(2023-11-25). FBI Labels Anti-Fascists And Anti-Racists As Violent Extremists. popularresistance.org A recently released Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document titled "Domestic Terrorism Symbols Guide" links common protest symbols to "terrorism" — another marker in a common theme of conflating militant protest for social justice with deadly terrorist violence within the United States. Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Brennan Center have raised warnings about such documents, citing inadequate protections for people's constitutional rights. | In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on July 27 (PDF), the ACLU voiced deep concern ab…
(2023-11-24). Environmental Pollution Lawsuit May Pump The Brakes On Cop City. popularresistance.org Earlier this month, the South River Watershed Alliance (SRWA) filed a civil rights complaint against the city of Atlanta, saying the rapid construction of a police training facility, locally known as Cop City, has caused environmental destruction to the surrounding community. The SRWA filed the complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and says the project's location constitutes environmental racism. The facility's construction is planned for a predominantly Black residential area, despite the investors and organizers of the project hailing from mostly white residential areas, and a proposed 43% of…
(2023-11-24). Ta-Nehisi Coates and Rashid Khalidi on Israeli Occupation, Apartheid & the 100-Year War on Palestine. democracynow.org 
In this special broadcast, we air excerpts from a recent event organized by the Palestine Festival of Literature at the Union Theological Seminary here in New York. The event featured a discussion between the acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi. Coates won the National Book Award for his book Between the World and Me. Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia. His books include The Hundred Years' War on Palestine. Their conversation was moderated by civil rights attorney Michelle Alexander.
(2023-11-24). "The Mandates of Conscience": Michelle Alexander on Israel, Gaza, MLK & Speaking Out in a Time of War. democracynow.org 
"But We Must Speak: On Palestine and the Mandates of Conscience." That was the name of a recent event organized by the Palestine Festival of Literature here in New York, where leading writers and academics came together to speak out against Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Speakers included Yasmin El-Rifae of PalFest and the civil rights attorney Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.
(2023-11-25). 39 Palestinian prisoners in first day of exchange achieved by Palestinian Resistance. samidoun.net 
On Friday, 24 November, with the start of the four-day "humanitarian pause" in the ongoing Zionist genocide on Gaza, the Palestinian Resistance extracted the liberation of women and children prisoners jailed by the Israeli occupation. Today, 39 prisoners were released in exchange for a group of Israelis detained by the Palestinian resistance in Gaza; each …
(2023-11-25). Musk's Lawsuit Is About Destroying Free Speech. popularresistance.org He wasn't bluffing. | After threatening to sue liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America (CNBC, 11/18/23), Twitter's principal owner Elon Musk did just that, arguing in papers filed in a Texas court that the group "manipulated" data in an effort to "destroy" the social media platform, causing major advertisers to pull back (BBC, 11/20/23). | The world's richest human was responding to an MMFA report (11/16/23) about Twitter—which Musk has rebranded as X since purchasing the once publicly traded company—and its promotion of far-right, antisemitic content. It said that while "Musk continues his d…
(2023-11-24). Rebirth of a Nation: US History According to DW Griffith. counterpunch.org 
Since many high school students across the country will be back to learning their history of the US from Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind, it's perhaps instructive to recall that when Birth of a Nation premiered at Clune's Auditorium in LA, to large protests by the NAACP, it was still called The Clansman, the title of the racist novel by Thomas Dixon it was based on. In fact, it's possible that the print that was shown at the White House, which generated such a frenzied reaction from Woodrow Wilson, was still called The Clansman. Dixon was a pal of Wilson's and had arranged the showing, the first film eve…
(2023-11-25). Scholar Charisse Burden-Stelly Releases New Book on Racial Capitalism: 'Black Scare/Red Scare'. moguldom.com Acclaimed scholar Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly, an associate professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University, has unveiled her latest book, "Black Scare/Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States." In this work, Dr. Burden-Stelly does a deep dive into the intertwined histories of anti-Black racial oppression and anti-communist repression in the U.S., shedding …
(2023-11-25). Indigenous Activists Detained in Oaxaca Following Gathering on Political Prisoners. itsgoingdown.org 
Report on repression of indigenous activists in Oaxaca, Mexico following a conference on political prisoners. On Tuesday, November 21st 2023 three Indigenous land defenders were kidnapped by the State in their hometown of Eloxochitlán (Nguixo), a Mazatec community in Northern Oaxaca. For nine years, Jaime Vidauria Romero, Artemio Vidauria Romero and Ranulfo Vidauria Estrada have…
(2023-11-25). Chinese court upholds pop star Kris Wu's 13-year sentence for sex offenses. ecns.cn Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu's 13-year prison sentence for rape and assembling a crowd to engage in promiscuous activities was upheld by the Beijing No 3 Intermediate People's Court on Friday.
(2023-11-25). Joy and pain at outset of four-day pause and prisoner exchange. electronicintifada.net West Bank crowds thank the resistance as Palestinians in Gaza find their communities in ruins.
(2023-11-25). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 49: Four-Day Truce Begins In Gaza. popularresistance.org A planned four-day temporary ceasefire mediated by Qatar began at 7 a.m. on Friday in the Gaza Strip after 48 days of relentless bombardment and fighting. | A first batch of hostages is expected to be released by Hamas and Israel on Friday afternoon, as part of a prisoner exchange deal that is set to see the exchange of 50 Israelis held by Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza since October 7 with 150 Palestinian women and children detained in Israeli prisons. | At 4 p.m. local time, 13 Israeli women and children are scheduled to be taken to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, then flown back to Israel via heli…
(2023-11-25). Gaza truce takes effect after 48 days of Israel's genocidal assault. peoplesdispatch.org On the first day of the truce, 39 Palestinian prisoners, mainly women and children, were freed by Israel in return for 24 captives held by the Palestinian resistance groups. Around 200 trucks entered Gaza with humanitarian aid, fuel, and gas…
(2023-11-25). US ex-cop convicted in George Floyd's death stabbed in prison. presstv.ir Former US police officer Derek Chauvin who was convicted of killing George Floyd has been stabbed by another inmate in prison and seriously injured…
(2023-11-25). Free the Holy Land Five: 15 years of imprisonment — freedom cannot wait! samidoun.net 
On 24 November 2023, we mourn the martyrs of Gaza as we honour and welcome 39 freed Palestinian prisoners, the first prisoners liberated through a prisoner exchange with the Palestinian resistance since the Wafaa al-Ahrar exchange in 2011. On this date, we also mark the 15th year of imprisonment for Shukri Abu Baker, Ghassan Elashi …
(2023-11-24). Private Equity Is Using Prison Phone, Food and Health Systems to Rack Up Profits. truthout.org Private equity firms, one of the most powerful arms of Wall Street, have become key adversaries of movements from labor rights to climate action to housing justice. With their wealthy CEOs and aggressive cost-cutting tactics aimed at delivering big returns, these firms are one of the most rapacious expressions of financial profiteering today. This makes it all the more alarming that private equity… |
(2023-11-24). Chinese court upholds pop star Kris Wu's 13-year sentence for sex offenses. ecns.cn Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu's 13-year prison sentence for rape and assembling a crowd to engage in promiscuous activities was upheld by the Beijing No 3 Intermediate People's Court on Friday.
(2023-11-24). How Incarcerated People are Helping At-Risk Youth Avoid Prison. scheerpost.com 
(2023-11-24). Day 48 roundtable: What can we read into Gaza "pause"? electronicintifada.net The first stage of the prisoner release "is a historic achievement," says Jon Elmer.
(2023-11-24). Demands Grow For A Permanent Ceasefire. popularresistance.org In the early hours of November 22, Israeli and Hamas officials announced that they accepted the agreement brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States for a 4-day pause in aggression in the Gaza Strip, which includes the exchange of 150 Palestinian political prisoners for 50 non-military Israeli hostages, as well as the entry of 300 trucks of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip. | This temporary pause comes after Israel has slaughtered over 14,500 Palestinians in Gaza, with 7,000 still trapped under the rubble and over 35,000 wounded. Israel's airstrikes on hospitals and civilian infrastructure as we…
(2023-11-24). Qatar says four-day Gaza truce to start on Friday morning. presstv.ir For every Israeli captive released, there will be three Palestinian prisoners released, namely women and children.
(2023-11-24). My kind neighbor was tortured while working in Israel. electronicintifada.net Released by Israel, Gaza workers imprisoned after 7 October tell stories of beatings and humiliation.
(2023-11-24). Hostage/prisoner exchange used to prepare next stage of Israel's Gaza genocide. wsws.org There has been no shift in Israel's aim of mass murder and the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, prior to its permanent annexation.
(2023-11-25). Private Equity Is Using Prison Phone, Food and Health Systems to Rack Up Profits. scheerpost.com 
(2023-11-25). Ex-Minneapolis cop convicted in George Floyd's killing stabbed in prison. geo.tv 
Derek Chauvin is in stable condition after stabbing as employees promptly "initiated life-saving measures"
(2023-11-25). 39 Palestinian prisoners released in return for 24 Gaza captives. presstv.ir A total of 39 Palestinian female and child prisoners have been released by the Israeli occupation at Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank.
(2023-11-25). Hamas Praises Contributions of China, Russia, and Arab Countries in Gaza Truce (+Prisoner Exchange). orinocotribune.com The political leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, highlighted the efforts of several Arab countries, as well as Russia and China, behind the truce in Gaza Strip. | "We reaffirm the importance of the efforts of Arab and Islamic countries, as well as friendly states like Russia and China, to help our people fulfill their aspirations for freedom, return and independence," Haniyeh said on Friday, November 24, in a short video posted on social media. | The Hamas leader also thanked Egypt and Qatar for their mediation efforts in the truce agreement, underlining the Palestinian movement'
(2023-11-24). Truce deal in Gaza enters into force, prisoner release set for 5pm. independent.co.ug 
Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | The first temporary humanitarian truce between Hamas and Israel entered into force at 7: 00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Friday in the Gaza Strip. Confirming the truce agreement had taken effect, Diaa Rashwan, chairman of Egypt's State Information Service (SIS), said in a statement that 130,000 liters of diesel …
(2023-11-24). Hostage/prisoner exchange used to prepare next stage on Israel's Gaza genocide. wsws.org There has been no shift in Israel's aim of mass murder and the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, prior to its permanent annexation.