The Occupy Wall Street Movement has captured international attention as a breath of fresh air in contrast to the financial scandals, economic malaise and bankruptcy of “mainstream” politics. What stake do Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people have in this …
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How have American soldiers’ and veterans’ views about the Afghanistan war changed since it began 10 years ago? David Van Dam and Tyler Zabel of Iraq Veterans Against the War describe how they turned against the wars in an interview …
Troops and Veterans Against the War in Afghanistan Read more »
Leaders of the G8 (“Group of 8”) nations, generally the wealthiest in the world, will hold a summit in May 2012 in Chicago, along with the heads of the NATO military alliance. The meetings represent the single biggest confab of …
Opposing the G8 & NATO in Chicago Read more »
Laurel Lambert-Schmidt, former Green Party congressional candidate for Illinois’s 3rd District, discusses the forthcoming 10th anniversaries of 9-11 and the Afghanistan War with Gay Liberation Network co-founder Andy Thayer. Watch as they discuss how the Obama administration has steadily escalated …
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21-year-old Chelsea Manning is imprisoned for allegedly leaking the trove of U.S. diplomatic communications published by Wikileaks. These leaks exposed the rampant cynicism of American foreign policy, regardless of administration, and the United States’ intimate relationships with brutal dictators and …
Free Chelsea Manning! – LGBT Wikileaker Read more »
Using a draconian June 2010 Supreme Court ruling, the Obama administration has targeted dozens of anti-war and international solidarity activists for FBI raids and grand jury subpoenas. These raids represent the most serious government attack on the anti-war movement in …
Stopping FBI Repression of the Anti-War Movement Read more »
In this show the Gay Liberation Network’s Bob Schwartz and Andy Thayer discuss the significance and real politic that went into Illinois’s new civil unions legislation. On a related note, they discuss the Obama administration’s cynical, go-slow approach to dismantling …
Combating “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and Winning Civil Unions Read more »
The Gay Liberation Network’s Brent Holman-Gomez and Andy Thayer discuss how the Democrats got the drubbing they richly deserved. In betraying their promises of “change” to their supporters in the Black, Latino, LGBT, and anti-war activist communities, they got walloped …
The 2010 Drubbing of the Democrats Read more »
For three decades, national gay rights groups have acted as little better than wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Democratic Party, and have gotten precious little in return. In fact, Bill Clinton ran ads on Christian right radio stations bragging about signing …
Declaring Independence from the Democrats (& Republicans) Read more »
La Fiesta restaurant in south suburban Alsip did its level best to deny service to a local gay couple, Frankie Nielsen and Danny Hankes. What Frankie and Danny found out was that the enforcement provisions of Cook County and Illinois …
Kissing-In for Equal Rights in Cook County Read more »
