(2022-04-08). Biden Kills the Demand to Defund Police. popularresistance.org There is no better contemporary proof that reformism is poison to social justice, than what has happened to the demand for "defund the police". This emerged as a slogan amidst the George Floyd uprisings. In many ways Donald Trump's militarized police crackdown on the mobilizations actually served to embolden them. | But the indignation the people felt in the face of Trump's bombast was quickly exploited by corporate media cheerleaders of the Democratic party wing of neoliberal settler-colonial duopoly to win control over the US presidency and both legislative branches of government. The Democratic party is notori…
(2022-04-08). Friday 4/8: Celebration Rally for First Black Woman Justice to SCOTUS. indybay.org Livestream of celebration rally at steps of U.S. Supreme Court…
(2022-04-08). Centro CSO hosts 5th annual International Women's Day Event. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On March 6, Centro CSO hosted its fifth annual International Women's Day event. Hosted over Zoom for the second consecutive year, "Luchadorxs de Los àÅngeles: Resisting State Sanctioned Violence during a Pandemic" highlighted the efforts of women in leading the fights against police brutality, the privatization of education as well as other struggles. | The event kicked off with a solidarity statement from Sol Marquez, a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Centro CSO's core, immigration, and police brutality committees. Marquez said, "We have come a long way. For Chican…
(2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing. popularresistance.org Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan.
(2022-04-08). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA. indybay.org On April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.
(2022-04-07). BLM Co-Founder Patrice Cullors On Purchase Of $6M House: This House Was For Social Justice Influencers, Nothing Nefarious. moguldom.com An investigative report recently published by New York Magazine uncovered questionable use of Black Lives Matter donations. The report revealed that BLM used donations to purchase a lavish $6 million house in California. The Black activist group said in 2021 that it had pulled in $90 million in donations in 2020, a year of worldwide …
(2022-04-07). Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed To Supreme Court: 3 Clues On How She May Rule On The Bench With Lifetime Appointment. moguldom.com Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to ascend to the highest court in the land, officially making history as the first Black woman to become a Supreme Court justice. The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 on Thursday, April 7, to confirm Jackson, with three Republican senators joining all Senate Democrats in Jackson's favor. She won't …
(2022-04-07). Tallahassee: Vigil for lives lost at hands of killer cops. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL- On April 2, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee held a vigil for the lives lost by police brutality and violence within the city. The event was held for those who perished in recent killings such as Tony Mcdade, Mychael Johnson, Wilbon Woodard and Oluwatoyin Salau, as well as previous killings such as the murder of George "Lil Nuke" Williams by Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell. | Activists and community members gathered to commemorate those lost and work to prevent police killings in the future. Speakers included Delilah Pierre, field director of the Tallahassee Community Action Co…
(2022-04-07). Biden's rhetoric hampering efforts to resolve situation in Ukraine — Brazil's ex-president. tass.com According to Fernando Collor de Mello, the current situation in Ukraine is highly complicated and it's unlikely that ways to resolve it will be determined in the near future…
(2022-04-07). US to ship 10 Javelin missiles for 'every Russian tank' in Ukraine, Blinken says. tass.com US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview for NBC Wednesday…
(2022-04-07). Hungarian election: Orbán exploits Ukraine to crush hapless opposition. greenleft.org.au Viktor Orbán's conservative-nationalist Fidesz party won the April 3 Hungarian general elections, but failed to achieve the required votes on an anti-LGBTI referendum, reports Dick Nichols.
(2022-04-07). Selected Articles: Ukrainian Soldiers Film Themselves Calling Up Mothers of Russian Soldiers Killed in Action and Mocking Them. globalresearch.ca 
By Footage posted to Twitter shows what appears to be Ukrainia…
(2022-04-07). Selected Articles: Ukrainian Soldiers Film Themselves Calling Up Mothers of Russian Soldiers Killed in Action and Mocking Them. globalresearch.ca By Footage posted to Twitter shows what appears to be Ukrainia…
(2022-04-07). UN Envoy Concerned as Yemen Ceasefire Violation Claims Grow. news.antiwar.com When a ceasefire finally comes in a long, bloody war, accusations of violations are inevitable. Though the truce seems to be holding by and large, Yemen is no exception, and between the two sides, Sides can claim violations for any number of reasons, including trying to anticipate a failure and shift the assignment of blame to the other side. The possibility is also that real violations did happen. | On a smaller level, that's not hard to unde…
(2022-04-07). Attacks On Nuclear Plants Continue In Ukraine. indybay.org As Russia's hostile actions towards Ukraine entered a second month, so too have its acts of aggression against nuclear facilities.
(2022-04-07). South Korea's President-Elect Wants US Nuclear Bombers, Submarines to Return. news.antiwar.com South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol asked for the US to return nuclear bombers and submarines to the Korean peninsula during talks in Washington on Wednesday, one of his advisors said, The US removed its strategic nuclear weapons from South Korea in 1991. Yoon has vowed to take a firmer stance towards the North than outgoing President Moon Jae-in and is seeking the return of US nuclear weapons as part of that plan. | "Deploying the strategic…
(2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.
(2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.
(2022-04-07). No Charges for Minneapolis Cop in Amir Locke Killing. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-04-07). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-07). Solidarity picnic and walk-a-thon for Cuba. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reports on a picnic and walk-a-thon in solidarity with Cuba that was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.
(2022-04-07). Solidarity picnic and walk-a-thon for Cuba. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reports on a picnic and walk-a-thon in solidarity with Cuba that was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.