Monthly Archives: October 2021

2021-10-31: News Headlines

Anonymous Contributor (2021-10-31). Announcing UprisingSupport.org: A New Hub for Supporting Prisoners of the George Floyd Uprising. itsgoingdown.org Announcing a new website that compiles info and resources about supporting defendants and prisoners from the George Floyd uprising of 2020. Check out Uprising Support, here. Starting in May 2020 the U.S. was shaken by protests, uprisings, and riots following the police murder of George Floyd. Almost immediately the government moved in to repress those…

Mike Ludwig (2021-10-30). Minneapolis Set to Vote on Dissolving Police Department. truthout.org Minneapolis made history last year when the gruesome murder of George Floyd by police on a crowded street corner sparked an uprising against racism and police violence that swept the nation. The marches and "reforms" following

WSWS (2021-10-30). Them: Another entry in the lucrative racialist genre. wsws.org The program presents the recent history of the US as nothing but a war of whites against blacks. All the complications of the historical process and social life are thrown out the window.

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2021-10-30: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-10-30). Them: Another entry in the lucrative racialist genre. wsws.org The program presents the recent history of the US as nothing but a war of whites against blacks. All the complications of the historical process and social life are thrown out the window.

Anzy Adams (2021-10-29). San Diego marches for National Day Against Police Brutality. liberationnews.org When it comes to in-custody deaths and police violence, San Diego has one of the worst records in the country, but working class and oppressed people are organizing to end to police terror.

2021-10-29: News Headlines

Anzy Adams (2021-10-29). San Diego marches for National Day Against Police Brutality. liberationnews.org When it comes to in-custody deaths and police violence, San Diego has one of the worst records in the country, but working class and oppressed people are organizing to end to police terror.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-28). Saudi youth on death row for almost 10 years released from prison. peoplesdispatch.org Ali al-Nimr, from the minority Shia community in Saudi Arabia, was arrested in 2012 during anti-government protests when he was 17 years old, and condemned to death in 2014 on charges that human rights groups called vague…

2021-10-28: News Headlines

Fight Back (2021-10-27). South Florida protesters unite to free Alex Saab. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – On October 24, 30 protesters rallied against the illegal U.S. extradition of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. The U.S. Hands Off Cuba and Venezuela South Florida Coalition hosted the event at the Torch of Friendship Park in front of a Simón Bolivar statue. Other groups in attendance included the Bolivarian Circle, POWIR and the Committee to Stop FBI Repression. | Alex Saab was arrested in Cabo Verde in June 2020 while in route to Iran for a trade deal that would help Venezuela amidst the historic U.S. blockade. Venezuela has struggled to provide its people with food and other basic necessities because o…

Staff (2021-10-27). Headlines for October 27, 2021. democracynow.org U.N.'s Guterres Warns World on Track for Climate Catastrophe, Even with Gov't Pledges Ahead of COP26, Brazilian Senators Back Report Accusing Bolsonaro of Crimes Against Humanity for Pandemic Response, Deborah Birx Says 130,000 Lives Could Have Been Saved, But Trump Admin "Distracted" by Election, FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer Vaccine for Children Aged 5-11; Moderna to Sell 110M Vaccines to African Countries, Afghanistan Heading Toward Collapse as Half the Country Faces Acute Food Insecurity, Four People, Including 3 Children, Drown Off Greek Coast, Dozens Arrested as Protesters in Ecuador Condemn Fuel Price Hike,…