Both President Obama and the Republican Congress are united on at least one thing – federal programs that help most Americans must be cut, and no amount of increased taxation for the rich will change that. But in the wealthiest …
The Fake Budget Crisis Read more »
The cases of “The NATO 5,” five young anti-war activists arrested on terrorism charges in the days before the NATO summit in Chicago this past May, illustrate some of the worst law enforcement abuses in a town which is rife …
The NATO 5: Political Repression in the United States Read more »
Jason Tompkins of GenderJust and the Gay Liberation Network’s Bob Schwartz discuss “Pinkwashing,” a propaganda campaign funded by the Israeli government to divert attention from its continuing violation of Palestinian rights behind an image of modernity, signified by Israeli gay …
Stop ‘Pinkwashing’ Apartheid in Israel Read more »
Like LGBT’s, undocumented immigrants are all too often treated as political footballs by politicians of both major parties. The Democratic Party claims to stand up to the racism of mainstream Republicanism, but then the Obama administration spent the last three-and-a-half …
Undocumented and Unafraid Read more »
Stephen Durham, presidential candidate of the Freedom Socialist Party, and the Gay Liberation Network’s Bob Schwartz discuss LGBT people, the Chicago teachers’ strike and the 2012 elections. Durham is a unionist, openly gay, and a socialist feminist. They discuss why …
LGBT People, the Teachers’ Strike, & the 2012 Elections Read more »
While left activists have mobilized to protest the Republican National Convention in Florida, most left organizations have gone out of their way to avoid directly opposing the Democrats when they meet at their convention in North Carolina. Whether it’s escalating …
Opposing the Conventions of the 1% Read more »
With contract negotiations in full swing between the Chicago Teachers Union and the City, Mel Ferrand, chairwoman of the Chicago Teachers Union’s LGBT Rights Committee, joins the Gay Liberation Network’s Roger Fraser, himself a retired school teacher and union activist. …
Chicago Teachers’ Struggle For Justice Read more »
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender seniors face unique challenges as our identities and relationships are not always respected by institutional and government authorities. The vulnerabilities that all elders are potentially prone to are thus accentuated for LGBT seniors. In this …
Issues For LGBT Seniors Read more »
President Obama has persecuted whistleblowers with a vengeance not seen since the Nixon administration. Chief among his victims is gay, alleged wikileaker Chelsea Manning. In this episode of the Gay Liberation Network on CAN TV, the Gay Liberation Network’s Bob …
Defending Chelsea Manning Read more »
Contrary to the myth put out by U.S. politicians and their media, NATO has long been unpopular in Europe. Far from feeling “liberated” by NATO during the Cold War, the peoples of Europe bitterly resented the U.S. and Russia contemplating …
NATO & the G8: A View From Europe Read more »