(2020-12-13). US Supreme Court Backs "Grand Theft" Election 2020. globalresearch.ca On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to hear arguments in what may be remembered one day as the most significant political dispute in US history. | Texas et al v. Pennsylvania et al was the judicial equivalent of Hollywood's Godzilla v. …
(2020-12-13). 10 Syrian Druze residents of Golan Heights injured in protest against wind turbines. peoplesdispatch.org Syrian Druze residents of the occupied Golan Heights are opposing Israeli plans to build a wind turbine to supply power to nearby illegal settlements. The Golan Heights has been under occupation since 1981…
(2020-12-12). To the Barricades: The Red House and the Future of Eviction Defense. dissidentvoice.org Portland, Oregon has been in the headlines again over the last few days, and this trend will continue. The reasons for the headlines will vary depending on who you ask. If you ask the far right they will say something about Antifa terrorists having violent confrontations with the police because they hate law and order. …
(2020-12-12). BBC presenter claims UK gardening culture is so 'RACIST' that 'racism is baked into its DNA'. rt.com BBC presenter and botanist James Wong has been mocked online after going on a wild Saturday Twitter rant accusing "gardening culture" in the UK of being racist. | Wong — who has presented several BBC shows, including Countryfile, and serves as an ambassador for London's Kew Gardens — made the bizarre claim in a series of Twitter posts. | Replying to another tweet that claimed gardens are not allowed "political agency" because they'll "reveal uncomfortable politics of individual ownership" and "spatial inequity," Wong wrote, "Absolutely U.K. gardening culture has racism baked into its DNA. It's so int…
(2020-12-12). US adopts 'new official' map of Morocco, which includes Western Sahara. middleeasteye.net US adopts 'new official' map of Morocco, which includes Western Sahara | Washington's ambassador to Rabat says map 'recognises Morocco's sovereignty' over disputed territory after North African nation normalised relations with Israel | Sat, 12/12/2020 – 20: 13 | Supporters of Western Sahara's independence hold Western Saharan and Algerian flags during a demonstration in Bordeaux, France on…
(2020-12-12). Israel-Morocco deal: Palestinians and Sahrawis hope for renewed solidarity. middleeasteye.net Israel-Morocco deal: Palestinians and Sahrawis hope for renewed solidarity | Activists have long linked the two people's struggles, and hope the latest normalisation deal will encourage the Palestinian leadership to do the same | Sat, 12/12/2020 – 10: 26 | Supporters of the Polisario Front separatist movement hold a banner reading "All for Palestine, all for Western Sahara" during a demonstratio…
(2020-12-12). Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn US presidential election. wsws.org The court ruled that Texas had no standing to object to the election procedures in another state.
(2020-12-12). Now In Print And Available: 'Capitalism On A Ventilator'. popularresistance.org "Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S." is a new anthology contrasting the effective Chinese response to COVID-19 with the disastrous response here in the U.S. It pushes back against the racist anti-China campaign in the media. | Due to the growing hostility of the U.S. establishment toward China, and the accompanying surge in anti-Asian racism, it was an enormous challenge to find printers and distributors for this book. | The chapters include articles by many published authors, including: Ajamu Baraka, Monica Moorehead, Mumia Abu-Jamal…
(2020-12-12). Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia—You've Long Earned It. commondreams.org Candidates should be pushed to say if they stand with the super-rich profiteering, callous Big Business tycoons or with the people who work for pitiful wages, on the rugged frontlines, and keep our society running. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-12-12). Antisemitism claims mask a reign of political and cultural terror across Europe. zcomm.org What we see here is an illustration of a principle at the heart of Israel's state ideology of Zionism: Israel needs antisemitism. Israel would quite literally have to invent antisemitism if it did not exist…
(2020-12-12). Rebuilding the Solidarity Economy During Covid-19. commondreams.org The pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests have shown New York's mutual aid collectives how to navigate the line between mutual aid, solidarity, and charity.
(2020-12-11). Which Middle Eastern and North African countries have normalised relations with Israel? middleeasteye.net Which Middle Eastern and North African countries have normalised relations with Israel? | Morocco joins a handful of countries in the region to have made official diplomatic relations with Israel | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 14: 30 | Egypt under president Anwar Sadat (left), shaking hands with then-Israeli premier Menachem Begin in front of US president Jimmy Carter, became in 1979 the first Arab country to forma…
(2020-12-11). State repression focus of Detroit Will Breathe/PSL webinar. liberationnews.org Detroit Will Breathe organizers Tristan Taylor and Lloyd Simpson in Detroit joined Party for Socialism and Liberation members Shabbir Manjee in Chicago, and Joel Ibrahim and Lillian House in Denver for an online forum Dec. 5. They discussed state repression of the anti-racist movement and how to effectively counter it. The event was organized by …
(2020-12-11). Buffalo, N.Y./Anti-racist protest opposes 'Watchmen' hate group. workers.org A group of antifascists and community members assembled Dec. 5 across the street from a park next to a low-income housing project in an industrial area in north Buffalo, N.Y. They came to oppose a parade organized by the Rolling Patriots, a white supremacist group. The anti-racist demonstrators held signs . . . |
(2020-12-11). Israeli politicians trying new Arab-Jewish partnerships in bid for success. middleeasteye.net Israeli politicians trying new Arab-Jewish partnerships in bid for success | On the left and right, parties are making overtures to the country's Palestinian community in anticipation of a fourth election in Israel – but can the gap be bridged? | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 12: 25 | A Palestinian citizen of Israel arrives at a polling station decorated with portraits of Israeli politicians to cast his ballot for the par…
(2020-12-11). Silencing Black radicalism since the Cold War. mronline.org Describing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as socialist and accusing them of fomenting disorder in America's urban areas invoked racial disorder for the majority white voters who cast their ballots for an avowed white supremacist.
(2020-12-11). Charity which supported Grenfell victims found to be 'institutionally racist'. thecanary.co A charity which has supported Grenfell victims has been and remains institutionally racist, a review has found.Westway: The Westway Trust has a "legacy of institutional racism" and has failed to "understand, identify and address racial disparity" over the years, a report by the Tutu Foundation concluded.The trust was set up almost 50 years ago to manage the 23 acres of land under the Westway — an overhead motorway — in west London with the aim of working to benefit the local community.The organisation commissioned the review in July 2018, acknowledging that "serious" allegations of institutional…
(2020-12-11). Israel-Morocco normalisation deal condemned online. middleeasteye.net Israel-Morocco normalisation deal condemned online | Using the hashtag 'Moroccans Against Normalisation,' many have blasted the deal as a loss for Sahrawis and Palestinians alike | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 15: 05 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Morocco's King Mohammed VI. The countries have shared nearly six decades of close cooperation on intelligence and military matters in secr…
(2020-12-11). U.S. Recognizes Morocco's Occupation of Western Sahara in Latest Betrayal of Sahrawi People. democracynow.org We continue to examine the U.S.-brokered deal between Morocco and Israel to normalize relations. As part of the deal, the U.S. will become the first country in the world to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which Morocco has occupied since 1975 in defiance of the international community. We convene a roundtable to discuss developments: Mouloud Said, a representative of the Polisario Front in Washington; Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco; and Sahrawi journalist and activist Nazha El-Khalidi.
(2020-12-11). Now in print and available:'Capitalism on a ventilator: The Impact of Covid-19 in China & the U.S.'. workers.org "Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S." is a new anthology contrasting the effective Chinese response to COVID-19 with the disastrous response here in the U.S. It pushes back against the racist anti-China campaign in the media. Due to the growing hostility of the . . . |
(2020-12-11). 'Long Live the (Dead) Peace Process'. zcomm.org Abbas Prioritizes US Ties over Palestinian National Unity…
(2020-12-11). Trump Deal to Trade Occupied Western Sahara for Morocco Normalizing Ties With Israel Denounced Worldwide. commondreams.org "Only the people of Western Sahara can decide their own future as they have an inalienable right to self-determination recognized by the U.N.," said one Sahrawi official. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-12-11). Videos: Several People Injured as Vehicle Drives Into Manhattan Black Lives Matter Protest. sputniknews.com According to reports, a vehicle has crashed into a Black Lives Matter protest in New York City, injuring at least seven people.
(2020-12-11). What 100 Years of History Tells Us About Racism in Policing. aclu.org In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, America was shaken by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that erupted in the aftermath. But the disturbing trends we see today in police violence are the same patterns we've seen over the last 100 years. Again and again, commissions convened to examine why police brutality sparks unrest have come to the same conclusion: We must address the poverty and systemic racism that go hand in hand with policing communities of color., , This week, we launched a series of four short films taking a critical look at what we've learned from the last 100 years…
(2020-12-11). Pukr: Palestinians, Uighurs, Kashmiris and Rohingyas. counterpunch.org Pukr (rhymes with cutter) is a common word in several South Asian languages, including Urdu, Hindi, Sindhi, Gujrati, and Punjabi. Written as پکڑ in Urdu, pukr means to nab, capture, snatch and seize. The antonyms for pukr are to release, liberate, return. Broadly interpreted, pukr is associated with siege, humiliation, home raids, loss of liberty,
(2020-12-10). In Paris, soccer players lay down 'marker' in fight against racism. peoplesworld.org AP—Players have taken a knee, unfurled slogans and demanded tougher action only to find soccer — their working environment — remains infected with racism. The tipping point might just have come, with elite players in Paris taking the extraordinary step of refusing to continue playing. At the end of a year of striking gestures against …
(2020-12-10). US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed on no-fly list can sue for damages. middleeasteye.net US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed on no-fly list can sue for damages | Ruling paves way for lawsuits against FBI officers who placed Muslims on travel blacklist for refusing to spy on their communities | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 21: 05 | In unanimous decision, court rules in favour of lead plaintiff (AFP/File photo) | The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Muslim Americans who were placed on the…
(2020-12-10). In 'Big Win for Religious Freedom,' US Supreme Court Rules Muslims Put on No-Fly List Can Sue FBI. commondreams.org "For decades now, government surveillance and anti-Muslim policies have been an unavoidable fact of life for American Muslims. Because of this ruling, American Muslims now know that they can speak out and fight back in court against injustice." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-12-10). Muslim Advocates Applauds Supreme Court Ruling in No-Fly List Case. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-10). The UK Supreme Court To Decide on Dispute Over Venezuelan Gold. telesurenglish.net United Kingdom's Supreme Court (SC) will decide on the access to the Venezuelan gold withheld in the Bank of England, following the approval of an appeal filed by opposition politician Juan Guaido's lawyers on Wednesday. | RELATED: | The Plaintiffs seek to revoke a ruling approved by the Court of Appeal, which ordered a detailed investigation aimed at explaining the diplomatic relations between the governments of Venezuela and…
(2020-12-10). Israel's Honeymoon with the United Arab Emirates Is Grotesque. globalresearch.ca Since normalizing relations in September, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have teamed up to do what both do best: trample on democratic freedoms, commit atrocities, and whitewash occupation. | *** | Back in 2010, the New York Times' Thomas Friedman …
(2020-12-10). Why do smart people lie about alien encounters?>. salon.com An Israeli Defense Minister joins a cadre of politically respectable people with specious claims of meeting E.T.
(2020-12-10). One Question: How Have the Black Lives Matter Protests Impacted the Prison Abolition Movement? progressive.org Q: How Have the Black Lives Matter Protests Impacted the Prison Abolition Movement?
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(2020-12-10). The British Labour Party's Anti-Semitism Problem. thenation.com The British Labour Party's Anti-Semitism Problem…
(2020-12-10). Limiting Criticism of Israel, Britain Is Closing Down Academic Freedom? globalresearch.ca In October, British Education Secretary Gavin Williamson It is worth remembering that …
(2020-12-09). Obama's Memoir Offers Insights Into Major Shortcomings. counterpunch.org We have a complicated country and Barack Obama was a complicated president. In terms of presidential performance and temperament, Obama was one of our best. His inheritance from the mediocre George W. Bush was wretched, and, in view of the ugly racist opposition that he faced, Obama played his political and economic hand better than
(2020-12-09). Those Who Don't Fear the Lobby. dissidentvoice.org With the encouragement of friends and after serving eleven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1961-1983), Congressman Paul Findley (R-IL) wrote a book, They Dare to Speak Out, about influences and pressures inside the Israeli lobby. His was the first book to point out ways the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), along with …
(2020-12-09). Wednesday 12/9: Stand Together SF: Systemic Racism and How it has Affected the Asian and Black Communities. indybay.org Online via Zoom…