(2020-12-18). 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 . . . |
(2020-12-18). The Killing Just Keeps Going On. counterpunch.org It is a Monday in late November, 2020, and I catch Amy Goodman ("Democracy Now") looking back on the weekend. A couple of months have passed since the massive demonstrations against police brutality, people shaking governments by the collar demanding that the pointless wanton arbitrary killing of black people stop. Organizations had formed and the
(2020-12-18). Free Speech Protest in Downtown Santa Cruz. indybay.org Watch the free speech protest held on Church Street on December 11th in downtown Santa Cruz, challenging for city of 1st and 14th Amendment rights violations. Also, recently published survey results of Santa Cruz County residents on political issues ranging from their media to Black Lives Matter. Eye-opening.
(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). This is how far cops will go to stop you from recording them. therealnews.com 
The arrest of citizen journalist James Freeman shows the extreme measures police in Arizona are taking to block the public from documenting routine police work and hide it from scrutiny.
(2020-12-17). Car hits anti-ICE march in New York Cit. workers.org 
New York Since the beginning of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2014, there have been at least 100 car attacks on protesters in the U.S. Most recently, in Manhattan near 39th St. and Third Ave., a car plowed at high speed through a group of protesters on Dec. 12. . . . |
(2020-12-17). People of Milwaukee defeat the COPS grant. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On December 15, the Milwaukee Common Council, after a backlash from the people, voted no on approving a grant that would give the Milwaukee Police Department $10 million. The grant would be given through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program with the expectation that Milwaukee Police Department would carry out tasks through a federal program called Operation Legend. Operation Legend's stated purpose is to cut down on violence in cities. The reality is that Operation Legend is terrorizing oppressed nationality neighborhoods. | The defeat of the COPS grant was only possible through…
(2020-12-17). MLB Rights Wrong By Reclassifying Negro Leagues as Major League. telesurenglish.net Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. reported that the seven Negro Leagues received Major League status along with the 3,400 players who competed between 1920 and 1948. | The Negro Leagues brought together African-American athletes who have been recognized for their sports performance and also as bulwarks of resistance against racial segregation. | RELATED: | Manfred noted that dark-skinned players wer…
(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). 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). 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). 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.