[Western imperialists are hypocrites. They claim to represent freedom of speech, yet they provide millions and millions in military aid and training to Saudi Arabia, which is a First World dictatorship that brutalizes its people and migrant workers. It is a brutal regime that inflicts terror against its Arab neighbors. It is a brutal dictatorship... Continue Reading →
No conflict seen in US, China influence in Latin America
[One big happy Empire.. for the First World and its allies. The reason there is little inter-imperialist conflict is because all the economies are so integrated today through transnational capital. -- NP] BEIJING (AP) — Costa Rica's foreign minister said Friday he sees no conflict between the U.S.'s longstanding ties with Latin America and China's... Continue Reading →
Saudi blogger to be publicly flogged for insulting Islam
[The imperialists talk about freedom of speech in France. Meanwhile, France bans protests for Palestinian rights and Saudi Arabia tortures bloggers. Hypocrites. - NP] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi blogger who was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes will be publicly flogged for the first time... Continue Reading →
Obama Unveils ‘New Approach’ On Cuba As Former Foes Chart New Course
[The USA ends its embargo. This is a mixed blessing. It will allow people in Cuba a higher standard of living, but it will also increase US influence in Cuba. Obama certainly justified his move by saying it will allow the US to better influence Cuba's development. On the good side, the Cuban 5 prisoners,... Continue Reading →
Industrial band Skinny Puppy demand $666,000 after music is used in Guantánamo torture
(http://www.theguardian.com/) A Canadian electro-industrial band is asking for thousands of dollars in royalties after learning that the US military used their music to torture prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. Skinny Puppy claim they filed a $666,000 (£368,000) bill with America'd defence department. "We sent them an invoice for our musical services considering they had gone ahead... Continue Reading →
At the coal face: Mineral processing factory in Bangladesh where the women do all the hard work
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/) A photo essay of the tremendous oppression of women in Bangladesh, where capitalism intersects with patriarchy: Dusty days work: The women at the coal processing plant in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, sort through the waste coal using a giant sieve : Still smiling: Despite working long hours doing back breaking work, this coal worker happily offers... Continue Reading →
Rights group: Police torture in Philippines rife
[Human rights is a joke under capitalism - NP] MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Amnesty International said Thursday that five years after the Philippines passed a law criminalizing torture, the practice continues, with an overstretched police force resorting to "shortcuts" to extract confessions from criminal suspects. The Philippine National Police has acknowledged violations persist but stressed... Continue Reading →
Women Making $70 Feminist Shirts in Factory Paid Under a Dollar an Hour
[First Worldist feminism and gender activism are just other forms of social-imperialism. It is a narrow kind of feminism that focuses on advancing the life options and quality of life for First World women at the expense of Third World peoples, both women and men. Expanded life options in the First World is connected to... Continue Reading →
Made in Bangladesh
(http://www.cbc.ca/) By: Tarannum Kamlani Who made that T-shirt you’re wearing? The one so stylish and cheap you had to have it in 5 different colours? Until April 24, 2013 not many of us really thought about the hands that made that shirt, or where it was made. On that day when the 8-story Rana Plaza... Continue Reading →
Adams Family Thanksgiving
Good stuff: http://youtu.be/2VbYZDohsHk
Iguala’s Martyrs are Immortal
Iguala’s Martyrs are Immortal LLCO.org Recently, following violence where six students were killed and 43 went missing in Guerrero, Mexico, burned remains were found in a mass grave in Iguala, about 200 km south of Mexico’s capital. The bodies in the grave reportedly match video images of students who were taken away by police. Several... Continue Reading →