(2023-01-28). 2022 Was A Big Year For Climate Action In The Courts. popularresistance.org A pair of climate cases from opposite sides of the country appear to be the closest yet to holding fossil fuel companies accountable in court. Lawsuits filed by Honolulu, Hawaii, and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have both overcome initial procedural hurdles and are advancing in state courts, despite dogged attempts by lawyers for the fossil fuel firms to punt the cases into federal courts where they hoped to find an easier path to dismissal. And the two cases have each taken a big leap forward in state courts with judges denying fossil fuel defendants' requests to dismiss the litigation. | Earlier this ye…
(2023-01-27). Facebook allows Trump back…but does he want to return? americanthinker.com Amazingly, the ACLU is on board with Meta's decision.
(2023-01-27). How the Arizona Attorney General Created a Secretive, Illegal Surveillance Program to Sweep Up Millions of Our Financial Records. scheerpost.com 
New records obtained by the ACLU shed light on the scope of a mass surveillance program keeping tabs on Americans' financial data.
(2023-01-27). Politicizing Black Lives in Florida. progressive.org When it comes to learning history in schools, Florida's state government is afraid knowledge will lead to power.
(2023-01-27). Memphis BLM Activist: Tyre Nichols' Killing Is Part of Police Brutality Crisis Facing Black Residents. democracynow.org 
Amid nationwide protests, prosecutors have charged five former Memphis police officers with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, who died January 10 of kidney failure and cardiac arrest after a vicious beating three days earlier during a traffic stop. Memphis and other cities across the U.S. are expecting mass protests against police violence over the weekend, with body-camera footage of the deadly traffic stop set to be released Friday evening. We go to Memphis for an update from community organizer Amber Sherman, a member of the Memphis chapter of Black Lives Matter, who says police brutality is nothing new for…
(2023-01-27). A cop watcher attended the trial of a corrupt officer, the judge made him pay for it. therealnews.com 
The trial of Ft. Worth police officer Aaron Dean for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson ended in a conviction for manslaughter and 12-year sentence. But in this episode, PAR investigates how the judge retaliated against supporters of Jefferson's family who attended the trial, throwing one cop watcher in jail for refusing to be sworn in as a witness. | Studio: Stephen Janis | Studio/Post-Production: Stephen Janis, Adam Coley |
| Transcript: | The following is a preliminary transcript and may contain errors. An updated transcript will be made available as soon as possible. | Taya Graham : Hello, m…
(2023-01-27). 5 Memphis cops charged with second-degree murder and kidnapping for beating Tyre Nichols to death. wsws.org Shelby County District Attorney Steven Mulroy announced on Thursday that a grand jury had returned felony indictments against five former Memphis officers. They were arrested and are being held in the Shelby County jail.
(2023-01-27). 5 Memphis cops charged with second-degree murder and kidnapping in beating Tyre Nichols to death. wsws.org Shelby County District Attorney Steven Mulroy announced on Thursday that a grand jury had returned felony indictments against five former Memphis officers. They were arrested and are being held in the Shelby County jail.
(2023-01-27). Gavin Newsom uses pro-life woman's tears-of-joy face over Roe's end as face of misery to promote abortion in campaign ad. americanthinker.com It smells like a lawsuit.
(2023-01-27). Paul Pelosi sold $3 million worth of Google stock a month prior to the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit. americanthinker.com Another reason to ramp up legislation to halt congressional members from engaging in stock trading.
(2023-01-27). UFCW fights Kroger on two fronts: Wage theft, mega-merger. peoplesworld.org 
CHARLESTON, W. VA.—Sharon Simpson worked for 79 hours over five weeks at a Kroger supermarket in Charleston, W. Va., last August and September. She never got paid. She got so frustrated, she resigned. Donald Austin started working last year at a Kroger store in Appomattox, Va., and still does. That's even though, for "multiple weeks," …
(2023-01-27). Israel's Racism Exposed in Ongoing Imprisonment of Ethiopian-Born Soldier Avera Mengistu. mintpressnews.com 
Israel's discriminatory behavior towards black people, including the lack of concern for captured Ethiopian-Israeli soldier Avera Mengistu, is rooted in the country's institutionalized racism towards African asylum seekers and Ethiopian Jews,…
(2023-01-27). 10 facts workers should know about the disputed first round of voting in the UAW elections. wsws.org Lehman is demanding that all candidates be placed on the ballot in the runoff or that the elections be re-held, citing widespread and deliberate voter suppression, which resulted in a catastrophically low turnout of less than 10 percent.