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2020-12-13: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2020-12-13). Protesters in London march against police atrocity against Black teenager. peoplesdispatch.org On Friday, December 11, anti-racism groups in the UK protested police atrocity against a Black teenager in North London. Video footage which shows a police officer punching the teenager in the head while he was pressed against a police car, was widely circulated on social media on Thursday night and triggered widespread outrage across the UK. Scores of people under the leadership of Black Lives Matter Movement and Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) marched to North London's Tottenham police station and protested the police brutality and demanded punishment for the officers involved in the incident. | According to a Mornin…

Prison Radio (2020-12-13). Perfecting Tyranny: Mumia's New Book Hot Off the Press! globalresearch.ca Perfecting Tyranny by Mumia Abu-Jamal & Stephen Vittoria is a window into the soul of a nation from one of its most respected and feared captives. Getting this book to print took enormous resolve. We now turn to you to …

Rocco Galati (2020-12-13). Video: Rocco Galati on COVID Lockdown Measures. Crimes against Humanity. Lawsuit against Government of Canada. globalresearch.ca "Politicians have not put forward any persuasive evidence that lockdowns have actually saved lives. At the same time, there is no question that lockdowns have caused grave harm to millions of Canadians suffering unemployment, poverty, cancelled surgeries, suicides, isolation …

Patrick Stephens (2020-12-13). Let Everybody Vote, Even If They're Incarcerated. commondreams.org What value is a democracy that actively seeks to silence the voices of its most vulnerable citizens? | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/prison_5_0.jpg

Ralph Nader (2020-12-12). Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia—You've Long Earned It. commondreams.org Candidates should be pushed to say if they stand with the super-rich profiteering, callous Big Business tycoons or with the people who work for pitiful wages, on the rugged frontlines, and keep our society running. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/georgia_primary.jpg

WSWS (2020-12-12). Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn US presidential election. wsws.org The court ruled that Texas had no standing to object to the election procedures in another state.

Sung Mo Jung (2020-12-12). Queens, NY man jailed on fake confession, community rallies to free Prakash Churaman. liberationnews.org Even though his conviction was reversed this past June, Churaman remains at Rikers awaiting a new trial.

Annie Levin (2020-12-12). Rebuilding the Solidarity Economy During Covid-19. commondreams.org The pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests have shown New York's mutual aid collectives how to navigate the line between mutual aid, solidarity, and charity.

Nayanah Siva (2020-12-12). [World Report] Experts call to include prisons in COVID-19 vaccine plans. thelancet.com As some countries begin vaccination, experts are questioning the allocation and prioritisation lists. Nayanah Siva reports.

NAACP (2020-12-12). Wednesday 12/16: NAACP Town Hall: Slowing Pandemic Spread, #COVID19 Vaccine, & Health of Black Community. indybay.org Online town hall…

_____ (2020-12-12). Jewish People Worldwide Applaud Statement On Definition Of Anti-Semitism. popularresistance.org We, Jewish groups and individuals from across the globe, applaud the recent powerful statement and set of principles signed by 122 Palestinian and Arab academics, journalists, and intellectuals regarding the definition of antisemitism by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and the way this definition has been applied, interpreted and deployed. | As the letter states so compellingly: " The fight against antisemitism should not be turned into a stratagem to delegitimize the fight against the oppression of the Palestinians, the denial of their rights and the continued occupation of their land."

Chauncey K. Robinson, Matt Bernico (2020-12-11). PW Podcast: Rev. Liz Theoharis talks voter suppression and poverty. peoplesworld.org Beyond the Page is a companion podcast to the award-winning publication People's World. With every episode, we'll take you deeper into the topics covered at PeoplesWorld.org. Our program brings you in-depth interviews with journalists and activists on the most pressing stories in progressive politics, labor, and the struggle for socialism in the United States. As …

Alex MacDonald (2020-12-11). Turkish lawyer on hunger strike sent back to prison after release. middleeasteye.net Turkish lawyer on hunger strike sent back to prison after release | Aytac Unsal re-arrested as a flight risk despite being released on health grounds in September after 213-day hunger strike | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 11: 44 | Aytac Unsal recovering in bed following his hunger strike (People's Law Bureau) | A Turkish lawyer who was released from prison on medical grounds after spending more than seven…

RT (2020-12-11). Iran's 'Corpse Bride' Angelina Jolie look-alike sentenced to 10 YEARS in prison for 'corrupting the youth,' says journalist. rt.com Claiming that the Instagram model whose heavily edited snaps made her world-famous as an Angelina Jolie lookalike was sentenced to a decade in prison by morality police, an Iranian journalist begged the actress for assistance. | Fatemeh Khishvand from Tehran, who goes by Sahar Tabar on Instagram, was just sentenced to ten years in prison for "promoting public corruption," journalist Masih Alinejad claimed on Friday. | I call on Angelina Jolie to help an Iranian 19-year-old girl who received 10 years prison sentence for using makeup & Photoshop to turn herself into Angelina. | Islamic Republic has a history of…

Bryant Arroyo (2020-12-11). PA prisons: Disdain, distrust and deprivation. workers.org Incarcerated workers across Pennsylvania are demanding that Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel reverse his disastrous decision to begin mass transfers of prisoners during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following commentary is part 2 from an interview by Joe Piette with jailhouse organizer and environmentalist Bryant Arroyo, who . . . |

C.J. Atkins (2020-12-11). Trustbusters target Facebook, but anti-monopoly effort shores up capitalism. peoplesworld.org Coming on the heels of a Justice Department lawsuit against Google filed in October, social networking giant Facebook is now in the crosshairs of the trustbusters at the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of more than 48 state and territorial governments. Anti-monopoly momentum is picking up as regulators, long regarded as asleep at the …

Mark Gruenberg (2020-12-11). McConnell's virus lawsuit ban far worse than advertised. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's ban on lawsuits through 2024 against firms that don't protect workers and consumers from the coronavirus is even worse than advertised, the National Council on Occupational Safety and Health reports, and an inspection of the measure's underlying text confirms. The GOP Majority Leader's bill is actually S4317, introduced July 27 by …

Manar Waheed (2020-12-11). Biden Must Restore Citizenship for Black and Brown People. aclu.org President Trump's relentless destruction of our immigration system is well documented. However, the myriad ways in which he attacked and targeted Black and Brown people seeking immigration benefits or citizenship, and even U.S. citizens is less discussed. , , There have been three substantial attacks on citizenship for Black and Brown immigrants: | Indefinite delays of immigration benefits, including citizenship, through the Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program (CARRP), which has targeted Muslims and people from Muslim-majority countries since 2008;Blocking the expedited path to citizenship fo…

sputniknews (2020-12-11). Videos: Several People Injured as Vehicle Drives Into Manhattan Black Lives Matter Protest. sputniknews.com According to reports, a vehicle has crashed into a Black Lives Matter protest in New York City, injuring at least seven people.

ACLU (2020-12-11). What 100 Years of History Tells Us About Racism in Policing. aclu.org In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, America was shaken by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that erupted in the aftermath. But the disturbing trends we see today in police violence are the same patterns we've seen over the last 100 years. Again and again, commissions convened to examine why police brutality sparks unrest have come to the same conclusion: We must address the poverty and systemic racism that go hand in hand with policing communities of color., , This week, we launched a series of four short films taking a critical look at what we've learned from the last 100 years…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-12-11). 'Harebrained' Texas Election Lawsuit a Serious GOP Attack on Democracy, Warn Experts. commondreams.org {olitical observers on Friday warned that Texas's legal challenge of the election results, which has garnered the support of more than 100 Republican officials, is nonetheless a sign that democracy is under significant attack in the United States. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1219321528_1.jpg

Robert P. Alvarez (2020-12-10). Mass incarceration is declining — but not for women. peoplesworld.org Election after election, voters are turning against mass incarceration and the war on drugs that sustains it. In 2020, the people of Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota voted to legalize marijuana, joining 11 other states and the District of Columbia. In Oregon, voters opted to decriminalize possession of all drugs. And even during the deeply divisive …

Umar A Farooq (2020-12-10). US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed on no-fly list can sue for damages. middleeasteye.net US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed on no-fly list can sue for damages | Ruling paves way for lawsuits against FBI officers who placed Muslims on travel blacklist for refusing to spy on their communities | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 21: 05 | In unanimous decision, court rules in favour of lead plaintiff (AFP/File photo) | The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Muslim Americans who were placed on the…

MEE staff (2020-12-10). 'Spurious charges': Women's activist Loujain al-Hathloul appears before Saudi terror court. middleeasteye.net 'Spurious charges': Women's activist Loujain al-Hathloul appears before Saudi terror court | UN expert following trial says she is 'extremely alarmed' by Hathloul's prosecution in terror court, which she says is based on false charges | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 22: 05 | Undated handout picture released on Facebook page of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul shows her at beach (AFP/file photo) | Imprisoned Saudi women'

Global Research News (2020-12-10). Selected Articles: Net Worth of US Billionaires Has Soared by $1 Trillion Since Pandemic Began. globalresearch.ca By A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its…

Binoy Kampmark (2020-12-10). Julian Assange: Covid Risks and Campaigns for Pardon. dissidentvoice.org Before the January 4 ruling of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in the extradition case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher will continue to endure the ordeal of cold prison facilities while being menaced by a COVID-19 outbreak. From November 18, Assange, along with inmates in House Block 1 at Belmarsh prison in south-east London, were …

Matthew Rozsa (2020-12-10). "Wrath of Mark": Antitrust lawsuits against Facebook accuse Zuckerberg of stifling competition. salon.com 48 attorneys general joined the federal government in antitrust lawsuits against Facebook…

Ashley Curtin (2020-12-10). Federal and state lawsuits brought against Facebook calls for an end to BigTech's predatory practices. nationofchange.org "[Facebook] used its monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and snuff out competition, all at the expense of everyday users."

Terrell Jermaine Starr (2020-12-10). Activists Fight Voter Suppression in Georgia Runoffs. zcomm.org Groups go to court to reverse wrongful purge of 200,000 voters that could have significant impact on the election's outcome…

Andrew Emett (2020-12-10). DOJ files lawsuit against Alabama for unconstitutional prison conditions. nationofchange.org "The United States Constitution requires Alabama to make sure that its prisons are safe and humane."

progressive (2020-12-10). One Question: How Have the Black Lives Matter Protests Impacted the Prison Abolition Movement? progressive.org Q: How Have the Black Lives Matter Protests Impacted the Prison Abolition Movement?

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Abayomi Azikiwe (2020-12-10). Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia. globalresearch.ca After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race to determine the composition of the United States …

D. Watkins (2020-12-10). "40 Years a Prisoner" confronts the police we're supposed to trust "telling bold-faced lies" salon.com Mike Africa, Jr., who was born in prison, appeared on "Salon Talks" to discuss MOVE and freeing his parents…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-12-10). 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Vaccine Safety" Issues. globalresearch.ca A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians. | "The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to …

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Video: Rocco Galati on COVID Lockdown Measures. Crimes against Humanity. Lawsuit against Government of Canada
Rocco Galati | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-13
"Politicians have not put forward any persuasive evidence that lockdowns have actually saved lives. At the same time, there is no question that lockdowns have caused grave harm to millions of Canadians suffering unemployment, poverty, cancelled surgeries, suicides, isolation …
globalresearch.ca/video-rocco-galati-on-covid-lockdown-measures-crimes-against-humanity-lawsuit-against-government-of-canada/5732023

Perfecting Tyranny: Mumia's New Book Hot Off the Press!
Prison Radio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-13
Perfecting Tyranny by Mumia Abu-Jamal & Stephen Vittoria is a window into the soul of a nation from one of its most respected and feared captives. Getting this book to print took enormous resolve. We now turn to you to …
globalresearch.ca/perfecting-tyranny-mumia-new-book/5732062

From TMAP to Warp Speed: How Big Pharma Algorithms Fast-Track Unapproved Drugs and Vaccines
John Klyczek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-13
Five of the pharmaceutical companies developing COVID-19 vaccines through the USA's Operation Warp Speed have paid out "billions" (over the years) to settle lawsuits charging them with fraud related to "off-label" marketing of atypical antipsychotics and antidepressants that were mandated …
globalresearch.ca/tmap-warp-speed-big-pharma-algorithms-fast-track-unapproved-drugs-vaccines/5732060

Protesters in London march against police atrocity against Black teenager
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-13
On Friday, December 11, anti-racism groups in the UK protested police atrocity against a Black teenager in North London. Video footage which shows a police officer punching the teenager in the head while he was pressed against a police car, was widely circulated on social media on Thursday night and triggered widespread outrage across the UK. Scores of people under the leadership of Black Lives Matter Movement and Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) marched to North London's Tottenham police station and protested the police brutality and demanded punishment for the officers involved in the incident. | According to a Mornin…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/13/protesters-in-london-march-against-police-atrocity-against-black-teenager/

Let Everybody Vote, Even If They're Incarcerated
Patrick Stephens | commondreams.org | 2020-12-13
What value is a democracy that actively seeks to silence the voices of its most vulnerable citizens? | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/prison_5_0.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2020/12/13/let-everybody-vote-even-if-theyre-incarcerated?cd-origin=rss

Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia—You've Long Earned It
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-12-12
Candidates should be pushed to say if they stand with the super-rich profiteering, callous Big Business tycoons or with the people who work for pitiful wages, on the rugged frontlines, and keep our society running. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/georgia_primary.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2020/12/12/go-vote-yourself-raise-georgia-youve-long-earned-it?cd-origin=rss

Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn US presidential election
wsws.org | 2020-12-12
The court ruled that Texas had no standing to object to the election procedures in another state.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/12/elec-d12.html

Queens, NY man jailed on fake confession, community rallies to free Prakash Churaman
Sung Mo Jung | liberationnews.org | 2020-12-12
Even though his conviction was reversed this past June, Churaman remains at Rikers awaiting a new trial.
liberationnews.org/queens-ny-man-jailed-on-fake-confession-community-rallies-to-free-prakash-churaman/

Wednesday 12/16: NAACP Town Hall: Slowing Pandemic Spread, #COVID19 Vaccine, & Health of Black Community
NAACP | indybay.org | 2020-12-12
Online town hall…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/11/18838910.php

[World Report] Experts call to include prisons in COVID-19 vaccine plans
Nayanah Siva | thelancet.com | 2020-12-12
As some countries begin vaccination, experts are questioning the allocation and prioritisation lists. Nayanah Siva reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32663-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Jewish People Worldwide Applaud Statement On Definition Of Anti-Semitism
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-12
We, Jewish groups and individuals from across the globe, applaud the recent powerful statement and set of principles signed by 122 Palestinian and Arab academics, journalists, and intellectuals regarding the definition of antisemitism by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and the way this definition has been applied, interpreted and deployed. | As the letter states so compellingly: " The fight against antisemitism should not be turned into a stratagem to delegitimize the fight against the oppression of the Palestinians, the denial of their rights and the continued occupation of their land."
popularresistance.org/jewish-people-worldwide-applaud-statement-on-definition-of-anti-semitism/

Rebuilding the Solidarity Economy During Covid-19
Annie Levin | commondreams.org | 2020-12-12
The pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests have shown New York's mutual aid collectives how to navigate the line between mutual aid, solidarity, and charity. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dsa_capitalism_0_0.jpeg
commondreams.org/views/2020/12/12/rebuilding-solidarity-economy-during-covid-19?cd-origin=rss

Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia — You've Long Earned It
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-11