(2019-08-21). Racist rally routed in Portland. workers.org 
In August a fascist murdered 22 people in El Paso, Texas, and there were two other fascistic massacres in Dayton, Ohio, and Gilroy, Calif. Trump and his racist supporters continue to sink the U.S. into a mire of bigotry, which threatens more bloody massacres of working people. Now Trump has . . . | Continue reading Racist rally routed in Portland at Workers.org
(2019-08-21). Béla Lugosi: De actor a activista y anti fascista. workers.org 
Lugosi nació como Béla Ferenc Dezs≈ë Blaskó el 20 de octubre de 1882, en Lugos, Reino de Hungría, Austria-Hungría (ahora Lugoj, Rumania), a 50 millas del castillo de Vlad III (Vlad Drácula). El joven Lugosi se sentía atraído por las artes. Manifestó sus inquietudes teatrales a su padre, un banquero . . . | Continue reading Béla Lugosi: De actor a activista y anti fascista at Workers.org
(2019-08-21). The Fascist Premise Behind Trump's Attacks on Jewish Democrats. truthdig.com 
What the president means by his comments on the loyalty of Jews who vote for the Democratic Party has been widely misinterpreted.
(2019-08-21). MSM hurls FAKE 'anti-Semitism' charge against Trump, rather than question his REAL loyalty to Israel. rt.com 
The media has willfully misinterpreted Donald Trump's words to portray the most pro-Israel US president in history as an anti-Semite. It makes more sense to chide him for sacrificing US interests to please Benjamin Netanyahu. | Here is the full Trump quote from Tuesday, in which he rejected Democrat Bernie Sanders' idea that Israel should stop accepting American aid, after its reluctance to let in congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who have publicly endorsed the BDS campaign. | "The concept of even talking about this — even three years ago — of cutting off aid to Israel because of two people…
(2019-08-21). Only through unity can Trump be defeated. peoplesworld.org 
I have a real concern that the racist Trump has a good chance to stay in office. If he does get back in, a central cause could be a failure of sectors of the progressive movement to appreciate the need for unity to defeat him. It is far less important who has the best program …
(2019-08-21). The Racist Right Has Been Searching For Trump All Along. truthdig.com 
Liberals have been understandably aghast at Donald Trump's recurrent claim that he doesn't " have a racist bone in [his] body." Who is the white-nationalist president trying to kid? His politics and presidency have consistently been monuments to white racial identity, animated by a promise to white voters that black and brown people will be put "back in their place(s)." | A fierce "us and them" politi…
(2019-08-21). Trump administration refuses to vaccinate migrants in detention centers. wsws.org The decision to run filthy and disease-ridden detention camps is part of a definite strategy by Trump's fascistic advisers.
(2019-08-21). Racism v public health. nationofchange.org "Racism is a threat to public health," says medical professional (Physician Assistant, Preventative Cardiology) Leslie Gregory. Huh? How can racism be a threat to the public health of an all-white small town? What about the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, where only 11 percent of the population of that town are Hispanic? Public health, of course, is physical …
(2019-08-21). Fascism then and now. nationofchange.org A new book I would like to announce the publication of a new book, entitled "Fascism, Then and Now". It can be freely downloaded from the following link. Please circulate the link to your friends who might be interested. Parallels between fascism of the 1930'w and neo-fascism today There are many extremely worrying similarities between …
(2019-08-21). History: US Encroachment Encouraged Japan To Support Hitler and Mussolini. globalresearch.ca During late September 1940, Japanese representatives like Sabur≈ç Kurusu flew to Berlin where they were greeted by the ruler of Europe, Adolf Hitler. Kurusu, an experienced career diplomat from Yokohama, could not help but notice the Nazi self-assurance at …
(2019-08-21). Progressive Jews Hit Back After Trump's Anti-Semitic Smear. truthout.org | | Progressive Jews accused President Donald Trump of blaring " straightforward anti-Semitism" after he said from the Oval Office on Tuesday that Jewish Americans who vote for the Democratic Party are either ignorant or disloyal. | The smear — which sparked widespread outrage and the trending hashtag #DisloyaltoTrump — came after Trump once aga…
(2019-08-21). Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan to Protect Black Farm Ownership. truthout.org | | Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren released farm policy plans this month that intend to address discrimination against farmers of color and protect heirs' property ownership. Her proposals cite ProPublica's investigation into the historic and ongoing dispossession of heirs' property o…
(2019-08-21). "Based on the Fact She Won't Sell Me Greenland, I'm Staying Home" dissidentvoice.org Denmark, by all reports one of the happiest, most affluent societies on earth, retains a symbolic monarchy for patriotic purposes. One of the Queen's duties is to invite foreign leaders for state visits. So Margrethe II did the politically normal, correct thing and invited the U.S. president. She knew, of course, from her briefings that …
(2019-08-21). 'A Bullhorn to His White Nationalist Base': Progressive Jews Hit Back After Trump's Anti-Semitic Smear. commondreams.org "This rhetoric from the president is going to get Jews killed. It already has." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-08-21). Portland rejects proud boys & other ultra-right groups as Trump tries to criminalize Antifa. nationofchange.org A crowd of white nationalists took to the streets of Portland, Oregon, over the weekend for what they dubbed the "End Domestic Terrorism" rally. But they were outnumbered by a massive response from counterprotesters, who gathered across the city as police escorted members of the Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer and other right-wing groups across one …
(2019-08-21). In defense of Palestine. workers.org 
The issue of occupied Palestine once again took center stage in the world press when two women members of the congressional Squad — Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) — were initially denied the right to enter Israel by its fascistic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug. 15, at . . . | Continue reading In defense of Palestine at Workers.org
(2019-08-21). Antifa Is Not a 'Terrorist Organization,' But That Doesn't Make It Good. commondreams.org Antifa is not a threat to U.S. democracy. White supremacists are. And a President who offers them inspiration and encouragement is an even greater threat. But neither is Antifa an appropriate or representative form of democratic response to these threats. (Photo: Alexandros Michailidis | Shutterstock.com) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-08-21). Just Hours After Anti-Semitic Remarks, Trump Promotes Himself as 'King of Israel… Second Coming of God'. commondreams.org "The President is a raving lunatic," responded Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum. "He is not well." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-08-20). Einstein's Atomic Regrets. counterpunch.org 
"If I had known that the Germans would not succeed in constructing an atom bomb, I never would have moved a finger," wrote Albert Einstein in his 1950 book Out of My Later Years. He was speaking about a letter from his vacation home on Nassau Point on Long Island that warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt of a breakthrough in Nazi Germany in nuclear fission which could "lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable…extremely powerful bombs of a new type." Atom bombs. More
(2019-08-20). Russia, Racism… Recession? Trump says Democrats hope for economic bust to hurt him in 2020. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats and the media of trying to bring about a recession in order to hurt his 2020 re-election. His critics reply that they're only stating the facts… just like they did with Russiagate? | "The word recession is inappropriate… We're very far from a recession," Trump said on Tuesday, adding that his critics would "love to see" an economic downturn. Earlier, he tweeted a video clip of Fox Business host Lou Dobbs blaming "radical Democrats" for the recession talk. | pic.twitter.com/WyGbgUGEhJ— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTr…
(2019-08-20). Make love, not war? Department of PEACE plan unveiled by Marianne Williamson, and Twitter loves it. rt.com 
Democratic presidential hopeful and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson has revealed a proposal for a new "Department of Peace," a project devoted to "ending the scourge of violence" around the world. Twitter felt the good vibes. | The proposal was rolled out on Monday night in a post on Williamson's website, calling for a new cabinet-level department. The plan lists a lofty series of goals, ranging from addressing "white supremacy" and domestic gun violence, to developing "restorative justice programs" and "new structures of nonviole…
(2019-08-20). Everything You Think You Know About 'Free Speech' Is a Lie. thenation.com 
How far-right operatives manufactured the "crisis" of free speech with books, think tanks—and billions of dollars.
(2019-08-20). Manufacturing Mass Fascism Hysteria. dissidentvoice.org If the neoliberal ruling classes expect to keep the American masses worked up into a white-eyed hysteria over "fascism" until November 2020, they're going to need to get some better Nazis. The current Nazis are just not going to cut it. They are neither scary nor Nazi enough. OK, the militia ones look kind of …
(2019-08-20). Over 450 refugees stranded in the Mediterranean for weeks as EU bars entry. wsws.org The EU governments have no substantial differences with the fascistic anti-immigrant policies of Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
(2019-08-20). Trump Accuses Most American Jews of "Disloyalty" to Israel, Deploying Anti-Semitic Trope. theintercept.com President Donald Trump revealed again on Tuesday that he subscribes to the anti-Semitic belief that American Jews harbor a secret dual loyalty to Israel.
(2019-08-20). Maryland teacher incorporates hard lessons about slavery into public school curriculum. splcenter.org At a workshop for teachers about educating children on American slavery, one instructor grew angry and insisted that Thomas Jefferson — who fathered biracial children with an enslaved woman on one of his plantations — was an advocate for racial equality.
(2019-08-20). The racist chicken boxes are getting a make-over and it's total genius. thecanary.co As The Canary previously reported, the home office's latest attempt to tackle knife crime through chicken boxes was lambasted for "racial profiling". | Chicken stores are replacing their usual packaging with special boxes. Bearing the hashtag #knifefree, the boxes also feature "real life stories to show people how they can go…
(2019-08-20). God, Guns and Video Games. counterpunch.org The din struck by videos of the gaming variety; its forced causal link (always alleged, never proved) to altering conduct, continues its relentless march across the discussion forums in the United States and beyond. The almost casual butcheries — actual, not as opposed to digital — have gone on unabated, the next extremist taking a murderous shot at his role in history — and everybody else. Now it is the white supremacists who are sharing top billing with previous jihadi enthusiasts, a concession on the part of law enforcement authorities that there might be something to say about using the word…
(2019-08-20). Portland Rejects Proud Boys & Other Ultra-Right Groups as Trump Tries to Criminalize Antifa. democracynow.org 
A crowd of white nationalists took to the streets of Portland, Oregon, over the weekend for what they dubbed the "End Domestic Terrorism" rally. But they were outnumbered by a massive response from counterprotesters, who gathered across the city as police escorted members of the Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer and other right-wing groups across one of the city's main bridges. Police arrested 13 people throughout the day and seized weapons but largely avoided "the worst-case scenario" Portland's Mayor Ted Wheeler said the city was prepared for. Portland Police put more than 700 officers on patrol, with more than one co…
(2019-08-20). DHS Was Tracking White Supremacist Terrorists, but Nobody Wanted to Listen. therealnews.com 
No one listened when the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI sounded the alarm about the rise of white supremacist and far-right domestic terrorism, says former DHS intelligence analyst Daryl Johnson and Greg Huffman of Facing South…
(2019-08-20). Make the country hate again — yet again. workers.org "Make America great again" — the catchphrase of the current president and the fascistic movement he represents — has really always meant "hate again." No oppressed group has been spared from the vile acts and statements emanating from the White House every day. People of color, im/migrants, Muslims, women and . . . | Continue reading Make the country hate again — yet again at Workers.org
(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). SPLC, allies sue ICE for ignoring medical, mental health and disability needs of detained immigrants. splcenter.org Faour Abdallah Fraihat, who ran a successful construction business for years in California, is currently in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
(2019-08-19). Yes, the FRC and ADF Are Hate Groups. Here's Why! splcenter.org I was in love, about to be married, and never could have imagined that my life would soon be intertwined with an unimaginable amount of hate from strangers who wanted to tear apart everything I held dear.
(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). Headlines for August 19, 2019. democracynow.org Bombs Go Off on Afghan Independence Day, Following Wedding Attack That Killed 63, Largest Hong Kong Protest in Weeks Defies Threats, Intimidation by China, Kashmiris Protest Lockdown 2 Weeks After India Scraps Special Status, Gibraltar Releases Iranian Oil Tanker After U.S. Fails to Keep It Under Seizure, Israeli Soldiers Kill 3 People in Gaza, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar to Address Israeli Travel Ban, Far-Right and Anti-Fascist Protesters Take to Portland Streets, Authorities Arrest Men in 3 States After They Threaten Mass Shootings, Prison Guard Who Drove Truck into Jewish Activists Has Resigned, NYPD Judge: P…
(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). 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). '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). 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…
(2019-08-17). 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). 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.
(2019-08-16). 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). 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). The Challenges of Breastfeeding as a Black Person. aclu.org How our workplaces and healthcare system create barriers to breastfeeding. | The fight to protect individual choices about reproductive care, including breastfeeding, is an ongoing battle. The central lesson of the reproductive justice movement is that choice means little without access. That lesson applies equally to breastfeeding. | Though laws, in the workplace and other contexts, are in place to protect the right to breastfeed, many low-income women and w…
(2019-08-15). SPLC publishes Opportunity Costs: Unequal Justice in Alabama's Community Corrections Programs. splcenter.org A new investigative report published today by the Southern Poverty Law Center reveals serious flaws in Alabama's community corrections programs, an otherwise promising system for diverting people from the state's prisons.
