by Derek Scarlino / Love and Rage Shelby County, AL – A deadly Colonial Pipeline explosion in Helena, AL, outside of Birmingham, on Monday also ignited separate wildfires in the affected area. According to WHNT 19, on Monday afternoon several subcontractors for Colonial Pipeline were attempting to flush out […]
by Shane Burley/ROAR Magazine It takes a few minutes for guards to notice that the chow line has stopped. The line of prisoner workers who cook and serve the food have stepped back and are working at half speed. Some never left their cells at all. Others […]
via Democracy Now! NORTH DAKOTA – Governor Jack Dalrymple has activated the National Guard ahead of Friday’s ruling on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit against the U.S. government over the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. On Friday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg will rule on an injunction in the […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage WASHINGTON – Results from a poll conducted by the Associated Press and the Black Youth Project show majority support among white youths for the Black Lives Matter movement. 51 percent of whites aged 18-30 either “strongly” or “somewhat” support the movement which aims […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage SYRACUSE, N.Y. – On the shore of Onondaga Lake this afternoon, about 60 people gathered to declare their solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of North Dakota in the latter’s efforts against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline which poses threats […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage NEAR RED WARRIOR CAMP, N.D. – Shocking scenes developed over the weekend when Native American protesters of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, who have been protesting the planned Dakota Access Pipeline through their land for months, were set upon by security dogs on […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage CHICAGO, IL – Megan Rapinoe, midfielder for the NWSL’s Seattle Reign and US National Team since 2006, took a knee during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner during a game Sunday versus the Chicago Red Stars. The gesture, which Rapinoe said was “very […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage The largest ever labor demonstration in history, a day-long strike throughout India, sent over 150 million public sector workers into the streets last Friday according to reports from up to ten trade unions within the country. State-run banks, government offices and factories, collectively […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – A demonstration of Donald Trump supporters planning to express grievances with Rep. Richard Hanna (R, NY-22) after his decision to endorse Hillary Clinton for the presidency met this afternoon on the corner of Genesee and Court Streets in Downtown Utica. Amid […]
via Democracy Now! Imprisoned Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning faces new charges after she tried to commit suicide last month. The Army reportedly told Manning she is being investigated on administrative charges that include having prohibited property in her cell and resisting being moved out of the cell. If […]