GM's plant closures stink of corruption on so many levels
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 25 2019 15:52
Investors and top executives have used profits at GM to enrich themselves for years, while insisting mass layoffs are an unavoidable fact of economics.
Unsealed documents shed light on proceedings that led to Chelsea Manning's imprisonment
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 22 2019 14:53
Manning’s lawyers believe the government may be trying to prove Manning perjured herself during 2013 testimony. Developments come as Manning enters third week of imprisonment.
Venezuela: A look at fake news and our own arrogance
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 11 2019 16:30
Fake news about Venezuela is a lesson wrapped in a lesson of why we are not in a position to decide the fates of other countries.
Guardian report exposes Amazon wage increase as public relations fraud
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 9 2019 20:35
A recent report in The Guardian exposes the fraud of Amazon's October wage hike stunt. It also raises the question: was this all simply intended to stave off a unionization effort that began last summer?
Chelsea Manning enters indefinite detention after being found in contempt of court
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 8 2019 16:38
Arrest comes just days after refusal to testify at grand jury summons.
Judge rejects Chelsea Manning's request to quash grand jury subpoena
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 6 2019 19:05
Manning vows to continue to fight after judge rejects her request to avoid grand jury testimony.
Mexican workers take matters into their own hands
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 14 2019 16:51
Largest North American strike wave in decades grows. Rebellion exposes union betrayal, is met with repression from “left-wing” government and a near total media blackout.
Pundits outraged as Assad does to Ghouta what the US did to Fallujah
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 2 2018 15:14
As pundits decry war crimes committed by the Assad regime in Eastern Ghouta, a look to how the punditry viewed the US' 2004 assault on Fallujah
The Syrian conflict is an indictment of the nation-state system: The Assad Regime
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 23 2018 20:14
As the Syrian conflict drags on, the world watches with horror as all involved countries ruthlessly pursue their own interests at the expense of the Syrian people. This first post will focus on the Assad regime.
Intellectuals cheer as US moves towards global war in Syria
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 5 2018 16:03
Despite years of unqualified failure, nation's liberal intelligentsia announces full support as US redoubles its efforts in its catastrophic "war on terror"
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