(2021-08-15). Imminent Collapse of U.S. Imperial project Afghanistan. indybay.org the 40+ year U.S. Imperial project in Afghanistan(started by the Carter administration back in 1979, with Uncle Sam's backing of Usama binLaden–UBL–and his band of jihadists) is now collapsing like a house of cards, sending shock waves in Washington and on the Public airwaves, especially in the NeoLiberal "Corprorate-bin-Laden" media. The rush is on to explain away the bloody hands of Uncle Sam in creating and maintaining the myth that the U.S. went in with good intentions to help "democratize" the Afghan people and, especially, to "liberate" Afghan women from oppression. The reality is almost 180 degrees from…
(2021-08-15). Taliban Takes Over Bagram Air Base, Chaos At Kabul Airport (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | The Taliban has reportedly taken over Bagram Air Base, which hosted thousands of US and NATO troops for nearly 20 years. | On August 15, Afghan government forces situated in the base, which is located in the central province of Parwan some 40 km to the north of the capital Kabul, surrendered to the Taliban without a fight. The surrender was confirmed by Bagram district chief Darwaish Raufi. | Bagram Air Base prison, where some 5,000 captives including members of al-Qaeda are held, was also captured…
(2021-08-15). Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship. aclu.org On this day nine years ago, the U.S. government began accepting applications under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a policy commonly known as DACA. | Thanks to DACA, undocumented people who came to the United States as children could receive temporary protection from deportation that allows them to live, work, go to school, and provide for their loved ones freely in the country they've called home. It has been life-changing, even life-saving, for hundreds of thousands, and a result of years of organizing and determination by immigrants rights advocates. But DACA recipients always knew the program was n…
(2021-08-15). Journalist sentenced for covering protests by marginalized Berber community in Algeria. peoplesdispatch.org Rabah Kareche of the Liberte daily was arrested on April 19 and kept in pre-trial detention following his articles on the Berber Tuareg tribe community's demonstrations against land grab…
(2021-08-15). In Conversation with Oakland Abolition and Solidarity on Strategy and the Upcoming 'Shut'Em Down' Demonstrations. itsgoingdown.org On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we speak with two members of Oakland Abolition and Solidarity about their organizing work in the California bay area, abolitionist strategy in the current terrain, the wave of prisoner resistance that erupted during the outset of the coronavirus, and also the current call from Jailhouse Lawyers…
(2021-08-15). Turkish LGBTQ Activists Counter Oppression With Art, Solidarity and Radical Hope. truthout.org 
Activism came to Hazar Kolancalƒ± like a thunderstorm, at first a rumbling in the distance and then upon her all at once. The constant — and
(2021-08-14). U.S. Premiere Screening + Q&A: Fedayin. peoplesforum.org For over 35 years, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah has been imprisoned. A Lebanese communist engaged in resistance alongside Palestinian fighters, he has been imprisoned by the French judicial system and successive governments since 1984. Beyond the judicial harassment to which he has been subjected, this documentary film will trace the political course of Georges Abdallah and seeks to show how his ideas and struggle are still vital and necessary.
(2021-08-14). 'Economic Warfare [Is] Designed to Starve the Cuban People Into Rebellion' (Interview). orinocotribune.com 
CounterSpin interview with James Early on Cuban blockade | Janine Jackson interviewed IPS's James Early about the Cuban blockade for the Janine Jackson: In the wake of Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests, lawmakers in Florida—as elsewhere—passed legislation increasing penalties for blocking public streets, and offering protection to people who hit protesters with their car. But when people took to the street to show suppo…
(2021-08-14). Florida Jail Faces Threat of Toxic Flooding. It Has No Evacuation Plan. truthout.org 
Editor's note: Some names have been changed or left out to protect the identity of people who've been incarcerated in the Manatee County Jail. | Jennifer watched pandemonium unfold outside the window of her cell at the Manatee County Jail in Florida on the evening of Sunday, April 4. Drones hovered, dozens of police cars sped back and forth down the road. Jail staff moved their personal vehicles to higher ground and led livestock from the jail's work farm onto trailers. | A wastewater reservoir cove…
(2021-08-14). Resistance continues vs. solitary and banning. workers.org 
Incarcerated people depend on their voices being heard outside the walls for their grievances against prison officials to be effective inside. Without public pressure from family, friends and other supporters, the prison guards, supervisors and administrators can literally get away with murder. Bryant Arroyo has been a voice from inside . . . |
(2021-08-14). Venezuela: Laws aimed at gender violence have major impact. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – Images of men sitting in prison, looking down at their shoes, awaiting court for violating and committing acts of violence against women appear on the TV screen. Scrolling across the bottom of the screen are the words, "The most people in prison in Venezuela are men who have committed gender violence." | Venezuela has one of the strongest gender laws of any country in the world. The laws strongly protect women, so men are held accountable and cannot hurt them again. | "We made laws in Venezuela so we will be a country without violence against women. These laws don't just protect us from being…
(2021-08-14). Former DEA agent sentenced to over 13 years in prison. nationofchange.org "His actions were antithetical to the oath he swore to uphold. Now, he will rightly serve time for his many crimes."