(2022-10-07). China urges U.S. to end police violence against Black Americans during UN session. ecns.cn A senior Chinese diplomat on Monday urged the U.S. to take concrete action to address systemic racism, racial discrimination and police violence in the country.
(2022-10-06). Cherokee Nation, Others Set To Defend Indian Child Welfare Act. popularresistance.org Tahlequah — Constitutionality of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act is the focus of an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court review in which the Cherokee Nation and other tribes will play supporting roles. | The federal ICWA legislation, promoted for decades as a means of preserving Native families and culture, gives Native American families priority in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native children. Chad and Jennifer Brackeen, of Texas, initiated a lawsuit in 2017 alleging that the ICWA is unconstitutional. Since then, the case has worked its way through the lower courts. In late February, the Supreme…
(2022-10-06). Hidden Taxes Don't Belong Anywhere, Least of All in Our Justice System. aclu.org Picture this: On your way home from work after a long week, you're pulled over and issued a ticket for rolling through a stop sign. The fine is $75 — but once mandatory fees are tacked on, the ticket's total cost is over $300. | What would happen if you couldn't afford to pay this cost immediately? In most places in the U.S., your government would tack on additional fees and interest charges, suspend your driver's license, or even issue a bench warrant — meaning that police could arrest and jail you. | Fees are a hidden, regressive tax that harshly punish hard-working families living paycheck to pa…
(2022-10-06). Mexico to File New Lawsuit Against Lax US Gun Laws. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced that his country plans to file a new civil lawsuit in the United States alleging U.S. arms manufacturers are arming drug cartels and other criminal groups through proxies and fronts. | RELATED: | "We are going to show that they are operating through frontmen and that they must be held criminally responsible," Ebrard told a plenary session of…
(2022-10-06). U.S. Military Academies Continue to Discriminate Against Parents. aclu.org 
Just weeks before his graduation from the United States Coast Guard Academy, "No parents allowed" sounds like a sign on a child's bedroom door, not official United States policy. But the academy, along with the nation's four other federal military service academies, bans parents from enrolling or graduating. | Cadets who learn they are…
(2022-10-06). Ecuador: At Least 13 Dead, Some 20 Injured in Guayaquil Prison. telesurenglish.net The National Service of Integral Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said, "We regret to inform that, as a result of the clashes of persons deprived of liberty in the Center of Deprivation of Liberty Number 1, there are 13 dead." | RELATED: | The authorities reported that control was resumed at the prison and expressed "their solidarity with the families in these moments of grief." | This event triggered a demonstratio…