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 LiFT Theater Company/Press Release Little Falls is pleased to welcome the return of their very special guest later this month for a weekend of historic celebration of the Little Falls IWW Textile Strike of 1912. LiFT brings their revival of Strike Story to Travelodge in Little Falls, […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School/Press Release In response to interest expressed during the presentation on the Zapatistas held at The Other Side in Utica, NY, the Mohawk Valley Freedom School will host a discussion on the Zapatistas on Thurasday, October 19, 2017 at 7:00pm. It will take place […]
by Love and Rage Team / Events As part of “The Big Conversation” lecture series, a lecture and workshop given by local activist Brendan Maslauskas Dunn on the Zapatista Revolution will be held at The Other Side in Utica on Wednesday, September 27 from 7:30pm – 9:00pm. The […]
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 […]