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Defund The Police Is Not Abolition

January 26, 2021 Greg Felton, Black Agenda Report. , , ,
The demand to defund the police has become a central narrative responding  to the graphic killing of Black people. Black organizers must now discuss if this strategy can move us closer to community control of public safety and unpoliced Black neighborhoods. The defund demand has a number of important branches  but at its root it is a call to mobilize community energy towards winning votes at local budget hearings. This effort is not just about the vote but reflects a firm belief in U.S. democracy which at this exact moment may be the most mistaken political stance possible. During the Jan. 6th meeting at the U.S. Capitol we witnessed a show of strength  that could not have happened without deep police collaboration.

The EARN IT Bill Is the Government’s Plan To Scan Every Message Online

March 20, 2020 By Joe Mullin, Eff.org , ,
That’s what the Senate Judiciary Committee has proposed and hopes to pass into law. The so-called EARN IT bill, sponsored by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), will strip Section 230 protections away from any website that doesn’t follow a list of “best practices,” meaning those sites can be sued into bankruptcy.

Supreme Court Could Soon Make Government Regulation — And The Next Election — Moot

March 20, 2020 By Lee Price, Insidesources.com ,
In recent years, the Supreme Court has issued ruling after ruling awarding more power to large corporations. Most notably, the 2010 Citizens United ruling opened the floodgates to an unprecedented deluge of corporate cash in our elections. Now, however, the court’s right-wing majority appears prepared to offer an even bigger boon...

No Need To Wait For Pandemics: The Public Health Case For Criminal Justice Reform

March 18, 2020 By Peter Wagner and Emily Widra, Prisonpolicy.org , , , , ,
The United States incarcerates a greater share of its population than any other nation in the world, so it is urgent that policymakers think about how a viral pandemic would impact people in prisons, in jails, on probation, and on parole, and to take seriously the public health case for criminal justice reform.

Judge Blocks Rule That Would Have Kicked 700,000 People Off SNAP

March 16, 2020 Maria Godoy, Npr.org , , ,
Critics had called on the Department of Agriculture to suspend implementation of the new food stamp restrictions, especially in light of the economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from adopting a rule change that would force nearly 700,000 Americans off food stamps...

Guess Who’s Rallying For Medicare For All? Senior Citizens

March 16, 2020 By Taylor Moore, Inthesetimes.com , ,
Because seniors already have Medicare and may be retired, changing the healthcare system is not typically considered a key issue for their voting demographic. The problem? “No one’s asked us." CHICAGO—What began as back pain ended in a five-month stay at the hospital for an excruciating spinal infection that almost paralyzed Catherine (name changed for privacy).

French Anti-Worker Pension Plan Becomes Law Without A Vote 

March 16, 2020 By G. Dunkel, Workers.org , , ,
Hundreds of thousands of people have been in the streets protesting for months. Transportation strikes have disrupted travel. Public opinion supports the strikes, even though they were extremely inconvenient. Students and teachers from primary grades to universities have walked out repeatedly. Still, the French government under President Emmanuel Macron — a former investment banker...

Native Activists Are Forging A Just Transition To Renewable Energy

March 12, 2020 By Winona LaDuke, Truthout.org , ,
Native activists and youth are shaping a clear vision for the transition necessary to guide us toward an environmentally just future — and there are more of them coming. Nationally, the Sunrise Movement and Indigenous environmental justice groups are overtaking entrenched political power with a breath of fresh air. Democrats are even talking about it.

Women Protesting India’s Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law Are Undeterred By Violence

March 12, 2020 By Mehk Chakraborty, Wagingnonviolence.org , , , ,
Starting in the early morning of Feb. 24, sectarian violence between Hindus and Muslims broke out in several neighborhoods in northeast New Delhi — all while Donald Trump was on a visit to India. Videos emerged on social media of Hindus chanting “Jai Shri Ram,” or “Hail Lord Ram,” pelting Muslims with stones...

Is XR America Going To ‘Make XR Great Again,’ Or Is It An XR EXIT?

March 11, 2020 Cherri Foytlin, Acherrifoytlinblog.com , , ,
Before that hot, muggy, South Louisiana summer of 2016, I had considered myself more of a witness to the climate movement than affected community. I mean sure, Louisiana loses a football field of land every 45 minutes due to disappearing wetlands and rising seas. I doubt most people can wrap their heads around that, I know I couldn’t – not really.

Trump Move To Gut NEPA, Bedrock U.S. Environmental Law, Would Slash Protection For Air, Water, Wildlife

March 11, 2020 Staff, Biologicaldiversity.org , , ,
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity joined hundreds of conservation groups to file formal comments today with the Trump administration opposing its plans to gut the rules that govern the landmark National Environmental Policy Act.

“So-Called ‪’Peace Deal’ Is Anything But”: Critics Warn US-Taliban Deal Exposes Fallacies Of Endless War Paradigm

March 2, 2020 By Jon Queally, Commondreams.org , ,
The agreement, warned Rep. Barbara Lee, "leaves thousands of troops in Afghanistan and lacks the critical investments in peacebuilding, human-centered development, or governance reform needed to rebuild Afghan society. While President Donald Trump bragged Saturday about an agreement signed by the U.S. government and the Taliban as a milestone towards ending the war in Afghanistan that has raged now for the nearly two decades—devastating the Afghan people and the wider region...

Chile’s Piñera And His Repressive Laws Versus The Subversion Of A People

February 28, 2020 Jaime David Farias Delva, Resumen-english.org , , , ,
The months of rebellion that the people of Chile are experiencing have caused them to ask themselves questions, which require quick answers because if they are not answered as soon as possible they open up the possibility of a scenario that the ruling class in power does not like and will make every effort to undermine. The thoughts, purposes, beliefs and reflections left to us last October 18 show us how the subversion of one of the most suffering peoples of Latin America...

French Workers Continue Their Epic Struggle Against Macron’s Economic Reforms

February 25, 2020 John McEvoy, Thecanary.co , , , , ,
On 20 February, nearly 100,000 people across France protested against proposed reforms to the country’s pension system. According to those striking, the new system would force them to work for longer, for less. While France’s pension system is currently running a deficit, it remains one of the best in the EU. Figures from 2018 show that only 7.3% of French pensioners are at risk of poverty, as opposed to 21.6% in the UK [provisional figure] and 18.7% in Germany.

Lawsuit Launched Over Trump’s Massive Rollback Of Clean Water Act Protections

February 22, 2020 Staff, Waterkeeper.org , ,
Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Trump administration today for eliminating longstanding Clean Water Act protections for the nation’s waters, including approximately half of all wetlands and potentially millions of miles of streams. The Trump rule allows polluters to pave over wetlands and to dump pesticides, mining waste, and other pollutants directly into these now-unprotected waterways.
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