(2023-05-26). This Fight Is Global: Abolitionists From the US and France Join in Conversation. truthout.org In the summer of 2020, at the onset of a deadly pandemic, George Floyd's murder propelled unprecedented numbers of people across the globe to take to the streets. From Australia to India, from Johannesburg to Saskatoon, demands reverberated to defund police and invest in safer communities. While people flooded the streets in anger and grief, these crowds also represented the success of decades of… |
(2023-05-26). Headlines for May 26, 2023. democracynow.org GOP Pushes for Steep Cuts to Domestic Programs, Environmental Protections as Debt Default Looms, U.S. and South Korea Hold Largest-Ever Live-Fire War Games, French Police Attack Climate Activists Protesting TotalEnergies' Annual Investor Meeting, Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act, Indiana Medical Board Disciplines Doctor Who Provided Abortion to 10-Year-Old Rape Survivor, Oath Keepers Founder Gets 18 Years in Prison for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection, Minneapolis Remembers George Floyd 3 Years After His Murder Set Off Historic Protests, NYC Activists Demand End to NYPD's Strategic Response Group 3 Years…
(2023-05-26). Remembering Tina Turner, the unapologetic Queen of Rock. peoplesworld.org Tina Turner, a trailblazer of rock and roll, has died at the age of 83. Throughout her decades-long career in the public eye, Turner showcased a raw and unfiltered musical energy whenever she took the stage. As a Black woman in the music industry, she often broke out of the boxes society intended for her …
(2023-05-26). Prominent Algerian opposition leader Karim Tabbou placed under judicial supervision after brief arrest. peoplesdispatch.org Tabbou, like most other leaders of Algeria's pro-reform Hirak protests (2019-20), has been consistently harassed and persecuted by the state with arrests and jail terms…