Category Imperialism

Pinochet indicted, put under house arrest

In a widely expected decision, Judge Victor Montiglio charged Pinochet in connection with the kidnapping and disappearance of seven dissidents in the early years of his 1973-90 dictatorship, his office said. According to the civilian government that succeeded Pinochet in…

Paris Burning: How empires end

The Romans conquered the barbarians—and the barbarians conquered Rome. So it goes with empires.  And comes now the penultimate chapter in the history of the empires of the West. … Colonization of the mother countries by subject peoples is the…

South Korea protests

ANSWER Coalition organizer John Beacham just returned from South Korea, where he participated in the protests against Bush and APEC and spoke at the International People’s Forum, an event which got major media attention and was covered on their TV…

All the causes are linked

Whether it’s Iraq or the Philippines, it’s the same imperialist US foreign policy. That’s why the Sept. 24 nationwide antiwar demonstations will raise the issues of Palestine, the Philippines, Haiti, and Venezuela as well as Iraq. Because it’s all the…