Dec. 2023 Mission creep: 56 American wars…
America is fighting at least 53 unprovoked and avoidable corporate wars (economic and military aggression ranging from sanctions to contractors, troops, mercenaries and bombs) in Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Chad, China, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gaza, Gulf of Guinea, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, the West Bank, Yemen and Zimbabwe.)
Past Time to Investigate The Inside Job!
How did three steel skyscrapers defy the laws of physics? (Hint: they didn’t) This was a clear case of controlled demolition.
Gaza Arc Freedom Flotilla
For nearly seven years, Gaza has been under siege. Its 1.8 million inhabitants have been denied their rights to move and trade freely. Farmers are blocked from farming their land. … Continue reading
Juggling the Numbers: PDX Police Response to Gangs, the Mentally Ill and everyday people.
“Police attend neighborhood watch events to instill fear of ‘others’ among white property owners. Suspicion inhibits community cohesion in a time of population shift. I’ve witnessed neighbors beginning to pause, … Continue reading
Tea-partiers & Libertarians not on our side
A Republican campaign consultant who has done research on behalf of Charles and David Koch said of the Tea Party, “The Koch brothers gave the money that founded it.”
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/ Speaking Truth to Power…
Resist! Breaking News: PCASC Brunch, Fanning the Flames,
$15 minimum wage, Music, Theatre, USPS National Day of Action… and much more!
A $15 wage is unreasonable, insufficient and untenable. We can do better. 24-27 dollars an hour pays the rent.
“And if the minimum wage had simply tracked productivity gains since 1968, it would be $24-27 an hour — three times what it is now…”
Listen to our writers!
“What will it take to forge a cultural synthesis to liberate us from the yokes of oppression and guilt?”
February 2014 ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/February
The Portland Alliance: Vol. XXXIV, Number 2 February 2014
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/February
Writing, Activism, Alternative Media, & Ceative Arts:
The Cutting Edge for Social Change & Civic-Engagement
A Message from Martin
“I’d like for somebody to say that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to love somebody.”
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