(2022-02-20). Pilot sues defence ministry for ruining sex life — media. rt.com 
A former RAF helicopter pilot alleges that 20kg body armor caused medical problems that "adversely" affected his "personal life" | A former British air force helicopter pilot has reportedly sued the Ministry of Defence (MoD), accusing it of negligently issuing heavy body armor that led to nerve damage and sexual dysfunction. He is seeking more than £200,000 ($271,884) in damages, according to The Telegraph. | In the lawsuit filed at the High Court, Louis Warburton — an almost 10-year veteran with the Royal Air Force (RAF) — alleges that the 20kg (44lbs) 'Load Carriage System' body armor had dam…
(2022-02-19). Hedges: Democrats, the More Effective Evil. orinocotribune.com By Chris Hedges — Feb 14, 2022 | The US is a de facto one-party state where the ideology of national security is sacrosanct, unsustainable debt props up the empire and the primary business is war. | When all else fails, when you are clueless about how to halt a 7.5% inflation rate, when your Build Back Better bill is gutted, when you renege on your promise to raise the minimum wage or forgive student debt, when you can't halt the Republican suppression of voting rights, when you have no idea how to handle the pandemic which has claimed 900,000 lives — 16% of the world's total deaths although we are les…
(2022-02-19). Unite for Feb. 26 — Workers Power Day! workers.org 
Solidarity with Starbucks, Amazon and all workers who are organizing and fighting back Fight against racism and all forms of oppression and exploitation — these struggles are part and parcel of the workers movement. Black Lives Matter! Unite our many struggles into one powerful force! Starbucks workers are leading an . . . |
(2022-02-19). In a Victory for Activists, Lawsuit Against Arizona's ALEC Lawmakers Can Proceed. truthout.org 
An appeals court in Arizona ruled this week that a coalition of racial justice groups can pursue a lawsuit against 26 Republican state lawmakers accused of breaking Arizona's open meetings law at a 2019 policy summit of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). | ALEC is the powerful pay-to-play forum that brings hundreds of conservative lawmakers together with far-right activists and corporate lobbyists to craft conservative policies for state legislatures, many of which are actual…
(2022-02-19). Political prisoners in Cuba? mronline.org 
Can those prosecuted for acts of violence and recklessly endangering the public order, with no program, no proposals for positive change, be considered political prisoners?>
(2022-02-19). In Prison, We Celebrated the First Step Act. We Realized It Falls Far Short. truthout.org 
When the U.S. Department of Justice published a rule finally spelling out how the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) would implement the First Step Act of 2018, the headlines trumpeted that thousands of people in federal prisons were now eligible for release. The news spread quickly among the fir…
(2022-02-19). National Lawyers Guild International calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. mronline.org 
The National Lawyers Guild International calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab, imprisoned in a Miami federal prison by the United States in a violation of diplomatic norms and protections.
(2022-02-19). 1 in 3 Big Defense Contractors Profit from US Prisoner Suffering. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod — Feb 14, 2022 | There exists a situation whereby prisoners earning pennies per hour are making multimillion-dollar weapons fired by individuals being paid barely $20,000 per year at civilians who might not make that much in their lifetimes. | America's largest arms companies are increasingly finding lucrative new ways of profiting from the