(2020-12-17). PDF of December 17 issue. workers.org 
Download the 12-page PDF. 'Red House on Mississippi Ave.' Portland activists block eviction Fight for Mumia's freedom; NYC cops & landlords, hand in hand; Boston solidarity with workers, farmers in India; Buffalo anti-racists face down fascists; Michigan: Confronting white supremacy; Justice for Casey Goodson! Attack on anti-ICE marchers; Indigenous land . . . |
(2020-12-17). Video shows Chicago cops terrorizing Black social worker in her home. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—Video finally released after almost two years shows police in Chicago terrorizing an innocent Black woman social worker who had just undressed in her home after a long day on her job of two years. Brandishing a completely baseless search warrant which was itself issued under highly questionable circumstances, they burst into her home as …
(2020-12-17). Green Bay, WI: Body cams for cops now required, struggle for justice for Jonathon Tubby continues. fightbacknews.org Green Bay, WI – On the evening of December 15, the Green Bay City Council voted unanimously to require the Green Bay Police Department to wear body cameras while on duty, part of a $2.5 million overhaul to the department over five years. This comes over two years after Jonathon Tubby of the Oneida Nation was shot five times in the sally port of the GBPD building, murdered by Officer Erik O'Brien while he laid on the ground, handcuffed, pepper sprayed, and restrained by a police dog. The implementation of a body camera policy for officers of the GBPD is a win for the family of Jonathon as it was one of the primary…
(2020-12-16). Saudi prosecutor seeks 20 years in prison for women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi prosecutor seeks 20 years in prison for women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul | Terrorism court judge says verdict and possible sentencing in Hathloul's case may be expected as early as Monday | Wed, 12/16/2020 – 20: 45 | Loujain al-Hathloul was arrested in May 2018 alongside at least a dozen other women activists (AFP/File photo) | Saudi Arabia's state prosecutor is seeking the maximum possible ja…
(2020-12-16). New Report Details the Shocking Growth of the Prison Exploitation Across the US. mintpressnews.com "This report is really hoping to unveil the prison industry, the government and corporate actors who are exploiting the fact that they have been in the shadows," — Bianca Tylek, Founder of Worth Rises…
(2020-12-16). Proud Boys Destroy Churches' Black Lives Matter Signs During Protest in Washington, D.C. splcenter.org Proud Boys attended a pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday that ended with members of the group tearing down and destroying Black Lives Matter banners from two historic Black churches.
(2020-12-16). Police arrested more than 117 journalists in the US in 2020. wsws.org The mass multiracial anti-police violence protests that erupted over the summer were met by brutal repression, with police forces across the country taking particular aim at intimidating and silencing journalists.
(2020-12-16). Three peasant leaders arbitrarily detained in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org Three well-known peasant and social leaders were arrested by officials of the National Police and the Attorney General's office in the last 24 hours in Colombia. At around 3am on December 16, peasant leader Robert Daza was arrested in the municipality of Pasto in the southwest department of Nariño. Less than 12 hours before his arrest, at around 5pm on December 15, Teófilo Acuña was arrested in the municipality Barranco de Loba of the Bolívar department, and Adelso Gallo was detained in the city of Villavicencio in the department of Meta. | Daza, Acuña and Gallo are all spokespersons of the Agrarian, Peasant, Eth…
(2020-12-16). COVID Cases in Prisons and ICE Immigration Jails Surpass 250,000. truthout.org The United States has the world's highest incarceration rate and largest systems for locking people up. As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began, experts and advocates warned the virus would be amplified by prisons and jails, where social distancing is impossible, ventilation is often poor and people are more likely to have underserved medical needs. | The virus, they warned, would spread quickly both inside and beyond prison walls. They were right. | As new cases and deaths surge nationwide, the combined n…
(2020-12-16). Latin American Academics Endorse Boycott Of Complicit Israeli Academic Institutions. popularresistance.org In their statement, the signatories commit not to participate in any type of academic exchange or cooperation with or accept funding from complicit Israeli institutions or the State of Israel. In addition, they call on Latin American universities to suspend cooperation with complicit Israeli institutions, until Israel respects the UN- sanctioned political and human rights of the Palestinian people. | The boycott of complicit Israeli academic institutions was initiated in 2004 and later became a key part of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel's occupation and apartheid regime. It wa…
(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.
(2020-12-15). Wednesday 12/16: The Legacy of Police Violence Against the Black Panthers to the Attica Uprising. indybay.org Online event…
(2020-12-15). 'On the Verge of Global Vaccine Apartheid': Rich Countries Hoard Supplies as Poorest Left Out. commondreams.org Global public health officials fear that the push for international solidarity "has mostly been lost" as the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe has claimed a vast majority of the available vaccines. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …