(2023-07-24). Cop City and the escalating war on environmental defenders. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in In These Times on July 13, 2023. It is shared here with permission. The fight in Atlanta over Cop City, a massive police training facility, has turned into ground zero for overlapping crises facing our country: the climate emergency, vast political and economic inequality, ever-militarizing police forces and systemic racism. If we …
(2023-07-24). The Climate Crisis Is Most Detrimental to the Black Community. scheerpost.com 
As the only key to being insulated from the worst aspects of climate change in its current form is through financial stability, the economic fragility that has been a hallmark of this community due to systemic racism makes it most susceptible to feeling the effects of climate change more than any other group.
(2023-07-24). "Chaos & Violence": NYC to Pay $13M to Those Attacked by Police in 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests. democracynow.org 
In a landmark $13 million settlement, New York City has agreed to pay 1,300 people attacked by police while protesting the Minnesota police murder of George Floyd in 2020. Sow v. City of New York yielded the largest total payout to protesters in a class-action suit in U.S. history, totaling about $10,000 per person. The suit focused on how police violated protesters' civil and constitutional rights by making mass arrests and using excessive force that included improper use of pepper spray and using a tactic called kettling to trap and arrest protesters before a curfew went into effect. The case used a video…
(2023-07-24). Palestine and its supporters were the subject of a day of international protest. thecanary.co 
People have taken action in the UK, Canada, and France over the imprisonment of UK pro-Palestine activists. It came after high-profile campaigners, including Roger Waters, issued a joint statement condemning the British state's persecution of the six people over their activism against the state of Israel. Imprisoned for resisting Israel's apartheid As the Canary has …
(2023-07-24). Right-Wing has not tried to suppress teaching the history of anti-imperialist movements because they are rarely discussed in any course. mronline.org 
Most Americans Don't Know About the Real Patriots Who Opposed the Nation's Forever Wars Going Back to the 19th Century.
(2023-07-24). Revolutionary feat commemorated in Cienfuegos. plenglish.com Cienfuegos, Cuba, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The city of Cienfuegos lived another patriotic day on Monday, when the 70th anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks were commemorated.
(2023-07-24). United Nations Hears Testimony on Violations of Indigenous Rights by Governments, Police. indybay.org The United Nations heard testimony from Indigenous Peoples around the world, on the devastation from mining, ongoing genocide, and murder by federal agents and militarized forces, during this week's session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva.
(2023-07-24). Spain in election limbo after right-wing Popular Party and far-right Vox fail to secure majority to govern. wsws.org Calls for "Unity against fascism" will be used as a weapon against the working class, to try and blackmail workers into uniting behind a renewed Socialist Party-Sumar government to try and stifle a movement to the left that has seen an eruption of struggles against their pro-war and austerity policies.
(2023-07-24). Covering 'Racist State' backlash—but not the reality that Israel is a racist state. mronline.org 
When Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D.—Wash.) called Israel a "racist state" at the Netroots Nation conference, corporate media dutifully covered the political backlash—but scrupulously avoided evaluating the veracity of Jayapal's statement.
(2023-07-24). International Day Of Protest For Palestine And Its Supporters. popularresistance.org People have taken action in the UK, Canada, and France over the imprisonment of UK pro-Palestine activists. It came after high-profile campaigners, including Roger Waters, issued a joint statement condemning the British state's persecution of the six people over their activism against the state of Israel.
(2023-07-24). Israel arrested 570 Palestinian children in first half of 2023. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli occupation forces have arrested at least 570 Palestinian children in the first six months of the current year, the Palestinian Information Center reported on Sunday, July 23, quoting the director of the Palestinian Center for Prisoners Studies (PCPS). PCPS director Riyad al-Ashqar claimed that the figure was 15% higher than the same period last …
(2023-07-24). Israeli Parliament Passes Part of Reforms Popularly Opposed as "Judicial Coup" truthout.org Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved part of a proposed judicial overhaul that would limit the Supreme Court's power to check government action, a key priority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government. The vote took place as protests raged outside the Israeli Knesset and across the country. Polling has shown that a majority of Israelis oppose the sweeping overhaul… |
(2023-07-24). Congreso israelí aprueba reforma judicial en medio de protestas. telesurtv.net La Policía detuvo a una veintena de manifestantes "por violar el orden público", y grupos de movilizados realizaron acciones de desobediencia civil.
(2023-07-24). Al menos 13 palestinos resultan heridos por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net Los combatientes de la Resistencia palestina detonaron un artefacto explosivo contra los vehículos militares israelíes.
(2023-07-24). Israel pulls the trigger, US lets it off the hook. electronicintifada.net Palestinians call for urgent accountability as abuses spike.
(2023-07-24). Headlines for July 24, 2023. democracynow.org 30,000 Flee Rhodes as Greece Battles Dozens of Wildfires; Italy Hit by Ice Storms After Record Heat, Monsoon Brings Deadly Floods, Landslides in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Triggers Dengue Outbreak, Nova Scotia Inundated with 3 Months' Worth of Rain; Washington Wildfire Tops 52,000 Acres, Right Underperforms Expectations in Spain Election; Separatist Parties Emerge as Kingmakers, Hun Sen Retains Cambodian Leadership, Likely to Hand Power to Son, After Suppressing Opposition, Israel Passes Contentious Judicial Reform as Protesters Say They Won't Back Down, Israeli Forces Kill Two More Palestinian Tee…
(2023-07-24). American Anthropological Association Votes by 71% to Boycott Complicit Israeli Universities. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-07-24). UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine: Israel Has Turned All of Palestine into 'An Open-Air Prison' to Further Annexation Plans. transcend.org 16 Jul 2023 – Francesca Albanese's June report to the UN Human Rights Council says Israel uses physical, bureaucratic, military, and surveillance means to "de-Palestinianize" the occupied territory, threatening "the existence of the Palestinians as a people."
(2023-07-25). The Resistance vs. The Palestinian Authority: Will Abbas Lead Palestinians to Civil War? orinocotribune.com
(2023-07-24). Activists Rally For East Palestine Residents To Get Free Health Care. popularresistance.org
(2023-07-24). From Oslo to Unity: Reimagining Palestine Solidarity for the Future. mintpressnews.com 
(2023-07-24). Venezuela ratifies unrenounceable defense of Palestine's cause. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Monday ratified the stance of the Government of Nicolás Maduro regarding the unrenounceable defense of the Palestinian people's cause.
(2023-07-24). Podcast Ep 80: From NYC to Florida, students fight lobby smears. electronicintifada.net Fatima Mohammed and Ahmad Daraldik stand strong against racist campaigns over their Palestine advocacy.
(2023-07-24). Norlane community pushes back against racist provocation. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-24). Study: Affirmative Action for the Richest 1 Percent Is Common at Elite Colleges. truthout.org Just weeks after the Supreme Court ruled to end race-based affirmative action in college admissions, a new study suggests that "affirmative action" for the rich is very much alive when wealthy Americans seek acceptance to the most elite colleges in the U.S. According to a study released Monday by Opportunity Insights, a Harvard University-based research group, students from families within the… |
(2023-07-24). North Carolina GOP's Plan to Hijack Elections Should Concern Voters Everywhere. truthout.org The Supreme Court recently prevented Republicans from hijacking state and county election boards in its 6-3 ruling against North Carolina Republicans in Moore v. Harper. If the state GOP had been successful, they would've been able to run federal-level elections in North Carolina and across the country without any pathway for citizens to challenge unfair election laws. But voting rights are still… |
(2023-07-24). Ruchell Magee, longest-held political prisoner, wins freedom. liberationnews.org 
Magee is an 84-year-old man who has lived a long life in pursuit of justice and the end of white supremacist oppression.