States Bring Price-Fixing Suit Against Generic Drug Makers
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-11
BOSTON–Attorneys general from more than 40 states are alleging the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers conspired to artificially inflate and manipulate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs, including treatments for diabetes, cancer, arthritis and other medical conditions. | The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Connecticut on Friday, also names 15 individual senior executives responsible for sales, marketing and pricing. | Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, said investigators obtained evidence implicating 20 firms. | "We have hard evidence that shows the generic drug…
truthdig.com/articles/states-bring-price-fixing-suit-against-generic-drug-makers/
Chelsea Manning Released from Jail, but Fresh Subpoena Means 'She May Have Just over a Week of Freedom'
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-11
U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning was released from jail Thursday after being held for 62 days– including a month in solitary confinement–for refusing to testify before a secret grand jury, but she could be imprisoned again as soon as …
globalresearch.ca/chelsea-manning-released-jail/5677161
Ahed Tamimi Protests for Palestinians in UK
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-11
Ahed Tamimi, an icon of Palestinian resistance, is on the front lines of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Stop The War Coalition march Saturday in London to protest against Israel's bombing of Gaza and long-time illegal occupation of Palestinian land. | RELATED: | Israelis Storm Home, Arrest Younger Brother of Ahed Tamimi | Tamimi is from the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank. She rose to prominence when she was jailed for eight months in Israel…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ahed-Tamimi-Marches-Rights-Defender-Protests-for-Palestinians-in-UK-20190511-0015.html
'If Mnuchin Doesn't Comply, Throw Him in Jail': House Democrats Subpoena Trump Tax Returns
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-11
"The American people deserve the truth about Trump's deeply concerning conflicts of interest and his profiting from the presidency." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/steve_mnuchin.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/11/if-mnuchin-doesnt-comply-throw-him-jail-house-democrats-subpoena-trump-tax-returns?cd-origin=rss
Newest Beto O'Rourke Hire Lobbied for Keystone XL, Seaworld, and Private Prisons
Clio Chang | theintercept.com | 2019-05-11
Beto O'Rourke's hiring of Jeff Berman is the latest step his presidential campaign has taken away from the insurgent energy of his Senate run.
theintercept.com/2019/05/11/beto-orourke-campaign-staff-lobbyist-keystone-xl/
'Stop Arming Israel, Stop Bombing Gaza': Thousands March in London Demanding Justice for Palestinians
Jake Johnson | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-11
(CD) — Thousands took to the streets of London on Saturday to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and demand an end to Israel's brutal occupation. Ahed Tamimi–the 18-year-old Palestinian activist who became a global protest icon after she was imprisoned for slapping Israeli soldiers outside of her home in the occupied West Bank–joined Saturday's march and delivered a …
theantimedia.com/stop-arming-israel-stop-bombing-gaza-thousands-march-london/
As protests grow, Algerian army arrests Workers Party leader
wsws.org | 2019-05-11
The army is imprisoning Louisa Hanoune on baseless charges to send a signal that it will deal ruthlessly with anyone, even figures with close ties to the regime.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/11/alge-m11.html
US govt overclassifies docs to prevent public learning about crimes — whistleblower
rt.com | 2019-05-11
The government is trying to prevent whistleblowing and investigative journalism, a former FBI agent told RT speaking on the case of an ex-intelligence analyst facing 50 years in prison for leaking files about the US drone program. | …
rt.com/usa/459086-whistleblower-drone-charge-crackdown-dissent/
Texas Passes Bill to End the Shackling of Pregnant Women in Prison
Texas Tribune | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-11
(TT) — The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Friday that would end the shackling of pregnant women in prison and would provide female inmates with more — and higher quality — menstrual products. House Bill 650, authored by Rep. James White, R-Hillister, is a comprehensive bill that addresses many issues related to the conditions of the state's …
theantimedia.com/texas-passes-bill-end-shackling-pregnant-women-prison/
Iraqi Immigrants Deserve Their Day in Court
aclu.org | 2019-05-10
My dad was almost deported without a fair hearing. But a new bill could ensure that doesn't happen again | This week, two of my home-state congressmen introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that approximately 1,000 Iraqis who are now at risk of deportation or detention are given two years to have their immigration cases heard. I'm so grateful to Congressman Andy Levin (D-Mich.) and Congressman John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) for their action because no other family should ha…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/deportation-and-due-process/iraqi-immigrants-deserve-their-day-court
House Funding Bill Shows How Far We've Come in the Fight for Reproductive Freedom–And How Far We Have to Go
aclu.org | 2019-05-10
A key bill makes important strides for reproductive health, and shows why we need presidential candidates to show leadership on abortion coverage | This week the House Appropriations Committee advanced the Labor, Health, and Human Services appropriations bill, the annual bill that funds federal health and education programs. It makes important strides forward on reproductive health and rights–and it also shines a light on the need for presidential leadership on abortion coverage.
aclu.org/blog/reproductive-freedom/abortion/house-funding-bill-shows-how-far-weve-come-fight-reproductive
The Mueller Report Isn't The Only Thing That William Barr Is Hiding
aclu.org | 2019-05-10
Barr's attempt to block a report detailing how often the government seeks to spy on Twitter's users is inappropriate and dangerous. | Attorney General William Barr recently invoked a powerful, rarely used privilege to withhold information from the public, marking a dramatic turn of events in a battle over the release of a highly contested report. | Only this time, we're talking about a report that would provide much-needed information on the government's spying activities. | For the past five years, Twitter has been trying to make public a transparency report with detailed statistics about how often the U.S. gove…
aclu.org/blog/executive-branch/mueller-report-isnt-only-thing-william-barr-hiding
Human Rights Attorneys in Court to Defend Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Trump Administration Turnback Policy
commondreams.org | 2019-05-10
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/05/10/human-rights-attorneys-court-defend-lawsuit-challenging-unlawful-trump?cd-origin=rss
Chelsea Manning Released From Jail But Received Another Subpoena To Testify Before WikiLeaks Grand Jury
Kevin Gosztola | shadowproof.com | 2019-05-10
Chelsea Manning was released from a jail in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 9, but according to her defense attorneys, she received another subpoena to testify before the grand jury investigating WikiLeaks prior to her release.
shadowproof.com/2019/05/09/chelsea-manning-released-from-jail-but-received-another-subpoena-wikileaks-grand-jury/
Chelsea Manning Has Just Been Released From Jail
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-10
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been released from jail on Thursday, following months in detention for "contempt" after she refused to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. The official reason is that the mandate of the grand jury in question has expired. This explanation is likely a bit of legal sleight of hand on the court's …
theantimedia.com/chelsea-manning-released-from-jail/
"Black Mama's Bail Out Day": Movement Grows to Free Black Women From Jail for Mother's Day
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-10
Racial justice groups around the country are bailing black women out of jail so they can spend Mother's Day with their families. For the third year in a row, "Black Mama's Bail Out Day" is raising money to bail out as many black women from jail as possible. The effort is taking place in dozens of cities to call attention to the injustice of cash bail. We speak to Mary Hooks, the co-director of Southerners On New Ground, which is part of the National Bail Out Collective.
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/10/black_mamas_bail_out_day_movement
"We Have No Reason to Trust the Police": Sandra Bland Arrest Video Reignites Anger Over Her Death
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-10
The family of Sandra Bland is calling for authorities to reopen the investigation into her death. The 28-year-old African-American woman died in a Texas jail cell in 2015, three days after she was arrested for allegedly failing to signal a lane change. Authorities have claimed Sandra Bland committed suicide while in jail by hanging herself with a garbage bag, but her family has long rejected this claim. On Monday, the Dallas TV station WFAA aired cellphone video filmed by Bland capturing the moment when she was pulled over. In the 39-second video you can see the officer — Brian Encinia — drawing his s…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/10/we_have_no_reason_to_trust
Chelsea Manning released after 2 months' detention, might be back in jail in 6 days
rt.com | 2019-05-10
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been released from a Virginia prison where she spent the last 62 days for refusing to testify on her 2010 leak of classified military files before a grand jury. | …
rt.com/usa/458947-chelsea-manning-released-jail/
WW commentary: When the state executes a white supremacist
Gloria Rubac | workers.org | 2019-05-10
Three white supremacists dragged James Byrd Jr., an African-American man, to his death in 1998 in Jasper, Texas, after they chained him to the back of their pickup truck. This lynching was one of the most horrific racist crimes in modern U.S. history and shocked people worldwide. Three men were . . . | Continue reading WW commentary: When the state executes a white supremacist at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/05/09/ww-commentary-when-the-state-executes-a-white-supremacist/
Can Democracy Save America?
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-10
Homer, playwrights, eloquent political writers, historians and philosophers left comments, speeches and books about how Greeks governed themselves. In addition, thousands of inscriptions mention or describe persons, decisions, and institutions of political importance. Most of the surviving evidence, including that from ostracism, the ten-year banishment of politicians voters perceived dangerous, comes from Athens. Tradition has it…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/10/can-democracy-save-america/
Danny Baker's final apology, and what the reaction to it tells us about racism
Kerry-anne Mendoza | thecanary.co | 2019-05-10
This week, the BBC fired Danny Baker for his racist tweet about the latest royal baby. Almost immediately, the Centrist light entertainment luvvies swamped Twitter with apologia. He's such a great guy! He's been the victim of a politically correct Twitter hit mob! He was taken out of context! The excuses were endless. But due to the resistance of black Twitter and allies, Baker was forced to reflect further and make a fullsome apology. The whole debacle and its aftermath can teach us a lot about how racism works. If we're prepared to listen.The Danny Baker moment: Portraying a mixed race child as a chimpan…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/05/10/danny-bakers-final-apology-and-what-the-reaction-to-it-tells-us-about-racism/
We Are All Sandra Bland
Kenn Orphan | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-10
"People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave." — Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/10/we-are-all-sandra-bland/
Declawed special prosecutor: A mockery of independence and justice
Robert S. Becker | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-10
Here's today's predictable nightmare when legislation imprisoned the Special Prosecution role under the Dept. of Justice. Or more accurately, in Trumpian times the slavish Dept. of Injustice and Coverup.
nationofchange.org/2019/05/10/declawed-special-prosecutor-a-mockery-of-independence-and-justice/
Trump Steps up War on Whistleblowers: Air Force Vet Daniel Hale Arrested For Leaking Drone War Info
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-10
A former U.S. intelligence analyst was arrested Thursday and charged with violating the Espionage Act for allegedly leaking documents about the secretive U.S. drone program. | Daniel Hale, 31, was arrested in Nashville. He faces up to 50 years in prison. Hale is accused of disclosing 11 top secret or secret documents to a reporter. The indictment does not name the reporter but unnamed government sources have told media outlets that the reporter is investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill of The Intercept. In 2015, The Intercept published a special report called the Drone Papers exposing the inner workings of the U…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/10/trump_steps_up_war_on_whistleblowers
Another Whistleblower Bites the Dust as The Intercept Adds a Third Notch to Its Burn Belt
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-10
The Intercept, which has long been associated with the documents shared by whistleblower Edward Snowden, has yet to fire any of the reporters responsible for these breaches that have seen two whistleblowers already imprisoned and third, Daniel Hale, likely to be imprisoned.
mintpressnews.com/daniel-hale-another-whistleblower-bites-the-dust-as-the-intercept-adds-a-third-notch-to-its-burn-belt/258386/
SPLC Action Fund: Alabama House Bill 380 would limit paroles, increase prison overcrowding
Ebony Howard, Senior Supervising Attorney | splcenter.org | 2019-05-10
The Alabama House of Representatives this week passed House Bill 380 (HB 380), which would give the governor more control over the state parole board and set minimum sentences that incarcerated people must serve before they can be released on parole.
splcenter.org/news/2019/05/10/splc-action-fund-alabama-house-bill-380-would-limit-paroles-increase-prison-overcrowding
Chris Grayling's privatisation of the probation service was so flawed, the government is planning to renationalise it
Glen Black | thecanary.co | 2019-05-10
The government is reportedly planning to renationalise the probation service. Prison reform campaigners have welcomed the news. But it only comes after the Conservatives' own disastrous reforms to the sector. | Criticised from the outset: | On May 10, the Times reported that justice secretary David Gauke was "preparing to…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/05/10/chris-graylings-privatisation-of-the-probation-service-was-so-flawed-the-government-is-planning-to-renationalise-it/
What I Lost (and Can Never Get Back) When My Father Was in Guantanamo North
Sara Jayyousi | commondreams.org | 2019-05-10
The federal prison facility in Terre Haute, Ind., is home to one of the nation's so-called "Communications Management Units." (Photo: M. Spencer Green/AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/terrehaute_wide-666215f6748b2173a4e6640de059524ee68e794e.jpg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/10/what-i-lost-and-can-never-get-back-when-my-father-was-guantanamo-north?cd-origin=rss
Manzanar pilgrimage commemorates Japanese-American internment victims
Shimbun Akahata | peoplesworld.org | 2019-05-10
MANZANAR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, Calif.–Surrounded by barbed-wire fences and watchtowers, it was described as a "prison in the desert." Former inmates said that when waking up in the morning, they were shaking with cold and covered with sand that kept coming in through gaps in the floorboards and walls. Around 230 miles north of Los …
peoplesworld.org/article/manzanar-pilgrimage-commemorates-japanese-american-internment-victims/
NAACP to Hold People's Hearing for Voting Rights in Birmingham
Austyn Ross | naacp.org | 2019-05-10
On May 13, the NAACP, a member of the W.K. Kellogg Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative, will hold a People's Hearing on voting rights in Birmingham, Alabama. At the hearing, Birmingham-area residents will publicly share their personal experiences facing voting rights interference and barriers at the polls — which disproportionately impact historically disenfranchised voters and communities …
naacp.org/latest/naacp-hold-peoples-hearing-voting-rights-birmingham/
Congress, Laws Suppressing Boycotts of Israel Are Unconstitutional. Sincerely, Three Federal Courts
aclu.org | 2019-05-09
Congress has a constitutional duty to protect the rights of the American people, including the First Amendment right to participate in boycotts. | Congress just got yet another reminder that the First Amendment right to political boycotts is alive and well in the United States, and any legislative attempt to infringe on that right puts them squarely against the Constitution. | Last week a federal district court in Texas blocked as unconstitutional a state law that required government contractors to certify that they d…
aclu.org/blog/free-speech/congress-laws-suppressing-boycotts-israel-are-unconstitutional-sincerely-three
No One Should be Forced to Give Birth Alone in a Jail Cell
aclu.org | 2019-05-09
A mentally ill woman gave birth in a county jail in Florida. Incredibly, she is not the first. | At 3 a.m., inside her solitary jail cell in Broward County, Florida, Tammy Jackson began having contractions. It took hours for corrections officers to reach a doctor, who said he'd check on Jackson when he came into work…
aclu.org/blog/prisoners-rights/women-prison/no-one-should-be-forced-give-birth-alone-jail-cell
'Free Clarrie O'Shea': When unions broke the rules to change them
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-09
Fifty years ago, an industrial penal powers dispute provoked the biggest strike wave in Australia's post-war history. | On May 15, 1969, Clarrie O'Shea, Victorian secretary Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees' Association (ATMOEA), was jailed for refusing to pay fines imposed under the anti-union penal powers of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act. | Over the next week, more than 1 million workers went on strike to demand freedom for O'Shea and the repeal of the penal powers. | Tribune, the newspaper of the Communist Party of Australia at the time, reported on May 21, 1969: "The long struggle…
greenleft.org.au/content/free-clarrie-oshea-when-unions-broke-rules-change-them
Trump ratchets up anti-immigrant campaign
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-09
While much of the media continues to focus on the Mueller report and the squabbles between the White House and the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, US President Donald Trump's real crimes are scarcely addressed or are ignored altogether. | This column will take up one of these crimes, Trump's intensification of his racist war on immigrants. He is not alone on this — the ultra-right throughout Europe and elsewhere have similar anti-immigrant policies. | In recent weeks Trump has appointed new officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
greenleft.org.au/content/trump-ratchets-anti-immigrant-campaign
Anti-Racist Canada promotes Video by Anti-Palestinian, FOX News Filmmaker
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-09
Why would Anti-Racist Canada (ARC) promote a video by a FOX News filmmaker who compares the Left to the KKK and claimed Swedish police refuse to go into immigrant neighbourhoods? Is it because the ARC collective is an example of people who fight racism except if it is anti-Palestinian? Recently, ARC retweeted long-time anti-Palestinian activist …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/anti-racist-canada-promotes-video-by-anti-palestinian-fox-news-filmmaker/
Statement on the Indictment of Alleged Drone Strike Whistleblower
Betsy Reed | theintercept.com | 2019-05-09
The Intercept does not comment on matters relating to the identity of anonymous sources. | In an indictment unsealed on May 9, the government alleges that documents on the U.S. drone program were leaked to a news organization. These documents detailed a secret, unaccountable process for targeting and killing people around the world, including U.S. citizens, through drone strikes. They are of vital public importance, and activity related to their disclosure is protected by the First Amendment. The alleged whistleblower faces up to 50 years in prison. No one has ever been held accountable for killing civilians in d…
theintercept.com/2019/05/09/statement-on-the-indictment-of-alleged-drone-strike-whistleblower/
After Judge's Ruling, Charlottesville May Be Stuck With Statues of Confederate Generals Lee, Jackson
splcenter.org | 2019-05-09
A judge has ruled that a civil rights-era law forbidding the removal of "war memorials" applies to Confederate statues that became flashpoints during a deadly Virginia gathering of white nationalists and neo-Nazis.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/05/09/after-judges-ruling-charlottesville-may-be-stuck-statues-confederate-generals-lee-jackson
Wisconsin: The Perfect Place to Address America's Apartheid
Jud Lounsbury | progressive.org | 2019-05-09
Behind the stats about incarceration rates, lies a basic structure of law that accommodates white people. What better place to host the 2020 Dem convention?
progressive.org/dispatches/wisconsin-the-perfect-place-to-address-americas-apartheid-lounsbury-190509/
The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 2 –The Leak That 'Exposed the True Afghan War'
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-09
The Afghan Diaries set off a firestorm when it revealed the suppression of civilian casualty figures, the existence of an elite U.S.-led death squad, and the covert role of Pakistan in the conflict, as Elizabeth Vos reports. This is the second article in… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/09/the-revelations-of-wikileaks-no-2-the-leak-that-exposed-the-true-afghan-war/
Remembering the Woman Who Renovated the House that RBG Built
aclu.org | 2019-05-08
Lenora Lapidus led the ACLU's Women's Right Project for nearly two decades. She died on Sunday, May 5. | On the 50th anniversary of Selma's Bloody Sunday, one of the darkest stains in our nation's civil rights history, President Obama spoke with hope and confidence about Americans who were "unencumbered by what is, because you're ready to seize what ought to be." Lenora Lapidus lived her life by this principle. | Public servants come in many forms. They're elected officials, politicians, activists, lawyers, organizers, students, ordinary citizens, and steadfast patriots. Our beloved Lenora represen…
aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/remembering-woman-who-renovated-house-rbg-built
Lawsuit challenges massive overuse of solitary in Florida prisons
splcenter.org | 2019-05-08
Admire Harvard has spent nearly 10 years locked up in solitary confinement in the Florida prison system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/05/08/lawsuit-challenges-massive-overuse-solitary-florida-prisons
Chelsea Manning: Despite Heartbreak And Hardship, Cooperation With WikiLeaks Grand Jury Not An Option
shadowproof.com | 2019-05-08
Editor's Note: The following declaration from Chelsea Manning was filed in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 6. It is part of her defense attorneys' ongoing efforts to free her from the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center. Shadowproof is republishing the statement to help bring further attention to what Manning has endured. | Throughout her declaration, Manning makes it abundantly clear she will never testify before the grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. "I can either go to jail or betray my…
shadowproof.com/2019/05/08/chelsea-manning-despite-heartbreak-and-hardship-cooperation-with-wikileaks-grand-jury-not-an-option/
Support needed for prison reform activist Jock Palfreeman on hunger strike
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-08
Jock Palfreeman, an Australian serving a 20-year jail sentence in Bulgaria on trumped-up murder charges, has been on a hunger strike since April 21. | There has been little news about Palfreeman because the Bulgarian prison authorities have gone to great lengths to cut off any communication he had with the outside world. | While Palfreeman is no newcomer to protest, including in prison, the lack of information about his condition is worrying. His family have been able to get updates through his lawyer Kalin Angelov, who has received sporadic phone calls from Palfreeman. Angelov says the hunger strike is serious a…
greenleft.org.au/content/support-needed-prison-reform-activist-jock-palfreeman-hunger-strike
Cecile Richards: Georgia's New "Fetal Heartbeat" Bill Criminalizes Women Who Seek Abortions
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-08
Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed into law Tuesday a six-week abortion ban, or so-called "fetal heartbeat law" that bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected–something that typically happens just six weeks into a pregnancy and before many women realize they're pregnant. It is now one of the country's most restrictive abortion laws. "It doesn't just make abortion illegal," says | Cecile Richards, former head of Planned Parenthood. "It basically would allow women to be convicted and either sentenced to death or to life imprisonment in Georgia." She notes the real medical crisis for w…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/8/cecile_richards_georgia_s_new_fetal
NAACP Statement on House Hearings Regarding Domestic Terrorism
Aba Blankson | naacp.org | 2019-05-08
The NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, released the following statement in response to the House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on domestic terrorism today: "We welcome this vital and necessary hearing. The hatred and venom that has already harmed our nation needs to be addressed at the highest levels of government. Nothing is …
naacp.org/latest/naacp-statement-house-hearings-regarding-domestic-terrorism/
Supermajority: Cecile Richards Teams With Alicia Garza & Ai-jen Poo to Mobilize Women Voters in 2020
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-08
As the 2020 primary and general election season heats up, we speak with former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards about Supermajority, the new political action group she helped launch that aims to train a new generation of women activists to take on grassroots campaigns and electoral politics. "Women are the majority of voters … the volunteers, we're increasingly the donors, increasingly the candidates, and it's time for political equity," says Richards. "We want to build a multi-racial, intergenerational movement to increase women's power." Supermajority was co-founded by Black Lives Matter co-founde…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/8/supermajority_cecile_richards_teams_with_alicia
Wednesday's Daily Brief: updates from the Near East and Libya, Ebola in DR Congo, World War remembrance
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-08
On Wednesday, we cover: chronic hunger in the Middle East; the toll of war on Gazans; the one-year-long detention of an academic in Iran; Syrian health facilities under attack; Ebola casualties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo hitting the 1,000 mark; and a two-day remembrance effort for those who died during the Second World War.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/05/1038181
Saying 'No' to Immigrant Detention
James Goodman | progressive.org | 2019-05-08
Private companies want to build new immigrant detention facilities, but communities around Chicago are stopping them in their tracks.
progressive.org/dispatches/saying-no-to-immigrant-detention-goodman-190508/
Mistakenly Jailed Pretrial, an Ohio Mother Lost Her Job and Kids
aclu.org | 2019-05-07
When you're incarcerated pretrial in America, it doesn't take long for life to fall apart. And that's without a conviction. | On April 11, Hamilton County police in Cincinnati, Ohio arrested Ashley Foster in a Target parking lot on charges of trafficking heroin. Foster was with her two young sons, one of whom…
aclu.org/blog/smart-justice/bail-reform/mistakenly-jailed-pretrial-ohio-mother-lost-her-job-and-kids
Ecuador's Crackdown on Abortion Is Putting Women in Jail
Zoà´ Carpenter | thenation.com | 2019-05-07
Ecuador's Crackdown on Abortion Is Putting Women in Jail…
thenation.com/article/ecuador-abortion-miscarriage-prosecution/