The Gaddafi Regime’s Last Stand Mentality
The United Nations’ response to the conflict in Libya may have persuaded members of the Gaddafi regime that they have no option other than to fight for their survival.
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Vermont’s Progressive Era Turns 30
“It’s time for a change...real change.” That was Bernie Sanders’ slogan in his 1981 campaign for Burlington Mayor.
Peace Movement Should Oppose US-Led Intervention in Libya
Source: Democracy Now
Forces aligned with Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi have launched new assaults to regain control of several towns captured in a popular uprising over the past two weeks. Meanwhile, two U.S. warships have moved through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea toward Libya under orders by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. As talk of potential Western military intervention grows, we speak to Horace Campbell, a professor of African American studies and political science at Syracuse University.
Mixed Messages: Arabs Challenge Israeli Hasbara
When the Libyan people took on their reviled dictator, Moammar Gadhafi, Israeli officials seemed puzzled by the alarming and unprecedented trend of popular awakenings in the Arab world.
People, Power, and Public Spaces
What the privatization of public spaces has to do with our likelihood of taking to the streets.
Walker’s Wisconsin Approach
Source: Common Dreams
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed last week to suddenly erase 50 years of collective-bargaining rights for Wisconsin’s public workers within a week, to be backed up by calling up the National Guard (Walker spokesmen later clarified that the Guard’s role would be limited to replacing prison guards).
Walker’s plan drew a crowd of 30,000 to 50,000 public workers and their supporters Wednesday at the State Capitol in Madison, united in their opposition to Republican plans to almost entirely take away their rights to union representation.