[LAAMN] Pilger - The Imperial Facade, Galindez: Witnessing History

http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/1014 Behind America's Facade By John Pilger New Statesman The destruction caused by Katrina has enabled us to glimpse realities that are usually carefully hidden away. And what we discover is that New Orleans and Baghdad are not so far apart. When I lived in

[LAAMN] Re: [laborcoalition] Corporate Looters Making Billions Ripping Off Pension Plans

Thanks for sending this article, Steve. (NY Times article copied below, discussing corporate bankruptcy as a strategy for cheating workers out of their pensions, and/or, transferring the contractual obligations of those pensions to taxpayers). This provides a good illustration of but one facet t

[LAAMN] UPJ leader Leslie Cagan, Saturday Demos in L.A. and DC

Hi. Details of the DC and LA Marches follow the interview. Ed [Leslie Cagan is national coordinator of United for Peace and Justice, a coalition of more than 1,300 local and national groups that have "joined together to oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire- building."

[LAAMN] Reply to Greg Palast from George Galloway

Reply to Greg Palast George Galloway Until a couple of days ago I hadn't heard of Greg Palast in years, the man who claims to have been pursuing me with questions for two months. He has never phoned, written, emailed or made any other contact with me, which is curiously reminiscent of the b

[LAAMN] Cheap Beer Peace and Justice

... an unbeatable combination PABSTS FOR PEACE! Had enough bushit? So have we! Join Neighbors for Peace and Justice Silverlake / Echo Park at The Short Stop this Wednesday for a friendly peace and justice get together at the notorious Echo Park watering hole to discuss the issues confronting