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“The Two-Headed Kochtopus” Takes a Satirical Hit in a Skit Staged on the National Mall!
David and Charles Koch aka “The Koch Brothers” are the primary underwriters of the Tea Party! For years, these two multibillionaires have had strong ties to Far Right elements in this country. On October 30, 2010, the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” hit the National Mall, in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, just west of the main stage, around 12th Street, two actors/activists, Diane Wittner and Joe (…)

by Christopher Black
"The creation of the ad hoc war crimes tribunals by the United States and Britain using their power in the Security Council, was the first step in creating a fascist legal order..."
http://narodnipokretsrbije.info/?p=2312

Australia (or more precisely Apartheid Australia because of its continuing race-based perceptions, regulations, laws and policies) has an appalling 222 year history of complicity in 22 genocides, from the ongoing Aboriginal Genocide that commenced in 1788 with invasion of Australia to the ongoing Afghan Genocide (2001-2010) (see “Australia’s secret genocide history”: ).
Australia has a more recent 60 year history as a cowardly, greedy and racist lackey of a violent, racist and genocidal (…)

On Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” hit the National Mall, in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, Peace and Justice activists from CODEPINK were putting on a colorful Alice-in-Wonderland skit not far from the main stage of the event. It addressed some of comedian John Stewart’s recent politically naive and thoughtless remarks about the honorable work of antiwar activists in this country to end immoral and illegal wars, occupations, and torture. Medea Benjamin, co (…)

Oct. 30, 2010
The National Mall, Washington, D.C.
Featuring CODEPINK activists, Diane Wittner, Joe Adams, the Koch Brothers, aliens, space people, a cowardly lion, 9/11 Trurth Now, a nine-ton elephant, Richard Nixon, Lou Wofl, Alice-in-Wonderland, the Masses, the U.S. Capitol, a Metro escaltor, Medea Benjamin, Joan Stallard and Dr. Margaret Flowers.
©Bill Hughes

Marcelino Camacho, one of Spain’s foremost union leaders and the first secretary general of a top workers’ federation, has died at 92.
Camacho died in a Madrid hospital Friday after several days in serious condition, his union, Comisiones Obreras said.
A committed communist, Camacho fought in the losing Republican army during Spain’s 1936-39 Civil War and then spent 10 years in prison as a staunch opponent of the 1939-75 military dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco.
He founded the (…)

On Thursday evening, Oct. 28, 2010, G. Gordon Liddy of Watergate notoriety was the “keynote speaker at a Friends of the Israel Defense Forces’ fundraiser,” according to the press release of the protesters. The event was held at the Beth Tfiloh Congregation in Baltimore County, MD. The demonstration was organized by local peace and justice activists. For background on Liddy’s talk, see:
http://www.fidf.org/Document.Doc?id=59

Maria Allwine is an activist with the “Maryland Coalition to Re-Regulate BGE.” It called a press conference on Oct. 27, 2010, in front of the office of the Public Service Commission, in Baltimore, MD. Over the years, Ms. Allwine has battled hard against any more rate hikes and for “a moratorium on any rate increases in BGE bills.” Ms. Allwine is also the Green Party’s candidate for governor in Maryland. At today’s event, she ripped into BGE; incumbent Governor Martin O’Malley, a Democrat; (…)

By taking to the streets to defend their pension rights from regressive cuts, the French are fighting for all our benefits
The demonstrations that have rocked France this past week highlight some of its differences from the United States. The photo here, for example shows the difference between rioting in baseball-playing versus soccer-playing countries. In the US, we would pick up the tear gas canister and throw it, rather than kick it, back at the police.
More importantly, the French (…)

On Wed. morning, Oct. 27, 2010, members of the National Nurses United staged a spirited protest action in front of the “MedStar Health” owned Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore County, MD. They raised concerns about “inadequate staffing” and “patient care problems” at the MedStar Health-owned Washington Hospital Center; and also the failure of the company [MedStar Health] to “negotiate a new contract,” at its D.C. facility with the nurses’ union, according to their press release. To learn (…)