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One of several brightly colored floats at the parade.(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Saturday a festive parade, complete with drums, dancing and colorful floats, made its way down Bay Street to the Staten Island Yankees baseball stadium. The event was sponsored by the Island Voice - a progressive community organization that […]

Sergeant Matthis Chiroux (w/ microphone)(Photo: Mike Morice / NLN)
Hooves Of Fury Stampede Over Veterans/U.S. Constitution
Statement of Matthis Chiroux, IVAW
Wednesday, Oct. 15th, 2008, members of Iraq Veterans Against the War and supporters gathered near the Hempstead, N.Y., train station to march on the final presidential debate at Hofstra University.
Our intent was made clear in a letter […]

Written on October 12, 2008
INTRODUCTION

Why Radicals Need to Understand the Financial Crisis: Not everyone takes an interest in economics, obviously. Nor do they need to, in general. But anti-capitalist activists do have a special responsibility to be well-informed about what is happening […]

Standing vigil at the display: Pete Bronson of Veterans For Peace(Photo: Elaine Brower / NLN)
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — On October 14th, the day prior to the final presidential debate, organizations brought the moving Eyes Wide Open exhibit to the campus at Hofstra. This memorial was created by the American Friends Service Committee, a part of […]

Lynne Stewart(Photo: Mike Morice / NLN)
NEW YORK — Political prisoners in the United States? How can that be? The Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and the freedom to petition the government for the correction of injustices. Civil liberties are respected and the right to dissent is allegedly the cornerstone […]

An animated Norm Siegel (center), flanked by Michael Meyers (left) and State Senator Eric Adams (right)(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recent announcement that he plans to seek a third term - and wants the City Council to change the law to make this possible - is stirring up controversy. Bloomberg […]

Members of the NYC WRL protested at the Intrepid Museum(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
NEW YORK — On Thursday members of the New York City local of the War Resisters League protested the return of the U.S.S. Intrepid, a World War Two era aircraft carrier, to Manhattan . The Intrepid had been docked in Staten […]