(2021-09-29). Labour members overwhelmingly back motion in solidarity with Palestine. mronline.org The move comes as another grassroots rebuke to the party leadership and marks the first time a major British political party has aligned itself with the UN definition of Israel as an apartheid state.
(2021-09-29). Young Men Need More Medicaid. cepr.net Recent research establishes a link between losing Medicaid at age 19 and incarceration among young men. Using a research design that linked Medicaid records and criminal justice records for young low-income men in South Carolina, economist Elisa Jácome found that among the young men in her sample who were incarcerated before age 21, about 80 …
(2021-09-28). Mountain Valley Pipeline Protesters Lock Down, Block Construction. popularresistance.org Lindside, WV — Early Tuesday morning, two Mountain Valley Pipeline protesters locked themselves to construction equipment at a construction site in Lindside, WV. A rally of nearly a dozen supporters gathered nearby. Banners at the site read, "PIPELINES STINK," "SOLIDARITY WITH STOP LINE 3," and "AIN'T SCARED." | As of 11 AM, one protester had been extracted and arrested after preventing construction at the site for over 5 hours. The other was in the process of being extracted by law enforcement. | Those locked down stated, "A better world isn't just possible, it's necessary. As we write this, wildfires rage…
(2021-09-28). Egypt again postpones trial of prominent rights activist Patrick Zaki. middleeasteye.net Egypt again postpones trial of prominent rights activist Patrick Zaki | University researcher was arrested in 2020 following publication of an article about the plight of Egypt's Christians | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 14: 50 | Egyptian authorities arrested Patrick Zaki in February last year, on charges including the spreading of false news (Twitter) | An Egyptian court postponed the trial of prominent rights activist…