(2019-06-28). 'That Little Girl Was Me': Watch Kamala Harris Confront Joe Biden Over Opposition to School Busing and Praise for Segregationists. commondreams.org Harris pointed to her personal experience as a child who was "bused to school every day" and slammed Biden's "hurtful" comments on his relationship with senators who built careers on opposition to civil rights | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/kamala_harris_joe_biden_0.jpg…
(2019-06-28). Alabama woman charged with murder of her unborn baby as woman who shot her walks free. rt.com 
An Alabama woman has been indicted for manslaughter after another woman shot her in the stomach, killing her unborn child. The shooter was not charged, but her victim was blamed for inciting the fight and faces 20 years in prison.
(2019-06-28). Terry Hicks, father of former Guantánamo Bay prisoner David Hicks, demands freedom for Assange and Manning. wsws.org "There's only one word to describe the victimisation and persecution of Assange and Manning, and that word is barbaric."
(2019-06-28). #NeverAgainIsNow: Vigil for Children Imprisoned at Border (San Jose). indybay.org Issei Memorial Building, 565 North Fifth Street, San Jose, CA…
(2019-06-28). Stop ICE Raids/Stop Detentions–planning meeting for July 5 protest. indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk Street (near Ellis), San Francisco | (near Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #19, 31, 38, 47, 49)…
(2019-06-28). Now We Know. counterpunch.org 
Perhaps you can commiserate. For the past few weeks I've felt an aching in my chest; an angst I cannot escape. The darkening skies of an ever besieged biosphere aside, the specter of rising fascism undoubtedly looms large now, and war, a global war, now seems inevitable. It's true that the saber rattling has been More
(2019-06-27). The truth about reparations: They're a condemnation of U.S. capitalism. peoplesworld.org 
"Enslavement was about the devil's work of predatory capitalism." — economist Julianne Malveaux For the first time in over a decade, on June 19, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held its first congressional hearing on reparations. Though it's a discussion that's taken many forms over the years, the …
(2019-06-27). Supreme Court Finds that Wilbur Ross Lied To Put Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census. aclu.org The ruling affirms that the Trump administration cannot offer pretextual reasons to cover up its anti-immigrant attacks. | This morning, the Supreme Court told the country what we and our clients have long known: that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross provided a false reason for his decision to add a citizenship question to the Decennial Census. The court explained that the Trump administration's stated reason for adding a citizenship question—enf…
(2019-06-27). Beijing Municipality Bans Gender Discrimination in Job Hiring. telesurenglish.net Beijing municipal government banned by law all gender discriminatory hiring practices, a measure which aims at boosting women's job opportunities, Chinese media Xinhua reported Thursday. | RELATED: | Women in China Say 'Me Too' Too | "Although the Chinese women's labor rate participation is among the highest in the world, they still face difficulties in finding a job because…
(2019-06-27). Join the Sydney rally this Saturday demanding freedom for Julian Assange! wsws.org The demonstration will insist that the Australian government take immediate action to prevent the WikiLeaks founder's extradition to the US, where he faces life imprisonment or the death penalty.
(2019-06-27). #NeverAgainIsNow: Vigil for Children Imprisoned at Border (San Jose). indybay.org Issei Memorial Building, 565 North Fifth Street, San Jose, CA…
(2019-06-27). Headlines for June 27, 2019. democracynow.org 2020 Democratic Primary Debate Kicks Off with Focus on Immigration, Healthcare, Senate Passes Border Aid Package After Rejecting House Version, Bank of America Ends Relationship with Migrant Prison Companies, Asylum Officers Say Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Policy Threatens Migrants' Lives, Family of Black Man Shot by Indiana Cop Sues Officer, City of South Bend, Twin Suicide Bombs Rock Tunis, Trump, World Leaders in Osaka for G20, Court Rules France Failed to Properly Address Air Pollution, U.N. Expert Warns of Impending "Climate Apartheid", NYC Votes to Declare a "Climate Emergency", Dems Vote to Subpoena Kellyan…
(2019-06-27). "They Decided to Kill Him": Egyptian Officials Threatened Morsi Days Before Death. globalresearch.ca Mohamed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders in prison in Egypt were given an ultimatum by top officials to disband the organisation or face the consequences, Middle East Eye has learned. | They had until the end of Ramadan to decide. Morsi …
(2019-06-27). For a global campaign to prevent Julian Assange's rendition to the US! wsws.org On June 20 the WSWS issued a call for the formation of a Global Defence Committee to secure freedom for Wikileaks founder and class-war prisoner Julian Assange.
(2019-06-27). What the Concentration Camps of Bosnia Can Teach Us About the Abuse of Immigrants on the U.S. Border. theintercept.com 
I never thought the pattern of abuse and deceit that I saw at Serb-run prison camps in the 1990s would be relevant to America — but it is.
(2019-06-27). Imprisoned Trump campaign boss Manafort to face further charges of giving false and misleading information. thecanary.co Donald Trump's imprisoned former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is set to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges which could keep him locked up even if he's pardoned for federal crimes uncovered during the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. | Manafort, 70, is already serving a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence for misleading the US govern…
(2019-06-27). Claiming Trump Is Forcing Them to Commit 'Widespread Violation' of International Law, Asylum Officers Back Lawsuit Against President's Policy. commondreams.org Expressing grave objections to an immigration policy which has forced them to violate international law, U.S. asylum officers filed a federal court brief demanding an end to President Donald Trump's so-called "Remain in Mexico" policy under which asylum seekers have been turned away at the U.S.-Mexico border. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11513236651.jpg…
(2019-06-27). Statements by Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, on Supreme Court's Democracy Rulings. naacp.org 
Statement on Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek: "The Court's rulings today upend our democratic principles by allowing party politics to determine the outcomes of our elections. Extreme partisan gerrymandering has infected our electoral process for far too long. Exercise of the franchise, which many fought and even died for, must not be …
(2019-06-27). In First Debate, Julián Castro Challenges Democrats to End the Criminalization of Immigration. democracynow.org 
The Democrats' first debate was held in Miami, Florida. The venue was less than an hour away from Homestead, Florida, where more than 2,000 unaccompanied minors are incarcerated in a for-profit detention center run by Caliburn. Trump's former Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly sits on its board. Prior to the debate, Senators Warren and Klobuchar visited the facility. During the debate, Julián Castro, the former secretary of housing and urban development, criticized the immigration policies of fellow Texan, former Congressmember Beto O'Rourke. We air part of the debate and speak to Ana María Archila of the Center for…
(2019-06-27). Boston: Hundreds protest Wayfair's profiting from sales to immigrant detention centers. wsws.org Employees learned last week that a $200,000 order of bedroom furniture from Wayfair was placed by a private contractor for a detention facility.
(2019-06-27). 20 ways you can help immigrants now. nationofchange.org Immigrant children are dying in federal custody. Children in detention are being denied basic supplies like soap and blankets—and the Trump administration says that's fine. Trump threatened then delayed mass immigration raids across the country, using the plan as a bargaining chip with Congress, while families are left in an ever-heightened state of uncertainty. While Congress is continually being …
(2019-06-27). What Should We Do About Concentration Camps in Trump's America? progressive.org Portland, Maine is welcoming a wave of migrants with kindness as the administration comes under fire for its cruelty at immigrant detention centers.
(2019-06-27). AOC was actually facing an empty parking lot during emotional border protest photo op. rt.com 
Clutching her face in despair and weeping, photos of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seemingly show her strong reaction to a horrific scene of US migrant detention. However, new angles reveal she may have played things up a bit.
(2019-06-27). Julián Castro Challenges Democrats to End the Criminalization of Immigration. truthout.org The Democrats' first debate was held in Miami, Florida. The venue was less than an hour away from Homestead, Florida, where more than 2,000 unaccompanied minors are incarcerated in a for-profit detention center run by Caliburn. Trump's former Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly sits on its board. Prior to the debate, Senators Warren and Klobuchar visited the facility. During the debate, Julián Castro, the former secretary of housing and urban development, criticized the immigration policies of fellow Texan, former Congressmember Beto O'Rourke. We air part of the debate and speak to Ana María Archila o…
(2019-06-27). After Rio Grande tragedy, UNICEF chief highlights 'dire' detention centres on US-Mexico border. un.org The shocking image of a drowned Central American migrant and his infant daughter on the banks of the river dividing Mexico and the United States, continues to evoke strong reactions, the latest from the head of the UN Children's Fund.
(2019-06-27). 'We Owe These Vulnerable Populations More': California Lawmakers Call on Gov. Newsom to Divest State From Child Detention Profiteers. commondreams.org The open letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom cited the #WayfairWalkout as the impetus for the request | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/kids_5.jpg…
(2019-06-27). AOC was actually facing an empty parking lot during emotional border protest photo op. rt.com Clutching her face in despair and weeping, photos of Senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seemingly show her strong reaction to a horrific scene of US migrant detention. However, new angles reveal she may have played things up a bit.
(2019-06-27). American Concentration Camps. commondreams.org A bus transporting immigrants leaves a temporary facility at a US Border Patrol Station in Clint, Texas, on June 21, 2019. – Lawyers who were able to tour the facility under the Flores Settlement, which governs detention conditions for migrant children, said they witnessed inhumane conditions of overcrowding, and about 250 children being held over the limit of 72 hours, some saying they were there for weeks in overcrowded cells. (Photo: Paul Ratje / AFP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/american_concentration_camps.jpg…
(2019-06-27). Trump admin moves 100 migrant kids back to "child jail" despite concern over inhumane conditions. nationofchange.org The Department of Homeland Security has moved 100 migrant children back to a Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas, where infants and toddlers have been locked up without adequate food, water, sanitation or medical care, with older children having to care for the younger ones. Around 300 kids were removed from the facility Monday following …
(2019-06-27). Progressive Leads Queens DA Race, Shocking the Establishment. therealnews.com 
31-year-old Public Defender Tiffany Caban ran an AOC-style grassroots campaign calling for an end to mass incarceration and radical reform to the prosecutor's office…
(2019-06-26). New Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Macy's Over Criminal History Screening Policy. blackstarnews.com 
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm of Outten & Golden LLP (O&G), and Youth Represent (YR) filed a lawsuit today in the Southern District of New York against Macy's, Inc. (Macy's), challenging its use of an unnecessarily punitive criminal history screening policy. | According to the lawsuit, the policy disproportionately disqualifies Black and Latinx applicants and employees from job opportunities in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and the New York City Human Rights Law. | Plaintiffs, The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) and Ms. Jenetta Rolfer,…
(2019-06-26). Equity Must Be at the Heart of Marijuana Legalization. aclu.org With an equity-centered bill, Illinois just became the 11th state to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older. | Illinois just passed what may be the most progressive marijuana legalization bill in America. Gov. Pritzker didn't surprise anyone by signing the bill yesterday ( he campaigned on the issue), and with the work of the state legislature Illinois is the 11th state to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. This is a deceptively momentous criminal justice reform whose nuances show ju…
(2019-06-26). I've Lived on the Border My Entire Life. The Courts Must Shut Down Trump's Border Wall. aclu.org Communities, public lands and property are threatened by the president's abuse of emergency powers. | The ecological destruction of Arizona, New Mexico, and California hangs in the balance as courts decide whether to block President Trump's abuse of emergency powers to secure funds for a border wall Congress denied. | On Feb. 15, 2019, President Trump declared a national emergency so that he could raid the military budget for billions of dollars for border wall construction. The declaration came after the president put the country through the longest government shutdown in U.S. history over Congress's refusal to…
(2019-06-26). Raising our Voices for Equality at Stonewall and the Supreme Court. aclu.org 50 years after the riots at Stonewall, we are telling the Supreme Court not to roll back protections for LGBTQ people. | It's been half a century since the Stonewall uprising began on June 28, 1969, the reason we celebrate Pride each June. But there's another fitting date to commemorate this month, and it falls just two days before the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. | June 26 marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in 2003 striking down state laws that criminalized same-sex intimacy. T…
(2019-06-26). CPUSA encourages building unity from the ground up in anti-oppression panel. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—Hundreds gathered here this past weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). The party's 31st National Convention was held at the University of Illinois campus in Chicago and ran for three consecutive days. The event featured a variety of speakers, such as Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, who …
(2019-06-26). It's 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil-Rights Protections? thenation.com It's 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil-Rights Protections?
(2019-06-26). Congress Is Funding the Destruction of Kids' Lives. truthdig.com 
I came to this country from Mexico as a small child because my mother was escaping poverty and wanted to give my sisters and me a better life. She worked hard to make sure we had food on our table and a roof over our heads, often doing two and three jobs at a time. | Because of poverty and systemic racism, undocumented families like mine must work multiple jobs and get paid under the table, and that often comes with mistreatment and discrimination on the job. To get by, people in our community have to develop our own survival methods, such as getting together with neighbors to share meals or take care of each oth…
(2019-06-26). #NeverAgainIsNow: Vigil for Children Imprisoned at Border (San Jose). indybay.org Issei Memorial Building, 565 North Fifth Street, San Jose, CA…
(2019-06-26). US Navy officer jailed for trying to arrange sex with deaf 12yo… is tapped for PROMOTION. rt.com 
The Navy has included an officer imprisoned for attempting to arrange sex with a deaf child on its list of those eligible for a department head position — even though he's currently serving a 10-year sentence in federal prison.
(2019-06-26). For-profit company makes $750 per day, per immigrant child yet maintains deplorable conditions. nationofchange.org Private prisons have become notorious in the US for making billions of dollars off the incarcerated. Now private for-profit companies are expanding their services and getting rich off of immigrant children. | Caliburn International Corp., the company in charge of a temporary influx shelter in Homestead, Florida charges an outrageous $750 per child, per day to house immigrant children at their facility. Compared to the approximate cost of housing a migrant child at a standard, permanent shelter ($250), you would think that the children at the Homestead shelter would be well taken care of. | For $750 a day a chi…
(2019-06-26). Navy SEAL Court-Martial Witness Could Face Perjury Charges. truthdig.com 
SAN DIEGO—A Navy SEAL witness could face a perjury charge after testifying that he — and not Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher— had killed a young Islamic State prisoner in Iraq, according to an email sent to a lawyer for the witness. | Officials are considering charging Special Operator First Class Corey Scott with lying under oath during Gallagher's court-martial, said the email sent Tuesday by Navy Capt. Donald King, a lawyer for the senior commander who convened the war crimes proceedings. | Scott "testified directly contrary to previous official statements — thus exposing him…
(2019-06-26). Trump's prisons for migrant children are "torture chambers" — shut them down. peoplesworld.org 
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(2019-06-26). Vile act of torture prohibited 'under all circumstances', UN chief affirms on International Day to support victims. un.org While the prohibition of torture is "absolute, under all circumstances", UN Secretary-General António Guterres bemoaned the fact that "this core principle is undermined every day" – in detention centres, prisons, police stations, psychiatric institutions and other places where captor can prey on captive.
(2019-06-26). Egyptian Officials Threatened Morsi Days Before Death in Court. theantimedia.com (MEE) — Mohamed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders in prison in Egypt were given an ultimatum by top officials to disband the organisation or face the consequences, Middle East Eye has learned. They had until the end of Ramadan to decide. Morsi refused and within days he was dead. Brotherhood members inside and outside Egypt now fear for the lives …
(2019-06-26). Migrant Rescue Boat Defies Racist Ban, Heads for Italian Coast. telesurenglish.net The Sea-Watch 3 ship carrying 42 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean said Wednesday it was headed for the island of Lampedusa despite the threat of hefty fines from Italy's far-right interior minister. | RELATED: | German Boat Captain Faces 20 Yrs in Prison for Saving Refugees | "I've decided to enter the port of Lampedusa," Sea-Watch Captain Carola Rackete said, adding that they were still waiting for the coast guards to react. "I know this is risky, but the 42 shipwrecked o…
(2019-06-26). Lawsuit Launched to Protect Critically Endangered Okinawa Woodpecker. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-06-26). 'It is a Stain on Our Country': Warren Joins Protest Outside Child Detention Facility in Florida. commondreams.org "There are a lot of different ways that we get in the fight. And one of them is that you show up." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/warren_homestead.jpg…
(2019-06-26). Horrific detention center conditions expose Trump's true immigration policy: unmitigated, unrelenting cruelty. splcenter.org A year ago, America awoke to the shocking images of children being held in cages — children who had been stolen from their asylum-seeking parents at the border by an administration that had no plan to reunite them.
(2019-06-26). Juan González: There Are Refugees in Desperate Need of Help in Airports Across the United States. democracynow.org 
Co-host Juan González was at the Dallas/Fort Worth airport this past Sunday, where he encountered Central American refugee families recently released from detention centers. The families, who were from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, had been left there by Immigration and Customs Enforcement without guidance or a translator to help them navigate their flight information. The families were likely traveling to cities where they could reunite with loved ones already in living in the U.S. In the case of the Guatemalan families, most of them didn't speak Spanish, but indigenous languages. None of them spoke Engli…
(2019-06-26). DHS Whistleblower Who Spoke Out Against Obama-Era Immigration Jails Condemns Conditions on Border. democracynow.org 
Immigration jails along the southern border are facing heightened scrutiny following horrific reports of dirty and unhygienic conditions at a detention center in Clint, Texas, and other facilities. We speak with government whistleblower Dr. Scott Allen, who was hired in 2014 to inspect facilities where immigrant families are incarcerated, who says degrading conditions for jailed migrants date back to Obama's presidency. He is calling for more government transparency about conditions in immigration facilities, saying, "I think most Americans, if they were confronted with the humanity of what we are doing here, wou…