(2021-11-18). Headlines for November 18, 2021. democracynow.org White House Plan Would Expand U.S. Vaccine Production by One Billion Doses a Year, House Censures Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar for Violent Video Targeting AOC, "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley Gets 41 Month Prison Term for Role in Capitol Riot, Attorneys for Teen Gunman Kyle Rittenhouse Ask Judge to Declare Mistrial, Travis McMichael, Who Shot and Killed Ahmaud Arbery, Testifies in Own Defense , Students Walk Out of Oklahoma Schools to Protest Planned Execution of Julius Jones, Two Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated, Biden Administration to Hold Massive Auction for Oil and Gas Leases in Gulf…
(2021-11-18). 2 Malcolm X Assassination Convictions Overturned By Manhattan DA: 7 Things To Know. moguldom.com The Manhattan District Attorney's office has thrown out the conviction of two men who spent decades in prison after being accused in the murder of civil rights leader Malcolm X. Khalil Islam, previously known as Thomas 15X Johnson, and Muhammad Aziz, known at the time of the murder as Norman 3X Butler, were held in …
(2021-11-18). New files expose Australian govt's betrayal of Julian Assange and detail his prison torment. thegrayzone.com Documents provided exclusively to The Grayzone detail Canberra's abandonment of Julian Assange, an Australian citizen, and provide shocking details of his prison suffering Was the government of Australia aware of the US Central Intelligence Agency plot to assassinate Julian Assange, an Australian citizen and journalist arrested and now imprisoned under unrelentingly bleak, harsh conditions in the UK? Why have the country's elected leaders refused to publicly advocate for one of its citizens, who has been held on dubious charges and …
(2021-11-17). Fake 'shoplifting surge' is just the latest in crime wave propaganda. mronline.org 
The issue has become one of the key fronts in the development of law and order rhetoric. It is part of the backlash from pro-police elements of society to prevent any changes at all to the country's hyper militarized, mainly ineffective, racist, and brutal system of policing and the accompanying system of mass incarceration.
(2021-11-17). American Fascism on Trial in Kenosha. scheerpost.com 
The Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail in Kenosha, Wisconsin. ( By Paul Street / Never forget the inspiring righteousnes…
(2021-11-17). Republican AG sues school district over CRT records. rt.com 
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has sued school officials in Springfield for demanding exorbitant fees to respond to his request for records on their teaching of critical race theory (CRT). | The Springfield Public Schools has…
(2021-11-17). Alec Baldwin wasn't scripted to fire gun in 'Rust' scene — lawsuit. rt.com 
The script supervisor who called 911 after Alec Baldwin shot and killed a woman on the 'Rust' movie set has accused the actor of recklessness in practicing for a scene that didn't even call for him to fire his gun. | "Alec Baldwin intentionally, without just cause or excuse, cocked and fired the loaded gun even though the upcoming scene to be filmed did not call for the cocking and firing of the firearm," script supervisor Mamie Mitchell said in a
(2021-11-17). Capitol Riot's 'QAnon Shaman' gets prison sentence. rt.com 
Jacob Chansley, better known as the 'QAnon Shaman,' has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the January 6 US Capitol riot. He pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official government proceeding. | Wearing a horned helmet, furs and facepaint, Chansley became one of the most prominent faces of the riot on the day Congress met to certify the results of the 2020 election. He turned himself in to police on January 9 and was indicted on six counts, including civil disorder and "parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol building." The other charges were dropped as part of his plea agreemen…
(2021-11-17). Diversifying the Police Force Won't End Police Violence. truthout.org 
After a white cop fatally shoots someone, prison reformers often suggest hiring Benjamin Jancewicz, a Baltimore-based abolitionist, points out that around 62…
(2021-11-17). "No Doubt That Julius Jones Is innocent": Supporters Demand Stay of Execution for Oklahoma Man. democracynow.org 
Advocates in Oklahoma are rallying outside the barricaded governor's mansion ahead of the planned Thursday execution of prisoner Julius Jones, who was convicted of a 1999 murder but has maintained his innocence. Another man privately admitted to committing the murder and framing Jones, and Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board has recommended twice that his death sentence be commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole but the final decision now rests with Governor Kevin Stitt. "There should be no doubt that Julius Jones is innocent," says longtime death penalty opponent Ben Jealous, president of People…
(2021-11-17). Advocates Demand Stay of Execution for Julius Jones in Oklahoma. truthout.org 
Advocates in Oklahoma are rallying outside the barricaded governor's mansion ahead of the planned Thursday execution of prisoner Julius Jones, who was convicted of a 1999 murder but has maintained his innocence. Another man privately admitted to committing the murder and framing Jones, and Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board has recommended twice that his death sentence be commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole but the final decision now rests with Governor Kevin Stitt. "There should be no…
(2021-11-17). New film on Attica uprising shows a fight for human rights. workers.org 
The Prisoners Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party will be sponsoring a free zoom showing Dec. 10 of the new documentary, "Attica," directed by Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry, which premiered on Showtime. One of the surviving participants of the rebellion and a member of the Young Lords, Che . . . |
(2021-11-17). Ari Berman: With Extreme Gerrymandering, the Republicans Are Rigging the Next Decade of Elections. democracynow.org 
Republicans are set to claim the House majority in next year's midterm elections with help from heavily gerrymandered congressional district maps in states nationwide that could shape politics for the next decade, securing Republican wins even as the party's popular vote shrinks at the national level, says Mother Jones reporter Ari Berman. "The same states that are pushing voter suppression are also pushing extreme gerrymandered maps to lock in white Republican power for the next decade at the state and federal level," says Berman.