(2019-08-02). Viral Racism and the Politics of Distraction. commondreams.org It is indisputable that Trump has a history of racism. It is also clear that he uses sensationalist politically incorrect rhetoric to hide a deeper neoliberal agenda of deregulation and corporate power. Just as troubling is that the Democrats similarly exploit this racist spectacle for the same purposes. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-08-02). Let's Just Let Trump Spend the Whole War Department Budget on Building Walls. counterpunch.org Liberals are upset that the new Supreme Court, packed with conservatives, has decided President Trump can have $2.6 billion of the Pentagon's new FY 2020 $738 billion budget to build some wall along the Mexican border. But I think they're thinking all wrong about this. Instead of complaining and fighting a losing battle against Trump's More
(2019-08-02). The Myth of a Racist Quebec. globalresearch.ca Translated from French | The accusations of racism brought against the people of Quebec in the wake of Bill 21 on the secularism of the state are very ill-founded. On the contrary, the history of this minority people in North America …
(2019-08-02). Immigration time bomb is ticking. workers.org 
The foremost motivation of Donald Trump's immigration policy is racist terror, blatant cruelty and the promotion of social divisions so ominous they can only be characterized as white supremacist. Im/migrant workers have historically been victims of super exploitation. They have been used by the capitalists as cheap, exploitable and vulnerable . . . | Continue reading Immigration time bomb is ticking at Workers.org
(2019-08-02). Need Damage Control? Be A Racist! progressive.org Why is Trump picking racial fights? The short answer is because he is a racist. The longer answer is that it is a great way to fire up his base.
(2019-08-02). Frank Field to stand against Labour in the next election. thecanary.co Former Labour minister Frank Field will stand against his ex-party at the next general election. | Mr Field sits as an independent after resigning the Labour whip last year, citing anti-semitism and "nastiness" in the party. | The 77-year-old has been MP for Birkenhead in Merseyside since 1979 and is one of the longest-serving MPs in the Commons. | Field said he would fight the next election — currently due in 2022 — as the Birkenhead Social Justice candidate. | Speaking outside Birkenhead Town Hall, he said: "Mark Twain would have said my political death has been much exaggerated. | "I'm here today t…
(2019-08-02). The great Trump contradiction: His rogue individualism vs. choice-denying, fascist rhetoric. nationofchange.org Trump is neither disciplined, stable, nor smart enough to be a full-fledged, fascist autocrat, especially if checks and balances hold. The impeachment threat, dicey implementation aside, is one such looming check. Because this desperate deviant believes only in fame, cultism and profits, he relies on racist, fascist rhetoric to distract, inflame, and proclaim commandments to literalist true believers. The last thing Trump wants is for his pliant …
(2019-08-02). South Africa: Transforming community protests into an uprising. greenleft.org.au 
There were protests galore in the build up to South Africa's May 8 national elections, which coincided with the 25th anniversary of the people's victory against Apartheid. Protests occurred in many parts of the country but predominately in Gauteng, the nation's industrial heartland, and in the Western Cape, with its legacy of colonialism. | The correlation of protests and elections is not new in South Africa. What was new, however, was the ferocity and proliferation of the protests. The images of chaos in the country's urban working class townships during the elections implied that there was a crisis underlying S…
(2019-08-02). The Mural Debate Rages On: Arnautoff Murals Opened Up For Public At George Washington High. indybay.org The San Francisco Unified School District opened up Washington High School entrance so the public could view the Victor Arnautoff murals. The San Francisco School Board voted unanimously witht he support of SFUSD superintendent to spend $600,000 to destroy the murals. Board vice chair Mark Sanchez said it was "the first payment for reparations" to Native Americans for the genocide and theft of their lands. | Hundreds of people attended the opening and spoke out about the murals, the controversy and the state of public education.
(2019-08-02). Berlin's Jewish Museum director Peter Schà§fer forced to resign. wsws.org The campaign against alleged "left" anti-Semitism and the BDS boycott movement serves to suppress leftist movements and fuel genuine anti-Semitism.
(2019-08-02). No Concentration Camps! No Fascist USA! Trump/Pence Must Go! indybay.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | 630 Sansome Street, San Francisco | This event is part of 30 Days of Action to Close the Camps…
(2019-08-02). Antifa is not an organization. indybay.org This isn't a conspiracy theory with loose threads. There's no jumping off of Occam's Razor or lizard people, or Mandela effect here – THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING IN FRONT OF OUR EYES. If you're not angry, ashamed, and afraid – you're not paying attention.
(2019-08-02). Trump and Black Misleadership Class: Collaborators in the Defense of White Power. counterpunch.org 
In a case that finally started to receive national attention over the last few weeks, Baltimore prosecutors finally achieved their desired goal after three attempts, a conviction of Keith Davis Jr, a young Black working class resident of Baltimore, who his supporters say, was set up by Baltimore police, for the murder of Kevin Jones. More
(2019-08-02). Boycott HP products to show solidarity with Palestinians. greenleft.org.au 
Not many people know about the role of IT giant HP in Israel's grave violations of Palestinian rights and its system of military occupation, racial segregation and oppression. | Just as many companies profited from the South African Apartheid regime, HP is today profiting from Israel's apartheid policies towards Palestinians. It supplies Israel with technology, equipment and information that is used in its ongoing violations of Palestinians' rights. | July marked a year since Israel adopted its Jewish "nation-state" law, giving constitutional status to its apartheid policies towards Palestinian citizens of Israel…
(2019-08-01). When Trump Calls People "Filth," He's Laying Groundwork for Genocide. truthout.org | | In a few taps on a keyboard, President Trump tried to strip the humanity of a whole city. On July 27, he tweeted that Baltimore was, "a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" and "no human being would want to live there." Imagine waking up and hearing your president say that you are not a real human? | Ten days earlier, thousands chanted "Send her back! Send her back!" about Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Bla…
(2019-08-01). Cornel West: Corporate Media's Superficial Coverage Helped Create "Fascist Frankenstein Trump" democracynow.org 
On Tuesday night, Senator Bernie Sanders openly criticized CNN's handling of the debates. He told CNN's Jake Tapper, "Your question is a Republican talking point. And by the way, the healthcare industry will be advertising tonight on this program." We speak with Cornel West and Dolores Huerta about the media coverage and the structure of the debate.
(2019-08-01). Trump's Demagoguery Is an Old American Tradition. thenation.com Trump's Demagoguery Is an Old American Tradition…
(2019-08-01). Inside the Hive Mind. progressive.org Over several years submerged in violent prison racism, I became a fascist.
(2019-08-01). 2nd Dem Debate Pt 2: Presidential Candidates Attack Trump as a Racist (1/4). therealnews.com 
Trump was called out as a white nationalist in the second night of Democratic presidential debates; demonstrators demanded Eric Garner's killer be fired, and justice for immigrants. With Kimberly Moffit, Dharna Noor, and Marc Steiner as host…
(2019-08-01). receiving our inheritance.jpg. progressive.org A legendary civil rights organization comes face-to-face with white supremacy—again.
(2019-08-01). Ken Loach and More Back British MP Accused of Anti-Semitism. telesurenglish.net Cineaste Ken Loach and other British prominent artistic and academic figures have expressed support to MP Chris Williamson, as he is challenging his suspension decided by the Labor Party's committee over anti-semitism claims. | RELATED: | Pro-Corbyn MP Reinstated after False Anti-Semitism Accusations | Williamson, 62, a close ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn, said earlier this year that the party had been "too apologetic" over the years under the numerous claims of anti-Semit…
(2019-08-01). He IS a Racist, and He Plays One on TV. thenation.com He IS a Racist, and He Plays One on TV…
(2019-08-01). Smoking Gun: Politicians Say the Most Racist Things. progressive.org Examples of things said by office-holders and aspirants around the country.
(2019-08-01). How the Alt-Right Plans to Take Over. progressive.org Their 'war of position' will unfold on cultural terrain.
(2019-08-01). 33 House Democrats Demand Resignation of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Over Secret Facebook Group. commondreams.org In a letter Thursday to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, 33 House Democrats demanded that U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost resign over her participation in a secret Facebook group in which members of the federal agency shared racist, sexist, and violent comments about migrants and members of Congress. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-08-01). Racist or visionary? Democrats purge white staffers in quest for more equitable party. rt.com 
Top staffers for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have resigned to make room for more "diverse" replacements amid complaints that the group's leadership is too white. Analysts said that the DCCC has gone too far.
(2019-07-31). Is India displaying signs of neo-fascism? mronline.org 
Property rights of people are protected under neo-fascism, except those racially, communally, sexually, or politically targeted whose properties are often confiscated. | Source
(2019-07-31). Food security vs. 'border security'. workers.org 
As the whole world knows by now, Trump has launched major racist attacks on four congress members known as the "Squad" over the past couple of weeks. He ordered the women to "go back where they came from." Trump targeted the four because of their courageous and outspoken public criticism . . . | Continue reading Food security vs. 'border security' at Workers.org
(2019-07-31). Militias Capitalizing on GOP Rhetoric Heading Into Election Season. splcenter.org A militia network's enthusiasm to lend paramilitary support to Oregon's Republican senators last month could be a bellwether for the 2020 campaign season.
(2019-07-31). Philippines: Martial law extension plans show failure of militarist solution. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following July 31 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | Extending martial law will serve as a practical admission that Duterte's militarist solution to the armed conflict is a big failure. The civil war across the country continues to rage on. The New People's Army remains strong in Mindanao and across the country. The Moro people's armed resistance is irrepressible. | By choosing to impose martial law and fascist violence to suppress the people, Duterte has succeeded only in inciting more people to take up arms. Under conditions of martial law, killin…
(2019-07-31). Warren Denounces White Supremacy as Domestic Terrorism; Marianne Williamson Calls for Reparations. democracynow.org 
Democratic candidates also spoke on race and white supremacy, with Senator Elizabeth Warren arguing that the United States needs "to call out white supremacy for what it is: domestic terrorism." Marianne Williamson of California brought up the Flint water crisis and highlighted environmental racism saying, "We have communities, particularly communities of color and disadvantaged communities, all over this country who are suffering from environmental injustice." We speak with Mehdi Hasan, columnist for The Intercept and host of its "Deconstructed" podcast. He's also host of "UpFront" at Al Jazeera English.
(2019-07-31). Ronald Reagan's Racism Should Come as No Surprise. fair.org 
The historical amnesia that allows people to be surprised that Ronald Reagan was a racist does more than sanitize the image of a historical figure. If you imagine that Donald Trump invented the political technique of appealing to white supremacy, you're going to have a hard time figuring out an effective way to overcome it.
(2019-07-30). Dear Moderators of the Presidential Debates. dissidentvoice.org You mass media folks lead busy lives, I'm sure. But you must have heard something about nuclear weapons — those supremely destructive devices that, along with climate change, threaten the continued existence of the human race. Yes, thanks to popular protest and carefully-crafted arms control and disarmament agreements, there has been some progress in limiting …
(2019-07-30). Headlines for July 30, 2019. democracynow.org Gilroy, CA Shooter Touted White Supremacist Text, Posted Racist Content Before Massacre, Trump Renews Attacks on Rep. Cummings, Lashes Out at Al Sharpton, Senate Fails to Override Trump Vetoes on Bills Blocking Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia, Saudi Air Raids Kill At Least 10 in Northern Yemen, 5 Teenage Students Killed by Security Forces in Sudan, Brazil: At Least 57 Killed in Prison Riot, 164 Environmental Activists Killed in 2018, Indigenous Activists Protest Real Estate Development in New Zealand, Greenland's Ice Sheet at Risk of Record Melting, CNN and MSNBC to Host Climate Crisis-Centered Events, Kamala Harris R…
(2019-07-30). Surface Tension: A Review of "Skin" progressive.org Is violent American racism really this simple?
(2019-07-30). The Lines Between Us: The Modern History of Baltimore Apartheid (1/2). therealnews.com 
As Trump unloads a racist attack on Baltimore, we speak with author Lawrence Lanahan, who charts the history of segregation from redlining to the civil rights movement…
(2019-07-30). NYC power outage reveals a profit-hungry and racist system. liberationnews.org 
Electricity, transportation, decent water and other services are basic human rights.
(2019-07-30). House Anti-BDS Resolution Reveals the Power and Limits of the Israeli Lobby. therealnews.com 
The defense of Palestinian rights has become more acceptable and accusations of anti-Semitism have become more sparing in the mainstream media, despite the House's recent resolution against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, says IPS's Phyllis Bennis…
(2019-07-29). Baltimore Residents: Trump's Attacks on the City Are Rooted in "Racism and White Supremacy" democracynow.org 
President Trump is facing widespread outrage after describing Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" in tweets attacking Congressmember Elijah Cummings, one of the most prominent African-American lawmakers in Washington. Trump tweeted that Cummings's district is "considered the Worst in the USA," and said "no human being would want to live there." Trump's initial tweets came after Fox News ran a story about Baltimore and after Cummings criticized the conditions of immigration jails along the Mexican border. Officials across Baltimore and Maryland denounced the president's remarks, and The Balti…
(2019-07-29). Supreme Court Order No 'Big Victory' For Trump's Border Wall. The Fight Continues. aclu.org The Supreme Court has not yet decided the case, or given Trump's abuse of emergency powers the stamp of approval. | Late Friday evening, the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a temporary green light to begin construction of the border wall using military funds Congress denied. The order, while temporary and limited to specific wall projects where fencing already exists, threatens to permanently damage border communities, the environment, and our Constitution's separation of powers. | But it's not the "big victory" President Trump q…
(2019-07-29). Texas sheriff who stars on reality show fails to publicly address sexist images posted on Facebook by one of his top officers. splcenter.org Stories about law enforcement officers disciplined for posting offensive images or words on Facebook are increasingly popping up in the news.
(2019-07-29). New report reveals employers, other details about troubled J-1 summer work travel program. splcenter.org The students from the Dominican Republic were told that they could experience American culture while working at resorts and ice cream shops.
(2019-07-26). Child Separation & Prison Camps: China's Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is "Cultural Genocide" democracynow.org 
Chinese authorities have been accused of systematically separating Muslim children from their families in the far western region of Xinjiang. According to a new report commissioned by the BBC, China is rushing to build boarding schools where children, mostly from the Uyghur community, are deliberately removed from their families, as well as their language and culture. This comes as an estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism. We speak with independent researcher Adrian Zenz, who did the resea…
(2019-07-26). Trump the Magician: the real function of racism and xenophobia. liberationnews.org 
Trump's carefully chosen racist tirades against four first-term Congresswomen — Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — borrows a tactic used over and over again throughout history.
(2019-07-26). Family of Herbert Lee to visit Civil Rights Memorial that honors his sacrifice. splcenter.org Clifton Franklin was a high school football running back who — at 16 — wanted to play in a big game between Louisiana rivals. His mother, however, had other plans.
(2019-07-26). Weekend Read: School Lunches. splcenter.org Pennsylvania officials came under fire this week when they attempted to collect money owed for school lunches in one of the poorest districts in the state.
(2019-07-26). Identity Dixie Leaders Helped Plan Deadly Rally. splcenter.org Behind the shield of anonymity, members of a neo-Confederate hate group appeared to have emerged without consequences for their participation in a deadly Virginia rally. But that shield has vanished.
(2019-07-25). Trump openly terrorizes Central American migrants, whereas Democrats did it quietly. thegrayzone.com Roberto Lovato argues that while Trump's racist anti-immigrant rhetoric is unprecedented, US cruelty towards Central American refugees is longstanding, and…
(2019-07-25). More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations. splcenter.org After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.
(2019-07-25). SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose. splcenter.org The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.