The latest supposed near-miss terrorist attack in New York City appears to be yet another specious case in which the "terrorist" plot turns out to be a creation of FBI infiltrators.
From the New York Times, Oct. 8: 4 Die in Crash at Notorious Turn on L.I. RoadAll five were teenage friends from Queens, and four had been classmates at Richmond Hill High School. Some had started college and were planning… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
When the Greek neo-fascist organization Golden Dawn tried to open a chapter in New York City’s Greek neighborhood of Astoria, they were quickly met with vocal repudiation.
The one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street may herald a revival of the movement—but continued hedging on an anti-capitalist analysis bottlenecks its potential.
The 9-11 commemoration was subdued, with no speechifying by politicians, a good sign that the US is finally moving on. Except, of course, that we remain at war in Afghanistan…
Protesters and dissidents in Israel and Iran alike are uniting against the threat of war between their countries. A Facebook meme satirizes the leaders of both countries under the portmanteau “Ahmedinyahu.” In May, Iranians and Israelis held a joint rally… Read moreF**ck You, Mr. Ahmedinyahu
From the Queens Times-Ledger, July 27: Bronx family had just left Nigerian gathering at Richmond Hill hall before crash Oby Okoro, the woman the NYPD identified as the driver in a gruesome accident Sunday morning in Jamaica that left five… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
From the Village Voice, June 11: NYPD Slammed With Lawsuit Over Handling of Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths On July 10, 2011, Clara Heyworth was walking to meet her husband when she was fatally struck by motorist Anthony Webb, who was… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
An exorbitantly priced “Citibike” bicycle-sharing program named and colonized by Citibank is unveiled in New York—a perverse betrayal of the legacy of Amsterdam’s radical Provos, who pioneered the first bike-sharing initiative in 1967.
