(2023-07-04). Federal judge blocks Florida GOP's 'clear and brazen attack' on voter registration efforts. nationofchange.org "We applaud the court's decision, but we must ensure this harmful law is struck down altogether," said the ACLU of Florida's legal director.
(2023-07-05). Harvard University urged to drop legacy policy in admissions. ecns.cn A civil rights group is asking the US federal government to make Harvard University drop its "legacy" policy of giving admissions preference to children of alumni because it overwhelmingly benefits white applicants and disadvantages those who are of color.
(2023-07-04). Fact Check: Before Malcolm X Was Murdered, J Edgar Hoover Sent Message 'Do Something About Malcolm X'. moguldom.com Civil Rights leader Malcolm X was assassinated at age 39 while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York, on Feb. 21, 1965. Yet to this day the entire story behind his murder has yet to be unfolded. What is known is that for the majority of his activist life, he was under government …
(2023-07-04). New UN Report Condemns Guantánamo and Calls on Biden to Close It. truthout.org Last week, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the United Nations special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, released a scathing report on her visit to the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. The report, the first of its kind, once again brought the world's attention to the profound, far-reaching impact that the use of torture and arbitrary detention by the United States has had not just on the minds… |
(2023-07-04). SCOTUS's latest attack on affirmative action. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead June 30, 2023 The Supreme Court of the United States confirmed once again what an utterly reactionary, rightwing institution it is by striking down the right to use affirmative action in college admissions. The 6-3 ruling, issued June 29, stems from two cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina — which claim that whites and Asians are victims of "reverse discrimination." Oct. 31, 2022, protest in front of the Supreme Court. What this vote means is that "race-conscious admissions policies," can no long…
(2023-07-05). Gaddafi's Son Jailed in Lebanon Without Trial Hospitalized Due to Hunger Strike. orinocotribune.com Hannibal Gaddafi, son of the murdered Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been hospitalized in critical condition due to his hunger strike at the prison of the Lebanese internal security forces, Al-Hadath TV reported citing informed sources. | Last month, Gaddafi's son Hannibal went on a hunger strike to protest his incarceration without trial in Lebanon since 2015, his lawyer said. | Al-Hadath TV reported on Sunday, July 2, that Hannibal Gaddafi suffered a sharp dro…
(2023-07-04). Litigation over misleading climate claims has 'exploded' over the past few yearsÔøº. nationofchange.org New report details how more "climate-washing" lawsuits and complaints are being filed against corporations' greenwashing than ever before, and experts warn complicit PR and ad firms could face legal risks.
(2023-07-05). UN Forcefully Hits at US Blockade of Cuba and Prison in Guantanamo. scheerpost.com 
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Nothing on the horizon now threatens the end of the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. Critical voices inside the United States and beyond fall flat; nothing is in the works, it seems. Recently, however, the United Nations put forth a denunciation that carries unusual force, mainly because of the UN's …
(2023-07-05). Why Has the Entire Western World Abandoned Justice? thealtworld.com A Truthful Account of Julian Assange's "crime" | Julian Assange has been harassed on false charges for more than a decade and held in prison or in house arrest in the Ecuadoran embassy in London for a decade. | Assange's trouble began when two Swedish women each took him home to their beds and later complained that he hadn't used a condom. One or both wanted him to take an Aids test. Foolishly, he refused, and one or both women went to the police to see if he could be required to take the test. | The corrupt or stupid police concocted a rape charge out of the women's complaint. A female Swedish prosecutor investi…