation of private property — a concept totally alien to foraging and hunting…

Egyptian community in Boston protests military coup

September 27, 2013

Outraged by the continuing massacres and crimes of recently extended martial law committed by the U.S.-backed Egyptian military following its…

Venezuela’s former ambassador to Angola speaks in Houston

September 27, 2013

Jesús García, Venezuela’s former ambassador to Angola and a researcher and writer, spoke to a packed house at S.H.A.P.E. Community…

Greece austerity, fascist violence bring fightback

September 27, 2013

Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is making positive predictions: Unemployment has gone from 27.8 percent to 27.1 percent, though for…

Anatomy of two shootings in Washington, D.C., and Chicago

September 26, 2013

There were two shootings within days of one another in the United States that have been classified as mass shootings.…

Young revolutionaries: ‘FIGHT with FIST’

September 26, 2013

Two years after the mass resistance of Occupy Wall Street that awakened class consciousness for a new generation of young…

San Diego activists: ‘Free Marissa Alexander’

September 26, 2013

An hour-long rally was held in City Heights Park in San Diego on Sept. 14, in support of Marissa Alexander,…

Lessons unlearned

September 26, 2013

I watched the rhetorical run-up to war in Syria, with a sinking sense of fascination. I wondered if the nation…

Protest decries Durham, N.C., police brutality

September 26, 2013

Durham, N.C. -- On Sept. 16, the Durham community organization FADE (Fostering Alternatives to Drug Enforcement) organized a protest against…

Family demands justice in police killing of Ernest Duenez, Jr.

September 26, 2013

This reporter is interviewing a few of the many families of victims of police killings in California as they are…