By James Lane Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged “Pillow Talk” but was later known as one of hip-hop’s early founders for releasing “Rapper’s Delight,” rap’s first mainstream success, died Thursday, according to publicist Greg Walker. She was 76. Robinson, born Sylvia Vanterpool, died of congestive heart...
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By James Lane Green Parties in several states are co-sponsoring and hosting a ‘No Nukes Tour’ of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida from Monday, October 3, to Saturday, October 8. The No Nukes Tour, with the slogan “Organize the South!”, will feature Green activist and candidate Howie Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins has...
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By James Lane Organization Reports A Surge in New Anti-Death Penalty Activists Outraged Over Davis Execution Amnesty International is urging supporters worldwide who are outraged over the execution of Troy Davis to observe Saturday, October 1 – the day of his funeral — as a “Day of Remembrance.” The organization said it has seen...
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Greens call for an end to the Bush-Obama post-9/11 decade of wars without end, bloated military budgets, skyrocketing hate crimes against Muslims in the US, torture and other abuses of power The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the “October 2011″ protests and other events marking the tenth anniversary of the invasion...
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By James Lane What/Who is Occupy Wall Street? Occupy Wall Street is a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing they all have in common is that they share the mantra “We Are The 99%” that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the...
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The Green Party of the United States is mourning the passing of Dr. Wangari Maathai and celebrating the life of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and founder of the Mazingira Green Party and the Green Belt Movement (http://www.greenbeltmovement.org) in Kenya. In 2002, Dr. Maathai was elected to the Kenyan Parliament on the Green...
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All Repressive Laws Against Women Must Change, Rights Group Asserts Granting women in Saudi Arabia the right to vote is a welcome step, Amnesty International said yesterday, but authorities must take the much larger step toward dismantling the entire system in place to repress and discriminate against women. “It is a welcome, albeit limited,...
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By James Lane Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, is 19 years old, and is creating a name for herself as a model/singer. Photographer Hedi Slimane recently took stunning black and white photos of Frances Bean Cobain showing how much she looks like both her late father and her...
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By James Lane HP (NYSE: HPQ) yesterday announced that its board of directors has appointed Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer. In addition, Ray Lane has moved from non-executive chairman to executive chairman of the board of directors, and the board intends to appoint a lead independent director promptly. These leadership appointments...
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By James Lane Human rights organization will continue to campaign for abolition as opposition to the death penalty grows Following the announcement that the state of Georgia has executed Troy Anthony Davis, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International AIUSA (AIUSA), released the following statement: “The U.S. justice system was shaken to its core...
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