(2019-08-19). The Proud Boys Take Over the Streets of Portland, Oregon. counterpunch.org 
Antifa marches at Trump's inauguration and the condemnation is almost universal, including from some on the political Left. No one is harmed, but initially charges are brought against Antifa. The Proud Boys, a neo-fascist, far-right group march in Portland, Oregon (an "unpermitted" march), although they have committed acts of violence, and they are allowed a presence on the streets. Now, just More
(2019-08-19). Against fascism and war: The Communist Party USA's third decade. peoplesworld.org 
As the Communist Party USA's second decade ended, World War II, the greatest war in human history, began. In all major capitalist countries, the mass media blamed the war on the Soviet Union's signing of a non—aggression pact with Nazi Germany and condemned Communist Parties' support for the Soviet Union. Was there truth to the …
(2019-08-19). Supreme Nihilism: the El Paso Shooter's Manifesto. counterpunch.org Mick Mulvaney staunchly defended President Trump after the shootings in Ohio and Texas, claiming he was horrified by the actions but had said nothing that could be construed as provoking them. Trump did come out strongly two days later against hate groups and "white supremacy," a little late for many who contend these shootings demonstrate his inflammatory rhetoric was at least partially to blame for the incidents. Hopefully this will be a real change from his irresponsibly-quick tweets that often lead to reversals and clumsy apologies for misguided claims and send many of his supporters ducking for cover; or his…
(2019-08-19). White Terror: Toni Morrison on the Construct of Racism. counterpunch.org 
"To lose one's racial-ized rank is to lose one's own valued and enshrined difference," writes Toni Morrison in The Origin of Others. In a 2016 post-election essay entitled "Mourning for Whiteness," this sense of loss and the ensuing disorientation become Morrison's focus. In today's America as "people of color" are increasingly occupying everywhere including the Senate, More
(2019-08-19). Why Corporate Media Doesn't Talk Honestly About Racism. therealnews.com 
Media conversations about racism are rarely accurate, let alone honest, facilitating the status quo and hindering systemic change. A discussion between Dylan Rodriguez, Eddie Conway, and Jaqueline Luqman…
(2019-08-19). The World According to George Galloway. truthdig.com This article's (lightly edited) interview with George Galloway may be seen on video by clicking here. | LONDON—There are few politicians in Britain who are attacked by the courtiers in the press and the mandarins in power more ferociously than George Galloway, a former member of Parliament and an icon of the left. They routinely shower him with insults and accusations. This is because there are few politicians willing to as ferociously name and condemn the crimes and inj…
(2019-08-19). Black August Forum: Down with the Racist Prison System! indybay.org 2969 Mission St. near 26th St.
(2019-08-19). Sanders unveils plan to end cash bail, ban private prisons, and 'fundamentally transform' US criminal justice system. nationofchange.org Decrying America's status as the "world's leading jailer," Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday released a comprehensive plan to confront the crisis of mass incarceration, end the criminalization of poverty, and dramatically overhaul the U.S. criminal justice system. | "We have a criminal justice system that is racist and broken, and working together we're going to fundamentally transform it," said Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. | The platform, which Sander…
(2019-08-19). Trump: Racist and misogynist, but fascist? The danger of crying "wolf" indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk Street, San Francisco…
(2019-08-19). Sanders Plans to Overhaul US Criminal Justice System. telesurenglish.net The United States Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders Sunday talked about his plans to "reform every aspect of America's dysfunctional criminal justice system". | RELATED: | Cardi B Meets Bernie Sanders, Talks Minimum Wage, Unemployment | His proposals include cutting the prison population in half, end mandatory minimum sentencing, legalizing mariju…
(2019-08-19). Guardian columnist Owen Jones attacked by fascist thugs in London. wsws.org The attack is the latest on prominent left-wing figures and political organisations.
(2019-08-19). Saints, Sinners and Hypocrites. globalresearch.ca In today's climate of increasing Neo Nazi thought and behavior in Europe and here at home, a must see film is director Marc Rotthemund's Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005). | Sophie Scholl was a member of the White Rose, …
(2019-08-19). Marcus Ball's "Proposed Prosecution" against Boris Johnson: "Not Everything Is as It Seems" globalresearch.ca Marcus Ball says "there is something majorly wrong going on behind the scenes" after his appeal to take Boris to Supreme Court for "wilfully misleading the British public" gets thrown out. | *** | On 14th August, the High Court rejected an …
(2019-08-19). Pakistan PM Imran Khan Calls on World to Pay Attention to India's "Fascist, Racist Hindu Supremacist Ideology and Leadership" commondreams.org Indian PM Narendra Modi reportedly rejected the comparison in a Monday phone conversation with US President Donald Trump | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-08-19). Bernie Sanders: 'We will go to war with White Nationalism'. nationofchange.org Senator Bernie Sanders announced to a Black Church PAC Presidential Forum in Atlanta this week that, if elected, his administration "go to war against white nationalism and racism." | "When we combat white nationalism and when we combat racism," Sanders told the crowd. "We are gonna use all of the laws in our power, including executive orders in every area, to make certain that we end the discrimination which now exists in healthcare, where black women are dying three times the rate of white women when they give birth." | Referring to white nationalism as "domestic terrorism", Sanders also said that "Too many…
(2019-08-19). White Supremacy Is Terrorism, Not a Difference of Opinion. thenation.com White Supremacy Is Terrorism, Not a Difference of Opinion…
(2019-08-19). Netanyahu is called out as a 'bully' for banning Omar and Tlaib from entering occupied Palestine. thecanary.co 
Feminist Gloria Steinem called Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "bully" for banning US congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from visiting occupied Palestine. Steinem's message reminds us how important it is to stand against right-wing racists and bullies. | The congresswomen respond | This is how congresswoman Omar responded at the…
(2019-08-19). Texas cops who led black man by rope from horseback won't face criminal charges. rt.com 
The two police officers who led a handcuffed black man by a rope from horseback will not face criminal charges over the incident, it has emerged. | Images of the August 3 arrest in Galveston, Texas of Donald Neely, a 43-year-old black man who relatives say is mentally ill, triggered widespread outrage after they were published. Many of the online commentariat said it evoked images of slavery and racism in the US. | Neely, who reportedly had been sleeping on the streets, was arrested for alleged criminal trespass. When a police vehicle was not immediately available, the arresting officers led him from horseb…
(2019-08-18). Sanders' Criminal Justice Plan Would Radically Cut Prison Population. truthdig.com 
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is proposing a criminal justice overhaul that aims to cut the nation's prison population in half, end mandatory minimum sentencing, ban private prisons and legalize marijuana. He says the current system does not fairly treat people of color, addicts or the mentally ill. | "We have a system that imprisons and destroys the lives of millions of people," Sanders told The Associated Press before the planned released of his proposal Sunday. "It's racist in disproportionately affecting the African American and Latino communities, and it's a system t…
(2019-08-18). 13 arrested, 6 injured after Portland protests descend into violence. rt.com 
Police have arrested 13 people on a range of charges, including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and unlawful use of a weapon, after right-wing demonstrators squared off with Antifa counter-protesters in Portland, Oregon. | Speaking at a press conference in the wake of the protests in Portland, which were marred by sporadic incidents of violence, city mayor Ted Wheeler hailed police for doing "an exemplary job of de-escalating the situation." He described the demonstration as a "largely peaceful event" despite the emergence of multiple videos documenting attacks mostly by Antifa on right-wing demonstrators…
(2019-08-18). 13 arrested, 6 injured after Portland protests descend into violence. rt.com 
Police have arrested 13 people on a range of charges, including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and unlawful use of a weapon, after right-wing demonstrators squared off with Antifa counter-protesters in Portland, Oregon. | Speaking at a press conference in the wake of the protests in Portland, which were marred by sporadic incidents of violence, city mayor Ted Wheeler hailed police for doing "an exemplary job of de-escalating the situation." He described the demonstration as a "largely peaceful event" despite the emergence of multiple videos documenting attacks mostly by Antifa on right-wing demonstrators…
(2019-08-18). 'Racism Witch Hunt!' Trump rips into NYT leak scandal, calling it 'evil propaganda machine'. rt.com 
US president Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on the "failing New York Times" on Sunday, accusing the paper of engaging in a "Racism Witch Hunt" following leaked comments from the news outlet's executive editor. | "The failing New York Times, in one of the most devastating portrayals of bad journalism in history, got caught by a leaker that they are shifting from the Phony Russian Collusion Narrative (the Mueller Report & his testimony were a total disaster), to a Racism Witch Hunt," the president said on Twitter. | "'Journalism' has reached a new low in the history of our Country. It is nothing more than an…
(2019-08-18). 'Racism Witch Hunt!' Trump rips into NYT leak scandal, calling it 'evil propaganda machine'. rt.com 
US president Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on the "failing New York Times" on Sunday, accusing the paper of engaging in a "Racism Witch Hunt" following leaked comments from the news outlet's executive editor. | "The failing New York Times, in one of the most devastating portrayals of bad journalism in history, got caught by a leaker that they are shifting from the Phony Russian Collusion Narrative (the Mueller Report & his testimony were a total disaster), to a Racism Witch Hunt," the president said on Twitter. | "'Journalism' has reached a new low in the history of our Country. It is nothing more than an…
(2019-08-18). Black Communities Are Already Living in a Tech Dystopia. truthout.org | | As a media critic in the 1990s, you could reliably expect every talk about the censorious effects of elite media's corporate and state fealty to be met with the question, "But what about the internet?" | There was an earnest desire to see the power inequities reflected in corporate media—the racism, sexism, class and other biases—designed out of existence by some new delivery mechanism. You could say the same desires, denials, conflicts and questions are writ large in US society's engagement with…
(2019-08-18). Women in India Are Defending Democracy in Face of Rising Hindu Nationalism. truthout.org | With fascism on the rise, Indian women are organizing to foster communal harmony and safeguard constitutional rights.
(2019-08-18). 113 MPs accuse Johnson of "fascism" and demand the recall of Parliament. thecanary.co In a two page letter to UK prime minister Boris Johnson, 113 MPs from across the parties have accused him of deploying the language of "fascism". Their prime concern was the consequences of a no-deal Brexit. They demand the recall of parliament. This follows speculation, reported by The Canary, that the Johnson-led government could crash out of the EU before parliament returns from the summer recess.The letter: On the first page of t…
(2019-08-18). 'Their Racist, Anti-Immigration Crusade Knows No Bounds': Trump White House Tried to Stop Immigrant Kids From Attending Public Schools. commondreams.org "America's teachers and school staff will not stand for this. If they try to block students from attending our schools they will hear from us. Immigrants are welcome here." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-08-18). If Elected in 2020, Sanders Vows to 'Go to War With White Nationalism and Racism in Every Aspect of Our Lives'. commondreams.org "Too many people have fought over the years, too many people have died against racism to allow it to resurface and flourish in America." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-08-17). After 10 years, federal executions set to resume. workers.org 
Attorney General William Barr is moving the United States backward. He is taking hard-fought civil rights gains to the dumpster. Just like President Donald Trump, he has nothing but racist contempt for people caught up in the so-called criminal justice system. Barr suddenly announced in a Department of Justice press . . . | Continue reading After 10 years, federal executions set to resume at Workers.org
(2019-08-17). VIDEOS show Antifa attacking bus, cornering right-wing protesters as Portland rally turns violent. rt.com 
Footage has emerged of several violent attacks by Antifa on right-wing demonstrators in Portland, Oregon. The clashes come as President Donald Trump threatened to designate the left-wing movement as an "organization of terror." | Scuffles broke out in Portland after left-wing counter-protesters gathered in large numbers on Saturday for a rally of the right-wing Proud Boys, which Antifa consider neo-fascists. | üö® BREAKING üö® Antifa has major CLASH with Proud Boys on Portland bridge in traffic | A serious assault took place on PB's after they busted the door of the…
(2019-08-17). VIDEOS show Antifa attacking bus, cornering right-wing protesters as Portland rally turns violent. rt.com 
Footage has emerged of several violent attacks by Antifa on right-wing demonstrators in Portland, Oregon. The clashes come as President Donald Trump threatened to designate the left-wing movement as an "organization of terror." | Scuffles broke out in Portland after left-wing counter-protesters gathered in large numbers on Saturday for a rally of the right-wing Proud Boys, which Antifa consider neo-fascists. | üö® BREAKING üö® Antifa has major CLASH with Proud Boys on Portland bridge in traffic | A serious assault took place on PB's after they busted the door of the…
(2019-08-17). The great land robbery: How federal policies dispossessed black Americans of millions of acres. nationofchange.org This mass land dispossession is part of the pattern of institutional racism and discrimination that has contributed to the racial wealth gap in the United States.
(2019-08-17). ALEC fails to denounce dangerous and racist views of its leaders and members. nationofchange.org It has been a banner week for extremist politicians linked to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). | ALEC's Washington State Chair, Rep. Matt Shea, promoted and maintained close ties to an extremist group training children and young men for battle in a "Biblical warfare" while schooling them in the "biblical teachings" of racist preacher John Weaver, according to a new exposé published by The Guardian. The revelations come just weeks after the W…
(2019-08-17). SPLC Responds to FRC and ADF's Attack Op-Ed. splcenter.org On August 17, 2019, a former Family Research Council (FRC) staff member, who currently works at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) — two organizations designated as hate groups by the SPLC — attacked the SPLC in a USA Today OpEd for its hate group designations.
(2019-08-17). Weekend Read: Slavery shaped America's pathology on race and whiteness. splcenter.org Four hundred years ago this month, the White Lion, a warship commanded by English privateers, docked at Point Comfort in the colony of Virginia.
(2019-08-17). Trump DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Legalize Firing Workers for Being Transgender. truthout.org | | In an escalation of the Trump administration's attacks on the LGBTQ community, the Justice Department Friday night filed a brief urging the right-wing Supreme Court to legalize the firing of workers solely for being transgender. | Buzzfeed described the Justice Department's move, which was widely condemned by rights groups, as one of the Trump administration's "most aggressive steps yet to legalize an…
(2019-08-17). To Fight White Supremacist Violence, Let's Not Repeat the Mistakes of the War on Terror. theintercept.com 
National security experts are calling for a war on terror akin to the fight against Al Qaeda and ISIS. But that campaign has been a disaster.
(2019-08-17). Why racism breeds resistance. workers.org 
Based on a talk titled "White supremacy over the White House: Why racism breeds resistance" by Richard Kossally at a Workers World Party Aug. 1 forum in New York City. Donald Trump has been at it hard this past week or so. He has always been a horrible human being. . . . | Continue reading Why racism breeds resistance at Workers.org
(2019-08-17). 'Outrageous': Trump DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Legalize Firing Workers for Being Transgender. commondreams.org "The equality principle is so simple and obvious; it's a disgrace the government is affirmatively arguing for a narrow, pro-discrimination interpretation." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-08-16). History often proceeds by jumps and zig-zags. mronline.org 
The main conflict here — since the 1940s — has been between India and Pakistan. Disagreements are deeply rooted in the political culture of each country. The rise of the far right in India has only inflamed the conflict further. | Source
(2019-08-16). Uncle Sam was Born Lethal. counterpunch.org 
One of the occupational and intellectual hazards of being a historian is that current events often seem far less new to oneself than they do to others. Recently a leftish liberal friend told me that the United States under the Donald Trump had "become a lethal society." My friend cited the neofascist Trump's: horrible family separations and concentration camps on the border; openly white-nationalist assaults on four progressive nonwhite and female Congresswomen; real and threatened roundups of undocumented immigrants; fascist-style and hate-filled "Make America Great Again" rallies; encouragement of white suprema…
(2019-08-16). Is White Supremacism a Mental Illness? counterpunch.org 
"The most noxious element of neoliberalism is the reduction of all social issues to personal responsibility." —Henry A. Giroux "Violence is one of the most fun things to watch." — Quentin Tarantino Have you ever wondered why we [women] are not just in armed combat against you? It's not because there's a shortage of kitchen More
(2019-08-16). Trump uses Medicaid as weapon against disabled immigrants. liberationnews.org 
The administration's contempt for disabled people is only matched by its virulent racism and anti-immigrant bigotry.
(2019-08-16). Marjorie Taylor Greene: How an Outspoken MAGA Fan Built a Following in a World of Extremists. splcenter.org Originally a MAGA supporter but now an emerging MAGA star, Marjorie Taylor Greene has deftly leveraged social media and confrontations in public to increase her visibility. Now she's entering politics as a GOP candidate for Georgia's 6th Congressional District.
(2019-08-16). The Great Land Robbery: How Federal Policies Dispossessed Black Americans of Millions of Acres. democracynow.org 
Over the 20th century, black people in the U.S. were dispossessed of 12 million acres of land. Half of that loss — 6 million acres — occurred over just two decades, from 1950 to 1969, a period largely associated with the civil rights struggle. This mass land dispossession, which affected 98% of black agricultural land owners, is part of the pattern of institutional racism and discrimination that has contributed to the racial wealth gap in the United States. Many of the driving forces behind this land theft were legal and originated in federal policies, as documented by Vann Newkirk, staff writer at Th…
(2019-08-16). White terrorism in the US — through the lens of Dayton, Ohio. greenleft.org.au 
mass shootings Jonathan LockhartIssue 1233 United States Ku Klux Klan White Supremacy gun violenceI was born and raised i…
(2019-08-16). Manifestos of Hate: What White Terrorists Have in Common. counterpunch.org 
Writing under the title of "If the El Paso shooter had been Muslim", Moustafa Bayoumi stated the obvious. "If the El Paso shooter had been a Muslim," Bayoumi wrote in the British Guardian newspaper on August 6, US President Donald Trump "would be lobbing accusations such as 'Islam hates us' in the direction of Muslims More
(2019-08-16). Bulgaria: Jock Palfreeman denied parole. greenleft.org.au 
Andy FlemingIssue 1233 Bulgaria Jock Palfreeman Bulgarian Prisoners Rehabilitation Association (BPRA)Anti-fascist activist Jock Palfreeman was denied parole on July 17 on his 20-year prison sentence for murder in Sofia, Bulgaria.
(2019-08-15). Talks break down between Women's Soccer and Federation over pay equity. peoplesworld.org 
After three days, mediated talks between World Cup champion U.S. women's national soccer team and the U.S. Soccer Federation, aimed at settling their equal pay dispute, came to a crashing end. The USWNT's gender discrimination and equal pay lawsuit will now likely head to jury trial following the breakdown in New York. "We entered this …
(2019-08-15). 'Black Communities Are Already Living in a Tech Dystopia' – CounterSpin interview with Ruha Benjamin on racism and technology. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed Ruha Benjamin about racism and technology for the August 9, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…