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Racism in the Bordertown of Farmington, New Mexico: What No One Wants to Remember
The Racism in Farmington. It is what no one wants to remember, no one wants to think about. Navajos were tortured and murdered here. Genevieve Jackson, Navajo councilwoman, called it a rite of passage for white teens in Farmington, New Mexico. The disrespect of a graduating Lakota teen by Farmington High School resulted in the most recent of 50 years of protests in this bordertown....
Posted: Tue, May 28, 2024 7:20am PDT
Israel has no right to exist – and neither does the U.S.
Both the U.S. and Israel are diametrically opposed to liberation, for a free and equal Black and Palestinian population within their borders would require the complete transformation of their governing principles and institutions. Just as a United States with liberated Black people is no longer the same country, equality for all people under the control of Israel would mean its dissolution. If we are working towards a world in which Black and Palestinian people are finally free, then by defin...
Posted: Sun, May 26, 2024 4:39pm PDT
U of O students ask for Divestment from Israel (audio/mpeg 9.4MB)
University of Oregon refused to divest from Israel citing a, "Performative Aspect " to the U of Os investment strategy that precludes divestment from Israeli weapons suppliers in its endowment portfolio....
Posted: Sat, May 25, 2024 5:01pm PDT
México: Vota por las personas desaparecidas
México: Vota por las personas desaparecidas...
Posted: Sat, May 25, 2024 2:51am PDT
California Assembly Passes Bill Aimed to Increase Development in Wildfire Zones
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 23, 2024 — The California Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday that would pave the way for more development across the state’s very high fire hazard severity zones. Assembly Bill 3150 would streamline large-scale developments by allowing developers to petition to redesignate risky wildfire zones to a lower classification....
Posted: Fri, May 24, 2024 10:32pm PDT
New Report Analyzes Crackdown on Palestine Solidarity in the U.S.
Palestine Legal publishes new report on trends in and challenges to escalating anti-Palestinian repression in the post-Oct 7th period...
Posted: Fri, May 24, 2024 5:24pm PDT
The Founding of Food Not Bombs - May 24, 1980
Bitter tear gas clawed at our eyes as National Guard clubs smashed against our frames. Several thousand arrived in this little New Hampshire town intent on gaining access to the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station construction site to stop the nuclear power station from going on line....
Posted: Fri, May 24, 2024 9:56am PDT
ACLU Responds to Reintroduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
ACLU Responds to Reintroduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Calls on Congress to Address Police Brutality...
Posted: Thu, May 23, 2024 4:35pm PDT
The Problem of Policing: A Primer, Part II
How slave patrols shaped modern policing and sparked the prison-industrial complex....
Posted: Thu, May 23, 2024 5:28am PDT
A Palestinian state is being recognized by Spain, Norway, and Ireland
Have You Ever Noticed That The Mainstream Media Never Asks If The Palestinians Have A Right To Fight Back Against The Illegal Occupation Of Gaza Or The West Bank?...
Posted: Wed, May 22, 2024 11:54pm PDT
California Assembly Passes First-of-Its-Kind Bill to Improve Wildlife Connectivity
SACRAMENTO, May 20, 2024 — The California Assembly passed the Room to Roam Act today, bringing improved statewide wildlife connectivity closer to reality. Assembly Bill 1889 now awaits state Senate approval....
Posted: Wed, May 22, 2024 11:27am PDT
Israeli Accusations Against UNRWA Debunked as Gaza Needs Grow
In examining its role in Gaza since the October 7 invasion into Israel by Hamas and its aftermath, on May 20 a distinguished panel of experts at the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank, stressed both the agency’s importance and how it has responded to Israel’s continued accusations of being complicit with the terrorist organization....
Posted: Tue, May 21, 2024 6:02pm PDT
Pride and Palestine
The 41st Pride Parade in Long Beach was generally a joyous occasion. But naturally, amid the party atmosphere was serious subjects like AIDS prevention/treatment, parents supporting their LGBTQ offspring, Planned Parenthood, and sobriety. There was also sponsorship by local businesses such as Hamburger Mary's as well as corporations including Disneyland, Walmart, Boeing, Gelson's, and major banks. But attention was also drawn by to Palestine (apparently by unaffiliated activists). See video a...
Posted: Mon, May 20, 2024 6:55pm PDT
June is the Beginning of “Fur Farm Raiding Season”
Historically, June is the beginning of “fur farm raiding season”, when mink born in March mature to a state where they can be liberated into the wild....
Posted: Mon, May 20, 2024 1:24pm PDT
Colorado to Reintroduce Wolverines
DENVER, Colo., May 20, 2024 — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis will sign into law today a bill to reintroduce wolverines to the state and allocate $750,000 from the Species Conservation Trust Fund for the task. Wolverines are native to Colorado but they were wiped out in the state in the early 1900s by trapping and poisoning....
Posted: Mon, May 20, 2024 1:11pm PDT
President and Vice President 2023 tax returns are released recently
President Joe Biden Having Fun At Work....
Posted: Mon, May 20, 2024 3:50am PDT
Framing Palestine
Israeli paranoia is minimized or even excusable, an expression of timeless vulnerability and absolute victimhood, and has nothing to do with Zionism’s management of Jewish supremacy over the Palestinians. So, I am inclined to say the opposite. I do not believe that we will get very far unless we repeat the formula that “Zionism is a form of settler colonialism.”...
Posted: Mon, May 20, 2024 12:02am PDT
The Dead End of Liberal American Zionism
"Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace" is an oxymoron...
Posted: Sun, May 19, 2024 11:32pm PDT
REI Union Chicago Workers Walk Out on ULP Strike
REI UNION CHICAGO WORKERS WALK OUT ON ULP STRIKE & RALLY WITH LABOR GROUPS & CO-OP MEMBERS OUTSIDE LINCOLN PARK STORE DEMANDING THAT REI REACH A UNION CONTRACT BY END OF 2024 AMID COMPANY’S LARGEST ANNUAL SALE...
Posted: Sat, May 18, 2024 6:20pm PDT
76th Palestinian Nakba: Commemoration, Resistance, Liberation
Palestinian activists and their supporters rallied at the National Mall on a wet and dreary day in observance of the 76th anniversary of the Nakba — catastrophe, in Arabic — by announcing that their assembly’s goal was “More Than Commemoration” it was “Resistance Until Total Liberation.”...
Posted: Sat, May 18, 2024 6:16pm PDT