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April First, Twice


April Fool’s Day is the date of death of one Rozz Williams, born Roger Alan Painter, regarded by many as the inventor of death rock. In his most (in)famous band/incarnation, “Christian Death”, Rozz pioneered the art form that would become home to Marilyn Manson (aka Brian Warner). Both Williams and Manson continue to […]

Five Years Of War - Five Days Of Protest


A graphic of an Iraqi mother mourning rests against a recruiter’s car.(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In a series of protests organizers called “Five Years Of War - Five Days Of Protest”, Staten Islanders took to the streets of the “Forgotten Borough” to mark the tragic milestone of 4000 KIA in […]

River To River Protest


Rally goers commemorate those killed in the US invasion of Iraq(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
NEW YORK — A number of organizations participated in a UFPJ organized “River To River” protest in New York City on March 22. Lining up on busy 14th Street the protesters hoped to link hands - from the East River […]

SDS: Funk The War


SDS in the streets of Washington, D.C. on March 19th(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
WASHINGTON — Members of DC SDS took to the streets on March 19, the fifth anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. The young activists held what appeared to be block parties - in the middle of several intersections in […]

Freeze!


Author William Blum “freezes” at DC’s Union Station(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
Washington, DC - March 23, 2008. Freeze! No, it wasn’t the police or the FBI breaking into a house and yelling at a bunch of dangerous radicals. It was a hundred dangerous radicals telling the White House and the Pentagon to […]

SDS New York Locks Down War Profiteer


An SDSer outside war profiteer L3’s Manhattan office(Photo: Mike Morice / NLN)
New York, NY - March 19, 2008. On the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War, Students for a Democratic Society-NYC staged a protest and blockade outside the Manhattan office of L3 Communications, the sixth largest military contractor and war profiteer. L3 manufactures the […]

32 War Resisters Arrested At IRS


A war resister is dragged away from the IRS by Homeland Security (FPS)(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
Washington, DC - March 19, 2008. We had a great action on Wednesday! The War Resisters League march from McPherson Square to the IRS got off to a late start. But the Rude Mechanical Orchestra was worth the […]

Photos - And Video - From The Left Forum


David McReynolds at the Left Forum(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
New York, NY - March 16, 2008. NLN had a presence at this year’s Left Forum in NYC. Held at Cooper Union, the event drew a number of interesting figures from the Left including David McReynolds, Lynne Stewart and a group of fired up […]

V-Day in Austin


Author Eve Ensler in Special Austin Production of Vagina Monologues

(Photo: Alice Embree / MDS Austin)
Austin, TX - March 15, 2008. Vagina Monologues author, Eve Ensler, participated in a special performance in Austin on Friday, March 14, 2008. Austin supported three productions, including one in Spanish, to mark the tenth anniversary of V-Day. […]

Surprise!


New York, NY - March 15, 2008. Next Left Notes, founded in March of 2004, celebrated its birthday with a print edition. Just in time for the Left Forum and the March 19th protests, NLN Volume 1, Number 1 was made available in both printed and pdf versions. As always NLN is […]