Gerard Boyce (2024-03-05). The Nuclear Meltdown That Is The Inevitable Result Of Greater Competition For Junior Partner Status In A Possible Coalition Government In South Africa. counterpunch.org Last month, Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the self-styled leftist party that is the third largest political party in the South African Parliament, announced that, if elected to power, an EFF government would re-hire controversial former public utility ESKOM CEO's Brian Molefe and Matshela Koko to end the phenomenon of rolling electricity blackouts that

MEE staff (2024-03-05). Egypt: Police officer missing after one-man protest demanding opening of Gaza border. middleeasteye.net Egypt: Police officer missing after one-man protest demanding opening of Gaza border | Abdel-Gawad Muhammad al-Sahlamy was arrested on Friday after he waved a Palestinian flag from on top of a billboard in Alexandria and called President Sisi a 'traitor' | Tue, 03/05/2024 – 09: 41 | Human rights campaigners say that Abdel-G…

thecommunists (2024-03-04). Joti Brar and Garland Nixon: Policing Palestine protestors, episode 4. thecommunists.org In this instalment of their regular series, Comrade Joti Brar and Garland Nixon begin by discussing the second set of arrests of CPGB-ML members. The unjust arrests, where party members were charged under anti-terror legislation for incitement of 'supporting a banned terror group' (!) — for distributing a leaflet condemning the racist Israeli state — …

Staff (2024-03-01). How private equity conquered America. therealnews.com Private equity firms are buying up the US economy and stripping it for parts. From healthcare to education, utilities, and more, massive firms like Blackstone and the Carlyle Group have acquired vast holdings across critical industries essential to the health and well-being of everyday people. Instead of seeking to make these ventures more profitable, private …

Don Fitz (2024-03-01). Girl Scouts Threatened for Supporting Palestinian Children. dissidentvoice.org Guess who threatened them? The Girl Scouts of the United States. Stories abound of retaliation against those who express concern over Israeli ethnic cleansing — from censoring news reports to reprimanding faculty, mass arrests, and suppressing students' right to protest. A well-orchestrated campaign against Palestine's right to exist is spreading like Covid across the US. …

Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. (2024-03-01). Palestine Action US Activists Hit With Felony Charges Over Elbit Protest. popularresistance.org Three activists have been indicted for participating in a protest at Elbit Systems of America in Merrimack, New Hampshire last November. Elbit is Israel's largest private arms supplier. | Sophie Ross, Bridget Shergalis, and Calla Walsh are facing charges of riot, conspiracy to commit criminal mischief, burglary, and conspiracy to commit falsifying physical evidence for climbing onto the company's roof and defacing the building with paint. Each charge is a Class B felony and could carry a three-and-a-half to seven-year prison sentence. | A fourth woman, Paige Belanger, was arrested in January over her involvement…

Bilal G. Morris (2024-03-01). Justice For Elijah McClain: Convictions Spark Changes In Procedures For Patients In Police Custody. newsone.com Source: Michael Ciaglo / Getty | UPDATED: 11 a.m. ET, Mar. 1, 2024 | First responders are making changes to their procedures for patients in police custody just months after paramedics were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. | The conviction has highlighted gaps in medical procedures during arrests that professionals say must be addressed. |