Archive for January 23rd, 2013
The West is behind Algeria’s crisis
Posted by John, January 23rd, 2013 - under The West.
Tags: Algeria, France
Comments: none
The West is keen to use the Algerian gas plant seige to justify new interventions in a region it once dominated. But the official version of events just doesn’t stack up, writes Ken Olende in Socialist Worker UK.
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What’s behind gun violence?
Posted by John, January 23rd, 2013 - under United States.
Tags: Gun control
Comments: 4
If the Obama administration and Congress really wanted to get to the heart of gun violence, they would have to take a serious look at the social policies the government is based upon. The answer to gun violence isn’t spending billions on police who devalue people’s lives. The real answer depends on a whole new set of social priorities that would make people’s lives worth living.