Last night, Israeli soldiers shot at and boarded a ship in international waters, which was part of a small fleet headed for Gaza carrying aid workers, activists, and humanitarian supplies. After hoisting a white flag and offering no resistance, around ten unarmed civilians on the ship were killed and at least thirty wounded.
NY Times
Al-Jazeerah
Live Report and Footage from Ship as Israel Attacks
Please attend the vigil tonight at Poplar and Highland: We will not tolerate Israel's aggression towards international aid workers and peace activists, nor will we tolerate continuous acts of violence towards the people of Palestine. End the illegal siege of Gaza, end US military aid to Israel, and end the occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem NOW.
Poplar & Highland
6-8pm
Today, Monday May 31, 2010
Any questions about tonight, please email: memphissocialist@yahoo.com
-Sally
Monday, May 31, 2010
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is not about sales and buy new a new matress, and it should not be about glorifying war and jingoistic national patriotism. We should remember why war is bad, and remember the dead who speak to us from their graves:
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,718
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 1,789
Cost of War in Iraq Afghanistan
$1,000,042,858,296
Falling Off the $1 Trillion Cliff
10 Things to Remember on Memorial Day
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,718
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 1,789
Cost of War in Iraq Afghanistan
$1,000,042,858,296
Falling Off the $1 Trillion Cliff
10 Things to Remember on Memorial Day
MLK vs. War
Dr. Martin Luther King spoke against the Vietnam War and American imperialism and tied the war in Vietnam and war spending to the neglect of the poor in the United States.
"Silence is Betrayal"
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Capitalism vs. Socialism: Big Surprise in New Polls
Capitalism: Big Surprises in Recent Polls
A new Pew Poll shows widespread skepticism about capitalism and hints that support for socialist alternatives is emerging as a majoritarian force in America’s new generation.
Carried out in late April and published May 4, 2010, the Pew poll, asked over 1500 randomly selected Americans to describe their reactions to terms such as “capitalism,” “socialism,” “progressive,” “libertarian” and “militia.” The most striking findings concern “capitalism” and “socialism.”
Pew summarizes the results in its poll title: “Socialism not so negative; capitalism not so positive.”
“Capitalism” is still viewed positively by a majority of Americans. But it is just by a bare majority. Only 52% of all Americans react positively. Thirty-seven percent say they have a negative reaction and the rest aren’t sure.
A year ago, a Rasmussen poll found similar reactions. Then, only 53% of Americans described capitalism as “superior” to socialism.
Meanwhile, 29% in the Pew poll describe “socialism” as positive. This positive percent soars much higher when you look at key sub-groups, as discussed shortly. A 2010 Gallup poll found 37% of all Americans preferring socialism as “superior” to capitalism.
Contrary to popular belief, this is not a “Center-Right” country but a populace where almost 50% are deeply ambivalent or clearly opposed to capitalism.
More interesting, in the Pew poll, just 43% of Americans under 30 describe “capitalism” as positive. Even more striking, the same percentage, 43%, describes “socialism” as positive. In other words, the new generation is equally divided between capitalism and socialism.
The Pew, Gallup and Rasmussen polls come to the same conclusion. Young people cannot be characterized as a capitalist generation. They are half capitalist and half socialist. Since the socialist leaning keeps rising among the young, it suggests—depending on how you interpret “socialism”—that we are moving toward an America that is either Center-Left or actually majoritarian socialist.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Rally for Rights (Rescheduled for Sat. May 8)
Rally For Rights
Manifestación para los Derechos Civiles
Saturday, May 8 :: Sabado, 1 Mayo
12:00pm - 2:30pm
National Civil Rights Museum
Museo Nacional de los Derechos Civiles
REFORM IMMIGRATION FOR AMERICA
Arizona Legalizes Racial Profiling
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