(2023-08-03). FBI & Colorado Springs Police Sued for Targeting & Spying on Racial Justice Protesters. democracynow.org 
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued the FBI, the Colorado Springs Police Department and local officers for illegally spying on local activist Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta and the Chinook Center, a community organizing hub in Colorado Springs. "This was one of the worst moments of my life," says Unzueta, who describes the investigation by law enforcement as "incredibly invasive." The lawsuit accuses the agencies of "unconstitutional and invasive search and seizure of the phones, computers, devices, and private chats of people and groups whose mes…
(2023-08-03). Politics matter: The case of Cornel West. peoplesworld.org 
Well-known African-American scholar Cornel West announced his candidacy for president recently, writing, "In these bleak times, I have decided to run for truth and justice, which takes the form of running for president of the United States as a candidate for the People's Party." On June 12, The Nation magazine columnist Jeet Heer, in an op-ed, declared, …