(2021-04-11). Cuban and Venezuelan Authorities Mourn Ramsey Clarks's Death. telesurenglish.net As an Attorney General, Clark stood up for civil rights and liberties in the Jonhson administration (1963-1969). He oversaw the drafting of the Civil Rights act, sanctioned housing discrimination, ordered a moratorium on federal executions and prison construction, and fought discrimination in employment alongside many other causes of social injustice.
(2021-04-11). A Knee on the Neck of Long-term Political Prisoners. dissidentvoice.org The line between clearly defined political prisoners and prisoners targeted to make points for the political power structure is hidden. Criminalization is a standard tool of racial supremacists. George Floyd's death is familiar a thousand times over because it restates the predominant ethic of law enforcement's historical treatment of a minority population as revealed in …
(2021-04-11). USF, Hanging Nooses & The Struggle Against Racism with BSU President. indybay.org Another hanging noose has been put up at the University of San Francisco. UCF BSU president Brianna Johnson talks with WorkWeek about this incident and how the University officials have dealt with this.,…
(2021-04-11). Vaccine Apartheid: A Threat to an Inclusive COP26. commondreams.org Rich nations are vaccinating one person every second while the majority of the poorest nations are yet to give a single dose. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-11). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Destroyed Air Defense Systems, Warehouse: Satellite Images. southfront.org 
Illustrative: An Israeli Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jet takes part in a graduation ceremony for IAF pilots at the Hatzerim base in Israel's Negev desert on December 26, 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP) | The recent The…
(2021-04-11). Israeli-French Drone Spotted In Moroccan Airport. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | A drone jointly developed by France and Israel was recently spotted in a Moroccan airport located on the coast of the disputed region of Western Sahara. | On April 10, a number of sources shared a photo showing the drone, identified as an EADS Harfang, in Dakhla Airport. A short video of the drone flying over an unspecified part of Morocco also surfaced online. | The Harfang, known as Système Intérimaire de Drone [The Interim medium-altitude, long-endurance drone system] was specially developed…
(2021-04-11). BAFTA: Palestinian film 'The Present' wins best short film award. middleeasteye.net 
BAFTA: Palestinian film 'The Present' wins best short film award | Set in the occupied West Bank, the film's achievement is testament to its accurate representation of the Palestinian experience | Sun, 04/11/2021 – 12: 43 | "The Present" is also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film | The Present, a movie set in the occupied West Bank and directed by British-Palestinian filmmaker F…
(2021-04-11). Biden Creates Commission to Study Supreme Court Reform. zcomm.org "To restore our democracy, we must expand the Supreme Court," says Rep. Mondaire Jones…
(2021-04-11). Jim Crow Voting Laws — Then and Now. zcomm.org Though the old and new methods and details are different, the political goal remains the same — maintenance of white-supremacy…
(2021-04-10). Pre-emptive Nuclear War: The Role of Israel in Triggering an Attack on Iran. globalresearch.ca The text below is Chapter III of Michel Chossudovsky's book entitled: This chapter provides a …
(2021-04-10). Western media incite anti-Asian racism when they join in Cold War against China. mronline.org 
Over the past few weeks, the subject of anti-Asian racism has received an unusual degree of Western media attention, ever since a video showing the January 28 killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai immigrant in San Francisco, was widely shared on social media. | April 10, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-10). Biden creates commission to study Supreme Court expansion, other reforms. nationofchange.org "Congress has the power, and the constitutional duty, to set the size of the court, as it has seven times throughout our history."
(2021-04-10). Truth Commission Details Horrible Crimes Akin To Native American Genocide And Slavery. popularresistance.org With a new Cold War heating up between the U.S. and Russia and China, Witness for Peace Southwest, Addicted to War and CodePink organized a Truth Commission on the original Cold War on March 21st, which brought together the testimony of historians, activists and others who lived through the period. | Following a hearing three years ago, the Zoom event was hosted by Frank Dorrel, publisher of the popular anti-war text Addicted to War, and Rachel Bruhnke, a high school Spanish teacher and member of Witness for Peace Southwest. In her opening remarks, Bruhnke emphasized that the Cold War should rank as one of three…
(2021-04-10). Video: Defending Palestine, Fighting Repression — international webinar. samidoun.net On Friday, 9 April, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network organized an international webinar on "Defending Palestine, Fighting Repression." Inspired by a number of recent attacks on the Palestinian and Palestine solidarity movement internationally, including the labeling of Samidoun as a "terrorist organization" by Israeli Defense Minister and war criminal Benny Gantz; the demand by a member of the French national assembly to dissolve Collectif Palestine Vaincra, and ongoing repression of Palestine organizing in Germany, the event brought together activists engaged in resisting repression and building…
(2021-04-10). Open letter on the assassination of labour and Indigenous activists in the Philippines. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network joined with the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) Canada and 64 more organizations and individuals in response to "Bloody Sunday," the assassination of 9 labour and Indigenous leaders in the Philippines by the Philippines National Army on 4-7 March 2021. Sixty-five organizations (including churches, trade unions and Filipino associations) and prominent individuals based in Canada have jointly sent a letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to publicly condemn the state-sponsored terror perpetrated by the government of Philip…
(2021-04-10). U.S. Secretaries of Defense and State Headed to NATO Headquarters Over Ukraine Crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Secretaries of Defense and State Headed to NATO Headquarters Over Ukraine CrisisRick Rozoff The Defense Department announced on April 8 that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was to leave today to consult with civilian and military leaders in Israel, Germany, NATO headquarters in Brussels and Great Britain. Topics to be discussed include international defense …
(2021-04-10). How Corporate America Supports Racism, Hatred And Exploitation. popularresistance.org If you've been paying even a modicum of attention to the world at large, you've noticed that white supremacists constitute a bit of a problem in America. They led an insurrection at our Capitol recently. They've been involved in many mass shootings. I, along with many others, was nearly killed by one a few years ago in Charlottesville, Va.after he tried to murder as many peaceful protesters as possible. Our police forces are brimming with white supremacist assholes. And I think they had a popular TV show about ducks and beards not too long ago. | So I believe we can all admit that there are large groups of racist…
(2021-04-10). [Perspectives] Racism is the public health crisis. thelancet.com The US police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in 2020 sparked a set of responses and uprisings to racism that may have seemed different but should by now be all too familiar. Huge numbers of people protested, institutions made all the right noises, and there have been increased book sales for Black authors. The sheer size of the protests and the commitments from governments and corporations to make lasting changes have led to renewed optimism that this time it may be different. Yet there are persisting, major deficits in our collective education about racism and protest.
(2021-04-10). Sunday 4/11: Picket Against White Supremacists! indybay.org Meet at Fremont Park, 16th St.and P St., Sacramento. Note that the far right has not disclosed the location of their rally. Call or text 415-734- 1163 to confirm the final location of the anti-fascist meeting point.
(2021-04-10). 2021 San Jose Juneteenth Symposium and SJSU's Actions on Systemic Racism. indybay.org San Jose was the site of the inaugural California State Legislature in 1849-1850. Today, Santa Clara County is the first County in California to declare Juneteenth a Holiday. Join the "Freedom Train" singing "Do you know the way to San Jose…"
(2021-04-10). Friday 4/16: Fighting Racism at Home and Imperialism Abroad. indybay.org Virtual forum | Register at bit.ly/education4thepeople…
(2021-04-10). Western Media Incite Anti-Asian Racism When They Join in Cold War Against China. commondreams.org Western news outlets have deceptively omitted the centrality of media-promoted Sinophobia to this latest spike in hate crimes toward anyone perceived to be Chinese. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-10). An Islamic Arab Party May Make An Israeli Government — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
Lacking a clear path to forming a government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is delving deep into his bag of political tricks. To reach a majority, Netanyahu needs the support of Yamina leader Naftali Bennett, who he has already met. However, even with Yamina's seven seats, Netanyahu would still be two seats shy of a majority. | Some people in Netanyahu's right-wing religious bloc have entertained a government propped up by the Islamist Arab Ra'am party, which with its four seats emerged from the elections as a potential kingmaker. | Netanyahu's allies in the far-right Religious Zionism party have rejected…
(2021-04-10). Tucker Carlson touts 'Replacement' Conspiracy Theory; but his own Ancestor could have been Lynched. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Grand Dragon Tucker Carlson went on another Fox News show to push his streaming program, and while there was struck with diarrhea of the larynx, oozing amid loud excretions a hateful farrago of antisemitic white supremacy. He openly embraced the tin foil hat conspiracy theory of "replacement," the notion that …
(2021-04-10). US Secretaries of Defense and State Headed to NATO Headquarters Over Ukraine Crisis. news.antiwar.com The Defense Department announced on April 8 that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was to leave today to consult with civilian and military leaders in Israel, Germany, NATO headquarters in Brussels and Great Britain. Topics to be discussed include international defense relationships, burden sharing and "enduring trans-Atlantic security." The last is a reference to NATO. …
(2021-04-10). Republicans Block US Aid to Palestinians. news.antiwar.com Congressional Republicans Senator James Risch (R-ID) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the ranking members of their respective committees on foreign affairs, put a hold on the notification for USAID on the reinstated fun…
(2021-04-10). Corporations Criticize Georgia's Racist Voting Bill After Giving Big to GOP. truthout.org 
Corporate America is clashing with GOP leaders over Georgia Republicans' A slew of corporations have
(2021-04-10). China pilots enterprise compliance reform in 10 regions. ecns.cn China has launched the second round of its pilot reform of enterprise compliance in 10 provincial-level regions, including Beijing, Liaoning and Shanghai, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said Thursday.
(2021-04-10). Bora Balaj Has Crafted A Story Of Kosovo In A Crisis — Review. eurasiareview.com 
After the death of Tito, the former Yugoslavia a collective of republics put together after World War 2 , slowly fell into conflict Slovenia and Croatia called for decentralization then declared independence on June 25th 1991 and by 1992 the ethnic cleansing by Serb forces began, with this brutal backdrop Bora Balaj has crafted a story of Kosovo in a crisis, a struggle for the liberation of Albanians soon to be driven out by conflict, threats, rape and genocide. | With a bright confidence in words and language a story told from the heart about Lola a bride to be of the summer, to her promised Flamur, found wit…
(2021-04-10). Pakistan Army's 'Culture Of Entitlement' — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
If an outsider was to say that there's rampant corruption in Pakistan army, especially within the top echelons, Pakistan army's media wing Inter Services Public Relations [ISPR] would label that person a "RAW agent" trying to malign the military and terming such assertions as "motivated", outrightly dismiss the same. However, what explanation can ISPR offer when patriotic and well-meaning people in Pakistan level similar charges against Rawalpindi? | In her extensively researched book "Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy" published in 2007, noted Pakistani activist Ayesha Siddiqa reveals the high…
(2021-04-10). The West is practicing vaccine apartheid on a global level. peoplesdispatch.org 
China and India are the only two major countries that have been willing to export vaccines while also vaccinating their own people. Meanwhile, to rich countries, the billions of dollars of vaccine market for Big Pharma far outweigh the benefits of saving millions of lives…