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The state killings of Rigoberto Alpizar and Jean Charles de Menezes came four-and-a-half months apart, and an ocean separated the scenes of their violent deaths. Yet the similarities between their fates is undeniable. Both were innocent men brutally executed by undercover agents—in one case American, in the other British—prosecuting the so-called “global war on terror.”...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will not act on Stanley Tookie Williams' request for clemency today, his office announced this afternoon....

In the last paragraph, NIST employs the straw-man tactic used so extensively by the Popular Mechanics article. It reads -- "NIST found no corroborating evidence for alternative hypotheses suggesting that the WTC towers were brought down by controlled demolition using explosives planted prior to September 11, 2001. NIST also did not find any evidence that missiles were fired at or hit the towers. Instead, photos and videos from several angles clearly showed that the collapse initiated at ...

- the protesters managed to re-occupie the valley -...

This week, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals expanded the basis of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s pending federal habeas corpus petition. I spoke by phone about the with Jeff Mackler, Co-coordinator of The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal. We discuss the latest news, reveiw the history of the case, and lay out some likely scenarios, as Mumia's case moves through the procees....

An article by a CA prisoner about the injustice of the prison industrial complex, particularly as it effects young people....

As San Francisco confronts yet another police scandal, Mayor Newsom has created a “Blue Ribbon Commission” to review the standards of conduct and training at the SFPD. But such oversight bodies typically have their recommendations ignored. A more effective approach for investigating systemic and potentially criminal violations by public entities.is to appoint a Special Prosecutor and convene a grand jury. Since District Attorney Kamala Harris is too dependent on the SFPD to investigate its ab...

Recently I was reading reports of police assaults on Black people and of Black people fighting against the police in Memphis and Miami. This called to mind a story I was told a while back. A rookie cop was riding in his police car with his veteran partner when a report came in that there was a Black man in the vicinity with a gun. As their car screeched around the corner, a young Black man suddenly appeared sprinting up an alley--into a dead end. "Shoot him!", the older cop screamed...

If you are one of the many thousands of people outraged about what has happened to Theresa Dang, please email the Garden Grove City Council and tell them how you feel about this matter at ruths@ci.garden-grove.ca.us and pamha@ci.garden-grove.ca.us...

- Reports and news about Tookie More than just waiting...Get ready for action Media reports on Schwarzenegger's deliberation Stan's supporters hold a "People's Clemency Hearing" Report on the December 6 Save Tookie meeting in New York City Mumia Abu-Jamal speaks out for Stan Wife of murder victim calls for support of Stan's efforts NAACP supports clemency Bianca Jagger on Stan's case Amnesty International calls for clemency Stan's ca...