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The Women’s Trade Union League by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Exactly one-hundred and five years ago on this day in people’s history, the Women’s Trade Union League was formed. On November 14th, 1903, Mary Kenney O’Sullivan, after organizing with Socialist William English Walling, announced the formation of the union at an American Federation of Labor convention. The initial …

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“All that is essential for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” — Edmund Burke …

We’ll speak with Robert King Wilkerson, one of the so-called Angola 3, to discuss conditions inside America’s most violent prison and on-going efforts to release others. And, we’ll examine the devastation to American environmental regulations under Bush and whether they can be reversed under Obama. Plus, we’ll hear from Daniel Ellsberg of the Pentagon Papers fame, on his friend, the late Tony Russo, on the eve of a Los Angeles memorial. …

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Accused of killing 65 Afghans in yet another wedding party massacre last week, US military officials are now claiming that they have evidence of the Taliban holding the party hostage to lure US forces into killing the civilians and stoking more anti-American sentiment. The accusation came from an anonymous US official who declined …

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A thirty seven year old immigrant was killed recently in Long Island by 7 teenagers, in an incident that police are acknowledging as a hate crime. Marcello Lucero was stabbed to death on November 8th by Patchogue-Medford High School students who were apparently “wanting to beat up some Mexicans.” Lucero arrived in the US …

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If you’re a fan of the late Freddie Mercury, like me, you may not want to miss this weekend’s performance by Robert Farid Karimi. He’ll be channeling the iconic lead singer of Queen as part of his part documentary-theater, part rock-concert play at Highways Performance Space. The play, called Farid Mercury, is the …

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London’s Bloody Sunday by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

One-hundred and twenty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, police in London unleashed violence against a joint working-class labor rights and Irish home rule demonstration. On November, 13th 1887, the incidence of violence that occurred in Trafalgar Square become known as “Bloody Sunday” as it lead to numerous …

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We’ll find out what Afghans think about Barack Obama’s win and what it means for the occupation. Plus, in light of a gruesome hate crime against an Ecuadorean man in Long Island, we’ll look at the future of immigration reform with Raul Anorve of IDEPSCA. And, Writer/Performer Robert Farid Karimi channels pop icon Freddie Mercury in a new play about an Iranian Guatemalan grappling with the political issues of the day. …

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Seeking to make good on one of his main campaign promises, President-elect Barack Obama has been conferring with his transition team on how best to close the US’s Guantanamo Bay prison camp. Inheriting the legal entanglements of the previous administration’s internationally maligned facility, Obama’s advisers’ are cautioning that no concrete decisions have been made …

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As the election excitement wraps up, what has happened to the Republican VP nominee who captured so much attention among the Republican rank and file, as well as the press? Sarah Palin returned to Alaska and immediately began giving interviews to CNN, Fox News and others. Many political pundits concur that Palin’s presence on the …

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