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Martin Luther King Jr. Day March and Celebration Draws over 1,000
Over a 1,000 people attended the 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march and celebration at Grand Rapids Community College this year.
Posted on January 17, 2006 9:11 AM in Features
Federal and State Prosecutors Increasingly Offering Major Corporations Deals
According to a new study released yesterday by Corporate Crime Reporter, federal and state prosecutors are increasingly offering major corporations deals known as deferred prosecution or non-prosecution agreements.
Posted on December 30, 2005 10:27 PM in Features
NBC News Reveals Defense Department Monitoring Antiwar Protest Activity across the United States
A 400-hundred page Department of Defense document obtained by NBC News has revealed that the Department of Defense has engaged in extensive monitoring of anti-war and counter-military groups.
Posted on December 15, 2005 5:55 PM in Features
President Bush Announces Plan for Victory in Iraq, Releases 35 page Document Outlining Strategy
Yesterday, President George W. Bush made a major speech on the Iraq War announcing his plan for “victory in Iraq.” and a 35 page document detailing his plan. The plan is a response to growing criticism of the war and demands that the United States begin withdrawal.
Posted on December 1, 2005 5:26 PM in Features
Report Back from School of the Americas (SOA) Protests
20,000 people attended the annaul protest against the School of Americas (SOA) (now Western Hemisphere Institute for Secruity Cooperation (WHINSEC) in Fort Benning, Georgia.
Posted on December 1, 2005 10:03 AM in Features
Wal-Mart Pledges Support for Minimum Wage Increase, Other Improvements
On Monday Wal-Mart announced that it would undertake a number of new intiatives to showcase its commitment to sustainability, but critics are already noticing that the plan is more rhetoric than substance.
Posted on October 26, 2005 2:38 PM in Features
DC Anti-War Network Calls for Nonviolent Actions against the War Machine
In an important strategic move for the antiwar movement, the Washington DC-based DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) has called for “nonviolent protests and actions” to mark the third anniversary of the start of the Iraq War.
Posted on October 20, 2005 10:15 AM in Features
Community Prevents Nazi March in Toledo; Attacks Local Police
On Saturday, residents and activists in Toledo prevented a rally by the National Socialist Movement (NSM) (sometimes called “America’s Nazi Party”) using physical force in a protest that eventually targeted both the NSM members and local police
Posted on October 18, 2005 10:33 AM in Features
Bush Administration Continuing Destructive Environmental Policies
The Bush administration is continuing its destructive environmental policies according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on waters and wetlands and newly proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that would allow power plants to pollute more.
Posted on October 14, 2005 10:46 AM in Features
Students at 40 Schools, GVSU, Launch Sweat Free Campus Campaign
Yesterday, student groups affiliated with United Students against Sweatshops (USAS) at 40 schools, including Grand Valley State University (GVSU), held a series of coordinated actions to announce USAS’s new “sweat-free campus” campaign.
Posted on September 29, 2005 8:18 PM in Features
Delay Indicted; Replacement among Most Corrupt Members of Congress
DeLay, who was required to resign from his leadership post by Republican Party rules, has been replaced by Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri, who was recently named one of the 13 most corrupt members of Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a progressive legal watchdog.
Posted on September 29, 2005 10:41 AM in Features
Massive Antiwar Rally held Saturday in DC
Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people converged on Washington D.C. to protest the war and occupation in Iraq and other aggressive, imperialistic U.S. endeavors such as the 2004 coup in Haiti.
Posted on September 27, 2005 1:38 PM in Features
With Majority against War, “Massive” Protests in DC Planned this Weekend
This Saturday, a “massive” antiwar protest will take place in Washington DC, marking the first time that a national antiwar rally will take place with a majority of people in the United States opposing the Iraq war.
Posted on September 23, 2005 10:48 AM in Features
Mutual Aid Projects Flourish in Wake of Katrina
A number of mutual aid projects have sprung up in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to provide aid to residents who remain in the storm-ravaged areas of Louisiana and Mississippi and have been largely ignored by local and federal assistance programs.
Posted on September 22, 2005 5:16 PM in Features
Corporations with Ties to Bush Administration Contracted for Katrina-Related Work
Corporation with ties the Bush administration have been awarded substantial contracts for reconstruction projects in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. The corporations include Halliburton, Bechtel, and the Shaw Group.
Posted on September 13, 2005 10:54 AM in Features
Top 25 Censored Stories of 2004-2005
roject Censored, a media research group at Sonoma State University, has released its annual list of news stories that have been “overlooked, underreported, or self-censored” by the country’s major national news media.
Posted on September 9, 2005 10:47 AM in Features
Response to Hurricane Katrina Reveals Indifference to Poor, Institutional Racism in the United States
Amidst the Bush administration's efforts to avoid blame for the failures of the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina, the hurricane has highlighted the role race plays in society and how capitalism has failed many of the country's poor.
Posted on September 7, 2005 11:23 AM in Features
War Declared on Antiwar Protestors
At their national convention this week, the American Legion, a veteran’s organization with 2.7 million members, declared war on “public protests” and said that the group will “stand against anyone and any group that would demoralize our troops, or worse, endanger their lives by encouraging terrorists to continue their cowardly attacks against freedom-loving peoples.
Posted on August 27, 2005 12:29 PM in Features
Proposed “Withdrawal” Plans would Keep US in Iraq for at least a Year
Despite an increase in talk of withdrawal from Iraq, most plans currently being discussed would keep troops in Iraq for at least another year and a half.
Posted on August 25, 2005 6:47 PM in Features
Pat Robertson Calls for Assassination of Hugo Chavez
Yesterday, televangelist Pat Robertson called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, describing him as a “terrific danger” to the United States that destroyed the Venezuelan economy and is making Venezuela into “a launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism.”
Posted on August 24, 2005 7:08 PM in Features
Bush on Iraq: "Complete the Mission"
In a speech defending his decision that the United States will "stay the course" in Iraq, President Bush made multiple references to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the terrorism despite the fact that there was no connection between the attacks and Iraq.
Posted on June 29, 2005 1:15 PM in Features
Calls for United States to Withdraw from Iraq Increasing
Calls for a withdrawl from Iraq are increasing with members of the Iraqi parliament calling for a withdrawal, a resolution in the House calling for a withdrawal starting in October of 2006, and the formation of an "Out of Iraq" caucus in the House.
Posted on June 21, 2005 5:43 PM in Features
New Memos Support Assertions in Downing Street Memo; Corporate Press Admits it "Dropped the Ball" on the Story
New documents indicate that by as early as March of 2002 the British government believed the United States was leaning heavily towards using force to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
Posted on June 15, 2005 2:15 PM in Features
Potential Changes in Media Policy Threaten Democracy
In a major defeat for the nation's largest media corporations, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling against FCC rules taht would have loosened media ownership restrictions over television stations and newspapers. Nevertheless, a number of potential changes to media policy threaten democracy.
Posted on June 14, 2005 3:23 PM in Features
Bush calls Amnesty International Report "Absurd"
President Bush dismissed reports of human rights abuses at the Guantanamo Bay detention campaign as absurd and claimed that the United States actively promotes freedom around the world.
Posted on June 2, 2005 3:49 PM in Features
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