Editor2 (2021-08-31). Should the Cuban Revolution Hold on to Power? Part 1: The Account of Comrade Frank García Hernández Versus That of His Overseas 'Friends'. orinocotribune.com By Sam King — Aug 24, 2021 | By his own account, Frank García Hernández, a communist historian at the University of Havana, was not arrested for criticising the Cuban government or for participation in the July 11 mobilisations against it. | This is verified in the Comunistas

New Atlas (2021-08-31). Cambodia Fights Against US Meddling: Arrests US-Backed "Union Leader" newatlas.report August 31, 2021 (The New Atlas) — The US policy of encircling and containing China spares no nation in Southeast Asia. Cambodia is also being targeted, though Cambodia has arrested or driven out the US-backed opposition party of choice — the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) — which now resides in Washington D.C. There are …

Julia Conley (2021-08-31). Nearly 70 People Arrested for Resisting Line 3. zcomm.org "Water protectors marched 256 miles from the headwaters of the Mississippi River to speak with this gentleman," an Indigenous organizer said of Gov. Tim Walz. "He has not come to listen to their voices and so we came here."

WSWS (2021-08-31). Israeli filmmaker Ra'anan Alexandrowicz's The Viewing Booth: Changing hearts and minds? wsws.org Ra'anan Alexandrowicz's 2019 documentary explores the notion that exposing pro-Israeli viewers to videos depicting the brutality of the military occupation of the West Bank alone can alter consciousness.

By Giniw Collective (2021-08-31). Water Protectors Document Escalating Police Brutality in Minnesota. indybay.org In August police escalated to torture. On August 11 water protectors shut down two different worksites. Police approached them on the site and when the water protectors refused to leave police began to use a torture tactic they refer to as "pain compliance."

Editor2 (2021-08-31). Free Meng Campaign Marks 1000 Days of Incarceration. orinocotribune.com By People's Voice — Aug 27, 2021 | Thursday, August 26, 2021, marked the 1000th day of unjust incarceration by the Trudeau government of Meng Wanzhou. That's 1000 days during which Ms. Meng has been denied her freedom, has not been able to be with members of her family, has not been able to carry on the duties of her very responsible position as Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Technologies, one of the world's leading tech companies, with 1300 employees in Canada. | Meng's ordeal began on December 1, 2018, the date on which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kowtowed to the request of former US President Donald…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-30). Islamic State claims rocket attack on Kabul airport and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at reports of civilian casualties after a US drone strike in Kabul; protests against police brutality by farmers in India as the struggle crosses 9 months; protests by Palestinians in Gaza against the crushing 14 year long Israeli siege; the March on Washington for Voting Rights in the US to demand better protections against voter suppression laws in the US; and a warning issued by the Executive Committee of the Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia (APDHB) of coup leader Jeanine Anez's possible escape from prison.

Morgan Artyukhina (2021-08-30). Protest outside White House as Israeli PM seeks assurance of U.S. support for apartheid. liberationnews.org Protesters rallied outside the White House Aug. 26 as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was set to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden.

teleSUR (2021-08-30). Bolsonaro Believes He Will Be either Reelected or Killed. telesurenglish.net During a meeting with evangelical pastors from the state of Goias, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro spoke about the possible scenarios in his immediate political future. | RELATED: | "I have three alternatives … to be arrested, to be killed, or to win the election. Rest assured the first option does not exist. I am doing the right thing and I owe nothing to anyone," the far-right captain said. | His statements occur amid a new political crisis f…

Staff (2021-08-30). Nearly 70 Line 3 Resisters Arrested Outside Minnesota Governor's Mansion. truthout.org Environmental justice campaigners expressed solidarity over the weekend with nearly 70 people who were arrested Saturday by Minnesota law enforcement as they assembled outside Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's home, demanding the governor take action to stop the construction of the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline. | Protesters were loaded into buses after police threatened dozens with pepper spray, rubber bullets, and a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) for peacefully protesting the pipeline, which

_____ (2021-08-30). The Radicalism Of 'Race Today'. popularresistance.org In 1974, former Black Panther Darcus Howe became editor of Race Today, transforming it from a formal academic journal, run by the institute of Race Relations, into a campaigning collective whose activities extended far beyond journalism. | Race Today morphed into the Race Today Collective, forging a holistic approach to activism that weaponised journalism as a powerful campaigning tool. This symbiosis, coupled with the Collective's consistently global and intersectional outlook, pioneered a new form of anti-racist campaigning as well as a new era of radical journalism, reaching a pinnacle in 1981 with the Black P…

Staff (2021-08-30). Remembering Gloria Richardson. therealnews.com TRNN Executive Producer and former Black Panther Eddie Conway talks to author and activist Dominque Conway about Gloria Richardson, a fierce activist who led a multi-year campaign against segregation in Cambridge, Md. Richardson, who died July 15, 2021, was not as widely known as other civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. or Fannie Lou Hamer. Nevertheless, she was an important figure in the story of the struggle for civil rights both in the United States and all over the globe.

Ann Brown (2021-08-30). Report: Black America Is Vaccinated At 10% Higher Rate Than Whites And 5% Greater Than Latinos. moguldom.com Despite efforts by GOP politicians to blame the recent spike in covid cases across the country on Black America, Black America is actually getting vaccinated at a higher rate than other demographics, according to an NBC News poll. Early on, vaccinations were lagging among Black people, but they are now getting vaccinated at a rate …

Morgan Artyukhina (2021-08-30). Protest outside White House as Israeli PM seeks assurance of U.S. support for apartheid. liberationnews.org Protesters rallied outside the White House Aug. 26 as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was set to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Staff (2021-08-30). Nearly 70 Line 3 Resisters Arrested Outside Minnesota Governor's Mansion. truthout.org Environmental justice campaigners expressed solidarity over the weekend with nearly 70 people who were arrested Saturday by Minnesota law enforcement as they assembled outside Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's home, demanding the governor take action to stop the construction of the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline. | Protesters were loaded into buses after police threatened dozens with pepper spray, rubber bullets, and a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) for peacefully protesting the pipeline, which

Staff (2021-08-30). Remembering Gloria Richardson. therealnews.com TRNN Executive Producer and former Black Panther Eddie Conway talks to author and activist Dominque Conway about Gloria Richardson, a fierce activist who led a multi-year campaign against segregation in Cambridge, Md. Richardson, who died July 15, 2021, was not as widely known as other civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. or Fannie Lou Hamer. Nevertheless, she was an important figure in the story of the struggle for civil rights both in the United States and all over the globe.

_____ (2021-08-30). The Radicalism Of 'Race Today'. popularresistance.org Race Today morphed into the Race Today Collective, forging a holistic approach to activism that weaponised journalism as a powerful campaigning tool. This symbiosis, coupled with the Collective's consistently global and intersectional outlook, pioneered a new form of anti-racist campaigning as well as a new era of radical journalism, reaching a pinnacle in 1981 with the Black People's Day of Action.

_____ (2021-08-29). Arrests Made As Water Protectors Rally At Governor's Residence. popularresistance.org St. Paul, MN – On Saturday morning, hundreds of people participated in a march from the MN State Capitol to the Governor's residence led by pipeline resistance camp Camp Migizi. According to a statement from an organizer, Jaike Spotted-Wolf, Camp Migizi assembled at the Governor's mansion to peacefully protest against Line 3, and for treaty rights and Indigenous Sovereignty. Armed police with riot gear have arrested over 50 Water Protectors with more arrests ongoing. | Since Wednesday's Treaties Not Tar Sands Rally to Stop Line 3, a group of peaceful water protectors were holding ceremonial space on the Capitol l…

_____ (2021-08-29). Nearly 70 People Arrested for Resisting Line 3 at Rally Outside Minnesota Governor's Mansion. commondreams.org "The dystopian horrors we're all witnessing are only going to get worse if we keep extracting and burning fossil fuels."

Staff (2021-08-28). More Labor Unions Are Answering the Call for Solidarity With Palestine. truthout.org This article was originally published at In May, Palestinian workers urgently appealed for international solidarity against a sharp escalation of Israeli violence. Their appeals have been met with an unprecedented response — even in the United States, where labor officialdom has long supported the world's last remaining apartheid regime. | This dramatic shift is reflected in statem…

_____ (2021-08-28). What Does The US Afghanistan Pullout Mean? popularresistance.org Max Blumenthal And Ben Norton Of The Moderate Rebels Podcast Discuss The US Military Pullout From Afghanistan With Journalist Pepe Escobar, Who Has Extensive Experience Reporting In The Country And Was Arrested By The Taliban Twice. | In the first part of the interview, we talk about the geopolitics of the conflict, how the Taliban has changed, what the future Afghan government could look like, and the corruption of US puppet President Ashraf Ghani and other CIA assets. | In the second part, we discuss the 20-year US/NATO war in Afghanistan, the opium ratline the CIA used to fund dirty covert ops, the fight over…

Staff (2021-08-28). Over 800 Water Protectors Have Been Arrested Since Line 3 Pipeline Was Approved. truthout.org This summer, the ocean burned, an ashy haze covered much of North America, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report confirming what we already know: Capitalism-induced climate crisis is here. Yet approvals for oil and gas drilling permits on U.S. public lands are

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-28). Fear in Bolivia over potential escape of Jeanine àÅñez. peoplesdispatch.org àÅñez is responsible for the massacre of 37 people in Sacaba and Senkata and the persecution and torture of hundreds of other people was arrested in March this year.

Rainer Shea (2021-08-28). Mercenaries in US Borders: A Sign of a Rapidly Declining Empire. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Aug 27, 2021 | More keeps getting revealed about the contractors from the mysterious mercenary company—or, as we've found out, companies—that have shown up in Minneapolis during this summer's Black Lives Matter protests. The most widely recognized of these companies, whose contractors have been reported to profile, inflict head trauma upon, grab, and surveil peaceful demonstrators, initially didn't have its name known to the public due to the contractors refusing to reveal what their employer is called. But as I've seen reported by one Minneapolis resident who has personal experi…

Kameron Hurt (2021-08-28). Los Angeles PSL holds month-long commemoration of Black August. liberationnews.org The legacy of police brutality, mass incarceration, and repression of the Black liberation movement in Los Angeles meant that addressing this history was a vital task of the branch.

Kameron Hurt (2021-08-28). Los Angeles PSL holds month-long celebration of Black August. liberationnews.org The legacy of police brutality, mass incarceration, and repression of the Black liberation movement in Los Angeles meant that addressing this history was a vital task of the branch.

Rainer Shea (2021-08-28). Mercenaries in US Borders: A Sign of a Rapidly Declining Empire. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Aug 27, 2021 | More keeps getting revealed about the contractors from the mysterious mercenary company—or, as we've found out, companies—that have shown up in Minneapolis during this summer's Black Lives Matter protests. The most widely recognized of these companies, whose contractors have been reported to profile, inflict head trauma upon, grab, and surveil peaceful demonstrators, initially didn't have its name known to the public due to the contractors refusing to reveal what their employer is called. But as I've seen reported by one Minneapolis resident who has personal experi…

Kameron Hurt (2021-08-28). Los Angeles PSL holds month-long commemoration of Black August. liberationnews.org The legacy of police brutality, mass incarceration, and repression of the Black liberation movement in Los Angeles meant that addressing this history was a vital task of the branch.

Kameron Hurt (2021-08-28). Los Angeles PSL holds month-long celebration of Black August. liberationnews.org The legacy of police brutality, mass incarceration, and repression of the Black liberation movement in Los Angeles meant that addressing this history was a vital task of the branch.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-27). US Deploys Mercenaries for Surveillance and Physical Assault of Activists. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer SheaMore keeps getting revealed about the contractors from the mysterious mercenary company—or, as we've found out, companies—that have shown up in Minneapolis during this summer's Black Lives Matter protests. The most widely recognized of these companies, whose contractors have been reported to profile, inflict head trauma upon, grab, and surveil peaceful demonstrators, initially didn't…

WSWS (2021-08-27). Man brings civil lawsuit against Louisiana State Police after brutal assault by officers. wsws.org Newly released body camera footage shows a trooper strike Aaron Bowman in the head 18 times with a police issue flashlight while other officers held him down during a traffic stop in 2019.

Ann Brown (2021-08-27). Google Gives The Police Mobile Phone Data On All Users Near Fires Set After Jacob Blake Murder Protest. moguldom.com On Aug. 23, 2020, 29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot at least seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he opened the driver's door of the SUV where three of his children waited. The shooting left Blake paralyzed from the waist down and was captured on a cell phone video that went …