(2022-07-14). WorkWeek Rally Against Billionaire John Fisher's Stadium & Prisoners Strike Over $1 Wage. indybay.org WorkWeek on 7-7-22 covers rally against billionaire John Fisher's stadium & Immigrant prisoners strike over $1 A Day, and rally to top the extradition of journalist Julian Assange on his birthday…
(2022-07-14). "Never Surrender": Statement from Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. indybay.org My name is Fidencio Aldama Pérez. I am part of the Yaqui tribe. I was taught to respect other people, without forgetting something very important: THE STRUGGLE FOR OUR TERRITORY.
(2022-07-14). Chris Hedges on trauma and teaching writing in prison. popularresistance.org Since 2013, Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and host of The Chris Hedges Report, has taught college courses in drama, literature, philosophy, and history at East Jersey State Prison (aka "Rahway") and other New Jersey prisons. In one such course, after reading plays by Amiri Baraka and August Wilson, among others, Hedges' students wrote a play of their own. The play, Caged, would eventually be published and performed at The Passage Theatre in Trenton, New Jersey, for a month-long run in 2018 to sold-out audiences. In his latest book, Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison, Hedg…
(2022-07-14). As Anti-BDS Bills Become the Norm, ACLU Takes Free Speech Fight to the Supreme Court. towardfreedom.org If certain pro-Israel and pro-fossil fuel advocates get their way, U.S. residents will lose a fundamental right to free speech and protest, reports Jessica Buxbaum.
(2022-07-14). Swedish court sentences Hamid Nouri to life imprisonment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) — A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced an Iranian citizen, who has been arrested on bogus charges, to life in prison.
(2022-07-14). Atlanta marks 40th anniversary of Mumia's incarceration. workers.org 
Brother Jalil, holding one side of the "Long Distance Revolutionary" movie poster. Credit: IJAN Atlanta To mark the 40th anniversary of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal being sentenced to death, the film "Long Distance Revolutionary" was screened in Atlanta July 3. After decades of political and legal struggle, Mumia's death sentence . . . |
(2022-07-14). Publisher's lawsuit seeks to take down Internet Archive's digital lending library. wsws.org Four of the largest corporate publishing giants are pursuing a lawsuit against the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library dedicated to universal access to all knowledge.
(2022-07-13). Mayoral Candidate In Gainesville, Florida, Comes Out For Reparations, Dr. Sandy Darity Responds. moguldom.com The race for the mayoral seat in Gainesville, Florida, is crowned with nine candidates vying to replace Mayor Lauren Poe, who is term-limited. Among those is Gabriel Hillel (also known as Gabriel Hillel Kaimowitz). Hillel, a former civil rights attorney, recently came out for reparations for Black Americans. Hillel is white. Reparations scholar William "Sandy" …
(2022-07-13). Visualizing The Economic Veins That Fuel Our Carceral Reality. popularresistance.org The contemporary US prison system incarcerates people — largely Black, Native, Latinx, disabled, and working-class and poor folks — and hides them from society for years, decades, or lifetimes. This is true across the United States generally and in Massachusetts, specifically. These days, when discussing the case against incarceration and the prison system, there are a few different arguments one tends to hear: (1) the first is that incarceration is immoral and reprehensible in both its conditions and treatment of incarcerated people; (2) a second, appealing to economists and technocratic policymakers…
(2022-07-13). Home Care Workers Protect the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities. They Need Protection, Too. aclu.org At the onset of the pandemic, as most of the country shuttered themselves inside to avoid COVID-19 infection, home health aides remained on the front lines, taking care of our loved ones and risking their lives in the process. These caregivers — the majority of whom are Black and Brown immigrant women — face considerable risks on the job. | Home care workers help people with disabilities and seniors with intimate and vital tasks like bathing, dressing, and eating, making social distancing impossible. Yet, many states' emergency COVID-19 measures excluded home health aides from their definition of "
(2022-07-13). LeBron James On Brittney Griner Imprisonment: Does America Have Her Back? 'I Would Be Feeling, Do I Even Want To Go Back?'. moguldom.com Basketball star LeBron James recently debuted a promo for a new season of his TV side hustle— an HBO show called "The Shop." Remarks made about Women's National Basketball Association, player Brittney Griner, imprisoned in Russia after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis, have taken some aback. Cannabis in Russia is illegal. "How can she feel …