Malik Miah (2023-12-11). United States: Black voting rights threatened again. greenleft.org.au A recent legal appeal has further undermined the voting rights of people of colour in the United States and shows why a new civil rights movement is necessary, writes Malik Miah.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-11). Letter by academics across the globe raises concerns over the ICC's inaction on Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org In a open letter addressed to State Parties, law professors from different parts of the world raise objections on lack of transparency, discrimination, and selective decisions on the situation of Palestine…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-11). The Cause of Anti-Colonialism and Liberation is One: Fayez Sayegh's Zionist Colonialism in Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Louis Allday Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination. UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 3379, 10 NOVEMBER 1975 The Syrian-Palestinian academic and diplomat, Fayez Sayegh (1922-1980), a delegate of Kuwait's Mission to the UN in the mid-1970s, was the principal author of the landmark resolution quoted above. Much to the chagrin of the US, whose representative described it as a…

Black Alliance for Peace (2023-12-11). On this Human Rights Day, Let Us Remember that the U.S. is the Greatest Violator of Human Rights in the World. dissidentvoice.org As the international community celebrates December 10th as International Human Rights Day, it is imperative that the world also affirm that violators of the fundamental human rights of peoples and nations will be held accountable. From the war in Ukraine to mass incarceration of Black, Latino and Native Peoples in the U.S. to Obama's ongoing …

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-12-10). This Dread and Depression is on Purpose! Don't Fall Victim! Don't Blame Yourselves! podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, I talk about some of the difficulties with remaining positive through a very dehumanizing, morbid, draining, and existential moment that we are all living through today. Whether we are Palestinian, Congolese, Nicaraguan, Cuban, Jamaican, Chinese, indigenous, or so-called American, we are all dealing with the extremes of capitalist, exploitation, extermination campaigns, mass, incarceration, the preponderance of social media, hyper individualism, mental health and climate crisis, and just in general, having to go to school or go to work every day while the world is blowing up around us. What do we…

Staff (2023-12-11). Headlines for December 11, 2023. democracynow.org Displacement, Disease and Death Plague Gazans as Israel Continues Its Genocidal Assault, UNGA to Convene on Gaza Ceasefire After U.S. Vetoes Security Council Resolution, UPenn President Steps Down Amid Right-Wing Firestorm over Pro-Palestinian Movement on Campuses, COP28 Seeks Agreement on Fossil Fuel Phaseout Amid OPEC Pushback, TX Supreme Court Blocks Emergency Abortion; Kentucky Patient Challenges Abortion Ban, Oxford High School Shooter Sentenced to a Life Behind Bars, "There Is No Alternative to Shock": Far-Right Javier Milei Sworn In as President of Argentina, Children of Jailed Iranian Activist…

Abdullah Jallow (2023-12-10). 1] Some Radical Views of Early Christian Zionists Regarding Their Opponents. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Since its inception, Christian Zionism has been at odds with Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Indeed, as I indicated in general about the rise of Christian Zionism, one of the reasons could be the injustice, oppression, and dominance of Catholicism over Jews, and even over European …

Editor (2023-12-11). COINTELPRO political prisoner Edward Poindexter dies in Nebraska prison after 53 years serving life sentence following unfair trial. mronline.org Edward Poindexter, 79, died on December 7, 2023 at the Nebraska State Penitentiary serving a life sentence for the murder of Omaha police officer Larry Minard.

Editor (2023-12-10). The US Condemned Stalin's Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook. scheerpost.com

Tamar Sarai (2023-12-10). Incarcerated Women Suffered Harms in University of Pennsylvania-led Medical Experiments. truthout.org As reported this summer by Prism, the notorious experiments conducted by University of Pennsylvania dermatologist Albert Kligman at Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison have been under renewed scrutiny as former test participants speak out. Discussions about the experimentation that took place throughout Philadelphia's prison system have joined larger demands for reparations and conversations about… |

Editor (2023-12-11). Dec 11, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Pink Floyd — The Dark Side Of The Moon Israel Supporters Would Defend Literally Any Israeli Atrocity, by Caitlin Johnstone Half of Palestinians in Gaza are now Starving; Depriving Civilians of Food is a War Crime, by Juan Cole 'We Can't Defeat Hamas' — Israel's Former Army Chief on the Gaza War Zionist Suppression in Congress, by Corinna Barnard Israel's onslaught drags U.S. Jewish life into the abyss, by Phil Weiss Moscow and Gaza: Is Russia ready for a major shift in its Middle East policy? by Ramzy Baroud Day 65: U.S. rushes arms to Israel as Palestinians announce over 250,000…

Stefan Christoff, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-11). Paris Protests For Gaza Despite Repression. popularresistance.org The open repression of Palestine solidarity protests in Paris over the last months has been unprecedented and violent. Although there have been some alarms ringing on this reality of state violence in France, including a statement by Amnesty International, it is important for all who witnessed this new wave of street-level suppression to speak out. I am writing this text after having been present at a number of recent Palestine solidarity actions in Paris. | As mass protests demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza continue around the world, French authorities are systematically deploying police forces to silence…

Editor (2023-12-11). Zionist Suppression in Congress. scheerpost.com

geo.tv (2023-12-09). French court convicts six teens in teacher's beheading case. geo.tv The French court delivered sentences ranging from 14 months to two years, all of which were suspended or commuted, meaning no jail time for any defendant…

Jon Jeter, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-09). Fred Hampton's Martyrdom Looms Large Over Palestinians' Struggle. popularresistance.org Six months after Chicago police assassinated Fred Hampton, New York magazine published a remarkable cover story written by Tom Wolfe. Entitled Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny's, Wolfe's account of a lavish fundraiser for 21 jailed Black Panthers held at the composer Leonard Bernstein's tony Upper East Side townhouse was simply unlike anything ever seen in the annals of American journalism. | For starters, there was the cover photo of three glamorous white women in evening gowns raising their gloved fists in a Black power salute, More shocking, though, was Wolfe's novelistic treatment of the event, which made no…

Charles Glass (2023-12-09). The US Condemned Stalin's Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook. truthout.org Two of my colleagues — Evan Gershkovich in Moscow and Julian Assange in London — languish in prisons for doing their job: keeping you informed. Russia and the U.S., knowingly or not, are following Joseph Stalin's press playbook. A case in point: the Stalinist persecution of U.S. journalist William (Bill) Nathan Oatis in Cold War Czechoslovakia, which mirrors the contemporary prosecutions of my… |

Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. (2023-12-09). Protests Mark One Year Anniversary Of Coup Regime In Peru. popularresistance.org December 7, 2023, marks the one-year anniversary of the US backed right-wing parliamentary coup that ousted democratically elected president Pedro Castillo Terrones. The past 364 days have been some of the bloodiest, most repressive, and tumultuous in recent Peruvian history and the blood continues to be spilled. The US-backed Boluarte regime, led by the Fujimorista right-wing Congress, now has the blood of over 100 martyrs on its hands, with thousands severely injured, imprisoned, and tortured, and many more disappeared. There has yet to be justice in any of these cases as the prosecutor's office becomes mired i…

Editor (2023-12-09). How Israel undermined the prisoner exchange by widening the definition of 'security prisoners'. mronline.org Israel undermined the prisoner exchange with Hamas by widening the definition of "security prisoners" to include those held for little more than social media posts.

Fight Back! News. (2023-12-09). Charges Dropped On The Tampa Five. popularresistance.org The Tampa 5 are proud to announce a great victory: their misdemeanor and felony charges will be dropped! This victory was made possible by months of mobilizations of people across the state of Florida, and even across the entire country, in defense of the Tampa 5. It is because of the bravery of students and youth protesters coming out for diversity and for student protest, that these five members of Students for a Democratic Society protesters will not see a single day in prison. | They have just agreed to a misdemeanor intervention program that will lead to the dismissal of their charges upon the fulfillment of…

Editor (2023-12-10). The US Condemned Stalin's Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook. scheerpost.com

Katya Schwenk (2023-12-09). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Farewell, Methane. levernews.com Good things are happening! The EPA announces a long-awaited crackdown on methane emissions, labor organizers take on non-union automakers around the country, Michigan will automatically register to vote anyone who is leaving prison, and a new study finds massive lithium deposits in California's Salton Sea.EPA Slashes Methane Emissions: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has

Staff (2023-12-09). Did Hamas Carry Out Mass Rapes On October 7? youtube.com Did Hamas really carry out a mass rape campaign of Israelis on October 7? That is the claim made by the Israeli government and by the likes of Hillary Clinton, who are asking the world to condemn a premeditated Hamas mass rape atrocity. Almost immediately after the seven-day truce and prisoner swap between Hamas and …

Stefan Christoff (2023-12-09). Paris protests for Gaza despite repression. mondoweiss.net The suppression of Palestine solidarity protests in France speaks to sustaining structures of colonial violence today.