(2019-09-27). Protest Alone Won't Save Our Planet. truthdig.com 
We can all use a shot of hope. I got one from 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and the disproportionately youthful masses—4 million across 150 cities worldwide—who came out for climate sanity last week. I listened online to the speech Thunberg delivered to more than 300,000 mostly young people in lower Manhattan on Friday. She spoke eloquently about the supreme ecological danger we face, thanks to the relentless pursuit of profit and to the insincere assurances and pathetic inaction of politicians and policymakers the world over: | We have not taken to the streets, sacrificing our education…
(2019-09-27). Not OK? ADL adds 'OK' hand symbol to online database of 'hate symbols'. rt.com 
The Anti-Defamation League has added the thumb-and-forefinger "OK" hand symbol to its online "Hate on Display" database, where it sits alongside Klan robes, swastikas, and other inflammatory memes — just as 4chan intended. | The gesture — which the ADL claimed is a signal for "white power" — joined the group's ever-lengthening list of hate symbols along with 35 other memes, including the bowl haircut sported by Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, the Jewish-stereotype cartoon of the "Happy Merchant," and the slogan "It's OK to be white." The list has 214 entries, from the obvious (burning cr…
(2019-09-27). Mass Killings In Afghanistan Are Acts of White Supremacy. counterpunch.org 
An American white nationalist killed over 30 people recently. The victims, all brown, had full lives; children, loved ones, and years, full of plans, ahead of them. But then they were incinerated. Worst of all, they were murdered while Afghan. The deaths were noted in the press, and one Democrat running for president even acknowledged More
(2019-09-27). 'The Remedies That Were Proposed Weren't About Ending the List' – CounterSpin interview with Maha Hilal on 'terrorist watchlist'. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed Justice for Muslims' Maha Hilal about the "terrorist watchlist" for the September 20, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Janine Jackson: We don't need the anniversary of September 11, 2001, to remind us of the devastating legacies of that day: the evidently endless wars, by whatever name, in Afghanistan and Iraq and elsewhere. And in the US, the wave of Islamophobia, not invented that day, of course, but elevated to organizing principle for law enforcement and policymakers and media—anti-Muslim bias repackaged as national security. | Now a pillar…
(2019-09-27). Politicians Agree: "Any White Cop Can Kill a Black Man" counterpunch.org 
In 2017 my CounterPunch article, "Any White Cop Can Kill a Black Man at Any Time," told how St. Louis cop Jason Stockley killed a 24-year-old black man, Anthony Lamar Smith. Though Stockley claimed he had fired in self defense when Smith pulled a gun on him, evidence showed that he had planted the gun More
(2019-09-27). With the Gears of Impeachment Finally Grinding, the Hard Part Begins. truthout.org | | Now that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has enough votes in hand to open an official impeachment inquiry into the rogue presidency of Donald Trump, it is worthwhile to contemplate what got us here, or more specifically, what didn't. | Meticulously documented cases of Trump obstructing justice didn't get us here, nor did his ongoing violations of the emoluments clause, his ongoing policy of caging separated children in concentration camps, his Muslim ban, his public embrace of racism and fascist whi…
(2019-09-27). Jess Phillips says she got email threatening 'you and your Remain friends'. thecanary.co Jess Phillips has said she feels "jumpy and worried" after a man was arrested outside the Labour MP's office and she received threats aimed at "you and your Remain friends". | The Birmingham Yardley MP said her staff had to be confined to her constituency office as a man allegedly kicked the door, tried to smash windows and yelled she was a "fascist". | She told Sky News she has received death threats overnight and has been left feeling "jumpy and worried and frightened", as she revealed the contents of an email she has shared with police. | My office is closed to public today but my constituents can still ring &…
(2019-09-27). "Worth This Investment": Memos Reveal the Scope and Racial Animus of GOP Gerrymandering Ambitions. theintercept.com In court and in public, many top Republicans have denied gerrymandering gives them any advantage at all. They've captured state legislatures and won an edge in Congress, some have suggested, due to superior candidates, better campaigns, and natural geographic sorting that clusters Democrats in urban areas and spreads Republicans more efficiently across the suburbs and rural America. | "The problem is not district lines; the proble…
(2019-09-27). Railroaded by the Judges: Boris Johnson fails in the UK Supreme Court. dissidentvoice.org It delighted Labour supporters and party apparatchiks who had been falling over each other in murderous ceremony at the party conference in Brighton: Prime Minister Boris Johnson would come to the unwitting rescue with his own version of a grand cock-up. This involved a now defeated attempt to circumvent parliamentary scrutiny and interference ahead of …
(2019-09-27). Georgia Supreme Court: "Let Justice Be Done" for Devonia Inman. theintercept.com Subscribe to the Murderville podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Radio Public, iHeart Radio, and other platforms. | In an extraordinary rulin…
(2019-09-27). Impeach Nazi Trump Now. indybay.org There is now lots of commenting on the Democrats' true motives for impeaching Nazi Trump. Obviously, they are trying to save Biden's weak campaign for president. The fact that Nazi Ukraine was set up illegally as such by Democrat Obama is also true. It is also true that Nazi Trump must go, right now, since January 21, 2017 in fact, the day after his inauguration due to his conflicts of interest and much more.
(2019-09-27). SF DA Candidate Loftus Fundraiser Protest with Demands of Justice Now-Chief Suhr A No-show. indybay.org Suzy Loftus a candidate for San Francisco was protested when she held a fundraising party. She has been endorsed by former San Francisco Police Chief who was involved in covering up police murders and also refusing to act against racist police texting in the department. He was supposed to be at the fundraiser but was a no-show.
(2019-09-27). Former FBI Agent's Trial Exposes Racist Ideology Infiltrating Law Enforcement. truthout.org | | The Dallas, Texas, criminal trial of Amber Guyger — an off-duty police officer who entered the wrong apartment, believing it to be her own, and killed Botham Jean — has garnered national attention in a case…
(2019-09-27). The far right is pushing for riots over Brexit. And media outrage is nowhere to be seen. thecanary.co 
Right-wing agitator Brendan O'Neill has said on national TV that there "should be" riots over Brexit. But at a time when Britain's hard right is growing in confidence and getting increasingly incendiary in its rhetoric, there seems to be little media outrage over his comment…
(2019-09-26). Thousands reject Modi-Trump racism in Houston. workers.org 
Thousands of people of many nationalities and religions gathered outside the stadium here Sept. 22 to protest the fascist rally held for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump. Under the guise of signing a trade deal to strengthen economic relations between the countries, both Modi and Trump . . . | Continue reading Thousands reject Modi-Trump racism in Houston at Workers.org
(2019-09-26). The far right: a global phenomenon. mronline.org 
In recent years, the reactionary, authoritarian and/or fascist extreme right wing has been in the ascendant all over the world: it already governs half of the world's countries. Among the best-known examples are: Trump (United States), Modi (India), Orbán (Hungary), Erdoƒüan (Turkey), Daesh (Islamic State), Salvini (Italy), Duterte (Philippines), and now Bolsonaro (Brazil). | Source
(2019-09-26). Trump Official Ken Cuccinelli Speaks to Anti-Immigrant Hate Group. splcenter.org The acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) became the latest Trump administration official to speak at an event organized by the anti-immigrant hate group Center for Immigration Studies.
(2019-09-26). Jewish anti-racist Jackie Walker speaks about resisting 'a major witch hunt'. thecanary.co Jackie Walker is a Jewish supporter of Palestinian rights who has faced off allegations of antisemitism in recent years. And she recently spoke to me about her ordeal. | A 'professional anti-racist': | She began by explaining her background, saying: I'm not just an activist… I was also professionally an anti-racist. So I was an adviser/teacher on anti-racism as well as going on demonstrations etc about anti-racist practice, because the reason my parents were together was because of the civil rights movement. And in th…
(2019-09-26). Calling in Progressives. thenation.com Calling in Progressives…
(2019-09-26). Demonstrators in Lima Protest Against Water Privatization. telesurenglish.net Residents of Lima, Peru, marched against the privatization of the pubic Lima Drinking Water and Sewerage Service (Sedapal) Thursday as they headed towards the Ministry of Housing Construction and Sanitation. | RELATED: | Peru: Mining Convention Opens With Protests Against 'Tia Maria' | The protesters demanded the Supreme Decree number 214-2019-EF, a resolution that establishes that the state-controlled water institution be moved to the private sector. | The demonstration was or…
(2019-09-26). Kentucky's Abortion Law Forces Me to Humiliate My Patients. aclu.org H.B. 2 is cruel, offensive, and the Supreme Court should strike it down. | I'm a doctor at the only abortion clinic in Kentucky. Providing safe, compassionate medical care has been my life's calling, and my patients' well-being is always my first priority. But Kentucky politicians — determined as usual to interfere with access to reproductive healthcare — are trying to force me to harm and humili…
(2019-09-26). British MPs return to Parliament after Supreme Court rules prorogation illegal. wsws.org The House of Commons resumed sitting Wednesday, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted illegally in proroguing Parliament for five weeks from September 10.
(2019-09-26). Patriotism must have global dimension, says EU's Donald Tusk. un.org The suggestion by some earlier this week at the UN that there is an immanent conflict between patriotism and globalism "is false and dangerous, even if it has many followers and powerful propagators," European Council President said on Thursday.
(2019-09-26). Bring Jock Palfreeman home safely. greenleft.org.au 
human rights Pip HinmanIssue 1239 Bulgaria Jock PalfreemanSeptember 26, 2019Australian anti-fascist campaigner Jock Palfreeman's parole is being challenged by Bulgarian authorities and his lawyer has said he urgently needs to leave the country. | Palfreeman, who has be…
(2019-09-25). The other Ukraine scandal: US support for neo-Nazis fuels far-right terror at home. thegrayzone.com Aaron Maté speaks with Ben Norton about how a far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb…
(2019-09-25). White Supremacist Violence Is On the Rise. Expanding the FBI's Powers Isn't the Answer. aclu.org Expanding law enforcement's powers will harm the communities of color that white supremacist violence targets—and undermine our constitutional rights. | In response to the increase in white supremacist violence, Congress has been holding hearings — including one today — on the urgent need to address it. But, rather than getting to the bottom of why our law enforcement agencies have failed to address white supremacist violence, some lawmakers are rushing to give law enforcement agencies harmful additional powers and creating new crimes. That approach ignores the way power, racism, and nation…
(2019-09-25). Fascist Celebrity Rehab. thenation.com Fascist Celebrity Rehab…
(2019-09-25). Genocide Warnings for Three African States. dissidentvoice.org These genocide warnings concern current threats to the peoples of Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi. Beyond the primary concern for all the people in national groups, a pattern is emerging globally which should remind North Americans of past genocides against native American peoples: the masses of people forced from their homelands, the refugee …
(2019-09-25). Billy Bragg: What the U.K. Supreme Court's Historic Ruling Against Boris Johnson Means for Brexit. democracynow.org 
The U.K. Parliament has reconvened after the country's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had unlawfully suspended Parliament in order to push through Brexit with or without a deal. Johnson made the unprecedented move late last month, asking the queen to prorogue Parliament in order to limit debate on leaving the European Union, which the U.K. is scheduled to do by October 31. Calls for Johnson's resignation are mounting since the news broke, with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calling for a general election and demanding Johnson apologize to the queen and to the country. For mo…
(2019-09-25). Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs" bdsmovement.net 
Documents Prove "Creative Community for Peace" is Front for Right-Wing Israel Lobby Group "StandWithUs": UpdateArtists who support justice for all and oppose racism in all forms should be aware of CCFP's deception and steer clear of its lobbying agenda. | Cultural BoycottSeptember 25, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
(2019-09-24). Only a Green New Deal can douse the fires of eco-fascism. mronline.org 
ORGANIZERS ARE EXPECTING huge numbers to turn out for the Global Climate Strike, beginning on September 20 and continuing through September 27. It builds on the first global climate strike, which took place on March 15, and attracted an estimated 1.6 million young people, who walked out of class at schools on every continent. | Source
(2019-09-24). Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline. splcenter.org Long before the Trump administration implemented its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a "pilot program" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.
(2019-09-24). Bomb-plotting extremist American soldier tried to join US-backed neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine. thegrayzone.com A far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb attacks sought to join Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion,…
(2019-09-24). International Human Rights Bodies Provide a Case for Reparations. aclu.org International human rights programs provide models for reparations. | It is common for nations where mass atrocities have taken place to engage in the process of reparation and repair. This process happened in Germany after the Holocaust, South Africa after apartheid, and here in the United States, forty years after the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. As a result, international human rights bodies have sought to lend their expertise to the process, often by holding hearings an…
(2019-09-24). Srebrenica did not "inspire" Christchurch. dissidentvoice.org Earlier this month, popular 'progressive' news website The Intercept published an article entitled "From El Paso to Sarajevo: How White Nationalists Are Inspired by the Bosnia Genocide", written by journalist and staff writer Murtaza Hussain. The piece argued that many of the perpetrators behind mass shootings and domestic terrorism in the West — from the convicted far right …
(2019-09-24). Headlines for September 24, 2019. democracynow.org Greta Thunberg and Youth Activists Take On World Leaders at U.N. Climate Action Summit, Trump Admin Tells U.N. to Drop Term "Reproductive Health and Rights", Trump Ordered Hold on Ukrainian Aid Before Call with President Zelensky About Bidens, U.K. Supreme Court: Boris Johnson's Suspension of Parliament Is Unlawful, U.K., France & Germany Say Iran Responsible for Saudi Oil Attacks as Trump Addresses UNGA, Afghanistan: At Least 40 Civilians Killed by U.S.-Afghan Attack, Haiti: Senator Shoots AP Photographer in Face During Anti-Gov't Protests, Video of Blindfolded Prisoners in Xinjiang Adds to Fears of Mass Human R…
(2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program offers a roadmap for client success. splcenter.org Positive client outcomes indicate promising investment for fiscally sound prison alternatives, rather than prison construction.
(2019-09-23). Opportunity Costs: Community corrections program struggles to break even as some clients feel the pain. splcenter.org Kary Meadows believed he was just days away from going free.
(2019-09-23). Attorney With Hate Group Ties Named to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. splcenter.org Kentucky's governor has appointed an attorney who worked closely with an anti-LGBT hate group to the Board of Trustees for the University of Kentucky, a school that previously received a top national ranking for being LGBTQ-friendly.
(2019-09-22). Philippines: Resist and end Duterte's fascist regime. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Sept. 20 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | Almost five decades ago, Ferdinand Marcos placed the entire country under martial law which launched his brutal dictatorial rule. For 14 years, the Filipino people resisted valiantly and fought on all arenas of struggle. Serving as the strongest bulwark of anti-fascist resistance, the Party and the New People's Army waged underground and armed struggle, inspiring and militating the Filipino people to unite and struggle for democracy. Culminating long years of anti-fascist resistance, the Filipino…
(2019-09-21). Victory as Jock Palfreeman released on parole. greenleft.org.au 
Pip HinmanIssue 1238 Bulgaria anti-racism prisoners' rights RomaSeptember 21, 2019Anti-fascist campaigner and Australian citizen Jock Palfreeman was unexpectedly granted parole on September 19 after serving…
(2019-09-20). The Supreme Court Considers Mandatory Government Funding of Religious Education. aclu.org A case out of Montana could result in the church-state separation being stripped to the bone. | In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Supreme Court will address a question that would have been unthinkable to ask even until quite recently: Can a state be forced to underwrite religious education with taxpayer dollars? Although the court has previously allowed the government to adopt school-voucher programs that provide indirect government aid to religious schools, it has never suggested that the U.S. Cons…
(2019-09-20). Attorney With Ties to Anti-LGBT Groups Hired for Key Government Agency. splcenter.org Right-wing attorney, writer and legal analyst Ken Klukowski has landed a position in the Trump administration in the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
(2019-09-20). Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019. bdsmovement.net 
Boycott InDnegev Festival 2019: PACBI StatementInDnegev is complicit in Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians | Cultural BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
(2019-09-19). Beyond the border . splcenter.org In Juárez, migrants wait for a number, their fates uncertain.
(2019-09-19). SPLC sues Alabama officials for overly severe sex-offender law that punishes children for life. splcenter.org Herbert Stevens met Candi Stevens when their mutual friends introduced them at a local skating rink. He was 14 and she was 12.
(2019-09-18). Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid. bdsmovement.net 
Join the Global Climate Strike. Oppose Israel's climate apartheid.: Action AlertTell multinational corporations to stop investing in fossil fuels and in Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people. | Economic BoycottSeptember 19, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
(2019-09-18). In victory for motorists and taxpayers, Mississippi sheriff's office will stop acting as immigration enforcement. splcenter.org The Martinezes were traveling on I-10 in Mississippi in June 2017 when their pleasant family vacation spiraled into terror.
(2019-09-18). Beyond the Border — A Diary of Photos. splcenter.org …
(2019-09-18). Daily Stormer Website Goes Dark Amid Chaos. splcenter.org The website for the Daily Stormer, the white supremacist, neo-Nazi and antisemitic racist group, has lost access to a critical piece of web infrastructure that allows the general public to access its hate propaganda easily.