(2022-09-12). Venezuela Rejects Washington's Statement on Imprisoned US Citizens. orinocotribune.com Caracas, September 11, 2022 ( At the time of his capture in September 2020, Heath had allegedly already taken photos of strategic m…
(2022-09-11). Rifles, Tasers And Jails: How Cities And States Spent Billions Of COVID-19 Relief. popularresistance.org After signing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) last spring, President Joe Biden touted what the economic stimulus bill would deliver: food assistance to millions of people in need, lower healthcare premiums for millions of Americans, and $350 billion for state and local governments to spend on COVID-19 recovery. Economists say it was the largest infusion of federal funding in local governments in almost 40 years. | A year later, ARPA became one of President Biden's talking points to demonstrate Democrats are not out to defund the police. | "[T]he American Rescue Plan … provided $350 billion tha…
(2022-09-11). Red Theory: The National Question in the era of imperialism. fightbacknews.org Imperialism means monopoly capitalism, but it brings along with it war and national oppression. Because of the peculiar dynamics of imperialism in the era of proletarian revolution, the national question takes on a particular importance, and, concretely, must be understood and dealt with practically in ways that differ from the pre-imperialist period of competitive capitalism. | What do we mean by the "national question" and why is this important? Essentially, Marxist-Leninists, when referring to the national question, are referring to the analysis of the problems posed to the revolutionary movement by the mater…
(2022-09-11). Pregnant women held indefinitely in Alabama jail for drug use in pregnancy. wsws.org Since 2010, around 1 women have been detained in the Etowah Detention Center in Alabama for using drugs during their pregnancies. Mandatory rehabilitation stipulations in Alabama's chemical endangerment laws ensure that many of them will remain in jail indefinitely.
(2022-09-11). Pregnant women held indefinitely in Alabama jail for drug use. wsws.org Since 2010, around 1 women have been detained in the Etowah Detention Center in Alabama for using drugs during their pregnancies. Mandatory rehabilitation stipulations in Alabama's chemical endangerment laws ensure that many of them will remain in jail indefinitely.