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Activists Confront the Military Industrial Complex (www.alternet.org) TMC

On November 1st, in Montpelier, the capital of Vermont, one hundred activists gathered to protest against General Dynamics, a weapons manufacturer operating in the state. The diverse group of... More

Tags: iraq,military complex,activists,tmc,general dynamics

Submitted 9 days ago by cdoherty on Iraq | 0 Comments |

White House issues press release on Burma (www.whitehouse.gov)

The United States strongly condemns the regime's persistent repression of its people for exercising basic freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We further deplore the... More

Tags: burma,monks,junta,activists,prisons,resistance movement,88 generation

Submitted 16 days ago by backhandpath on Burma | 0 Comments |

U.S. condemns Burma for lengthy sentences of activists (www.mizzima.com)

New Delhi – The United States on Wednesday condemned Burma's military rulers for harshly sentencing over 30 dissidents to long prison terms of up to 65 years, saying it will raise the matter at all... More

Tags: burma,dissidents,jails,prisons,junta,resistance,activists

Submitted 22 days ago by backhandpath on Burma | 0 Comments |

Caifornia Props. 6 & 9 Bad Deals say LA Activists (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

If passed into law, two new propositions–Propositions 6 and 9–could impose stiff new penalties that could adversely affect disadvantaged members of the community, according to activists at the... More

Tags: tmc,nam,los angeles,activists,proposition 6,penalties,ballot

Submitted about 1 month ago by klarajo on Justice | 0 Comments |

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