They train to fight. They post their beatings online. And so far, they have little reason to fear the authorities. by A.C. Thompson, Ali Winston, and Darwin BondGraham / ProPublica It was about 10 a.m. on Aug. 12 when the melee erupted just north of Emancipation Park in […]
by Val Reynoso / TeleSUR Mass Incarceration is a billion-dollar industry which exploits prisoners who are predominately Black and non-white Latinx people for profit. The U.S. is currently home to the largest prison population in the world at a staggering 2.3 million incarcerated people. Many believe that mass […]
by TeleSUR – Global The occupation has grown from 500 people since it first rallied under the banner of the “Fearless People of Sao Bernardo.” More than 6,000 people of Brazil’s Movement of Homeless Workers, MTST, have occupied a park in Sao Bernardo do Campo to demand access to decent […]
by Love and Rage Team – NY NEW YORK – At Columbia University, the campus chapter of College Republicans has invited far-right ideologues Tommy Robinson and Mike Cernovich to speak during the fall semester. Citing a desire to “bring speakers that challenge this community and really give us a […]
New evidence pointed to innocence in the cases of these four Baltimore men, yet prosecutors would only let them go if they agreed to controversial plea deals. by Megan Rose / ProPublica – Views and Analysis Despite new evidence undermining the convictions of at least eight men for […]
Spencer is learning that just because you have freedom of speech, it doesn’t mean everyone elses’ freedom of association takes a back seat. by Idavox – The States In the wake of the Unite the Right rally, White Supremacists have been feeling the backlash from a number of […]
Inmates in Texas experience flooding and lack of food and water. They are drinking toilet water while under lockdown and two prisoners were reported dead. Left Voice interviews Rachel, whose husband is currently in Beaumont Federal Prison. by Left Voice – The States The following interview was conducted […]
Thousands of people have been turned away from the Bangladeshi border this week – almost 400 have died as they attempted to escape. by TeleSur – Global Following an escalation in state violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, the Communist Party of Bangladesh, CPB, has strongly condemned the atrocities they continue to […]
A police organizer was voted to the leadership of the DSA. What is the nature of the police and what should the position of socialists be? by Julia Wallace and Tatiana Cozzarelli / Left Voice – Views and Analysis Last month, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held […]
Thousands of counter-protesters easily outnumbered the right-wing provocateurs, many of whom were bloodied after being stormed by an anarchist contingent. by TeleSur – The States In a “Rally Against Hate,” hundreds of anti-fascists made their way to Berkeley in a counter-demonstration against the white supremacist who had called for […]
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