2020-12-15: News Headlines

John Pilger (2020-12-15). The Most Lethal Virus is Not COVID. It is War. counterpunch.org In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Boris Johnson has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defence spending — a figure that would restore the under-resourced NHS many times over.

Fight Back (2020-12-15). Jacksonville rallies for justice for Devon Gregory and community control of the police. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – On December 11, activists both locally and nationally joined the family of Devon Gregory, an 18-year-old Black man shot 35 times by four Jacksonville Sheriff's officers, in a day of action for Devon. | Earlier that day at around 11 a.m., Gregory's family was joined by their attorney, Kevin O'Conner, and organizers from various groups for a press conference on the steps of city hall. | The demands were for a federal investigation of the case, as well as an end to protections for killer cops that are currently in the Florida Officers' Bill of Rights, so that evidence such as the remaining body ca…

Norman Stockwell (2020-12-15). W.E.B. Du Bois Is as Relevant as Ever. progressive.org Elvira Basevich's new book takes a look at the scholar's work through the lens of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Staff (2020-12-15). William Barr Resigns as Attorney General on Heels of Electoral College Vote. truthout.org Image Credit: Shealah Craighead / White House / Flickr | William Barr is resigning as attorney general, leaving his post after angering President Trump for not backing his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud more strongly. But despite their split, Barr has been one of Trump's staunchest allies, echoing much of the president's inflammatory rhetoric about Black Lives Matter and antifascist activists this year even while downplaying the threat posed by far-right extremists. In June, Barr repor…

Haymarket Books (2020-12-15). Wednesday 12/16: The Legacy of Police Violence Against the Black Panthers to the Attica Uprising. indybay.org Online event…

WSWS (2020-12-14). Hundreds protest in Columbus, Ohio to demand justice for Casey Goodson, victim of police shooting. wsws.org More than 200 protesters gathered in front of the state capitol on Saturday to demand justice for the 23-year-old African-American man gunned down by a sheriff's deputy on December 4.

teleSUR (2020-12-14). US Implements Enforcement Measures on Two Iranian Officials. telesurenglish.net The US Department of the Treasury (US) published on Monday a communiqué in which it revealed the application of unilateral coercive measures against two high officials of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security of Iran (MOIS), for the alleged "kidnapping and detention" of the ex-agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Robert A. "Bob" Levinson. | RELATED: | The US entity detailed that Levinson was allegedly arrested on March 9 2007 on Kish…

_____ (2020-12-14). Proud Boys Vandalize Churches And Clash With Antifascists In DC. popularresistance.org Washington DC-A night of confrontations and violent clashes followed a day-long rally of MAGA, the followers of the defeated Trump Administration. Proud Boy hate groups led roving groups of pro-Trump MAGA followers through downtown DC, looking to vent their frustration over a lost Presidential election. | Proud Boys tore down Black Lives Matter signs on several churches and businesses and attempted to penetrate police lines to attack anti-fascist opposition. Confrontations began early in the day at Black Lives Matter Plaza where an anti-fascist group, Black Lives Matter Civil Rights organizations, and allied grou…

The Canary (2020-12-13). Dozens arrested in Paris protest against new security law. thecanary.co Police in Paris have arrested dozens of people during a tense demonstration against a proposed security law.Arrests: Officers targeted protesters who they suspected might gather in violent groups, like those who vandalised shops and vehicles at previous demonstrations. The interior minister said 81 people had been arrested on Saturday 12 December.The proposed new law has sparked successive weekends of protests (Lewis Joly/AP)Riot police escorted the march through the streets of the French capital.The proposed security law has been met by successive weekends of protests. The most contested measure in the ne…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-12-13). Protesters in London march against police atrocity against Black teenager. peoplesdispatch.org On Friday, December 11, anti-racism groups in the UK protested police atrocity against a Black teenager in North London. Video footage which shows a police officer punching the teenager in the head while he was pressed against a police car, was widely circulated on social media on Thursday night and triggered widespread outrage across the UK. Scores of people under the leadership of Black Lives Matter Movement and Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) marched to North London's Tottenham police station and protested the police brutality and demanded punishment for the officers involved in the incident. | According to a Mornin…