Candice Norwood (2023-07-01). Ketanji Brown Jackson Spent Her First Year on SCOTUS as an Undaunted Dissenter. truthout.org In her first year sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ensured her voice was heard. She has spoken during oral arguments more than any other justice, written several solo dissents and pushed for historical context that is often dismissed in the nation's highest court. She stepped into her role as a justice, the first Black woman to do so, as the court took up cases… |

Fight Back (2023-07-02). Chicago rally demands drop the charges on The Tampa 5 and free all political prisoners. fightbacknews.org Chicago IL – On Saturday, July 1, more than 70 students and activists gathered in downtown Chicago. They joined the nationwide campaign by Students for a Democratic Society and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression demanding that the charges on the Tampa 5 be dropped. | The Tampa 5 are Gia Davila, Laura Rodriguez, Chrisley Carpio, Lauren Pineiro and Jeanie Kida. They are students and workers in Florida who were beaten and arrested, and now facing ten years in prison, for protesting DeSantis' far-right attacks on diversity in education. | The Chicago rally was called by Students for a Demo…

Staff (2023-06-30). Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in Colleges, Keeps It for Military Academies: Roundtable. democracynow.org The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has declared race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities across the country to be unlawful, effectively ending affirmative action in education. The landmark 6-3 ruling was along ideological lines and strikes down decades of precedent, but stops short of banning legacy admissions and allows military academies to continue using affirmative action. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, assailed the majority's "let-them-eat-cake obliviousness" to questions of racism and equity. We host a rou…

Staff (2023-06-30). Headlines for June 30, 2023. democracynow.org Supreme Court Bars Affirmative Action at Colleges, Exempts Military and Legacy Admissions, California Task Force Recommends Reparations for Harms of Slavery and Racial Discrimination, Supreme Court's Samuel Alito Ruled Against EPA as Wife Leased Land to Oil and Gas Firm, Death Toll from Heat Wave Hits 112 in Mexico, 14 in Southern U.S., Mike Pence Pledges Support for Arming Ukraine During Surprise Trip to Kyiv, Biden Mulls Cluster Bombs for Ukraine as Reports Emerge of Kyiv's Use of Banned Landmines, 400 Arrested Across France in Third Night of Protests over Police Killing of 17-Year-Old, U.K. Court R…

teleSUR (2023-06-30). 667 People Arrested in Anti-Police Protests in France. telesurenglish.net At least 667 people, mostly young people between 14 and 18 years old, were arrested in the third consecutive night of unrest in France, with scenes of chaos and looting in several cities following the death of a 17-year-old teenager Nahel at the hands of police on Tuesday. | Related: | A large police contingent in Lille, in the north of France, where three nights of violence have left municipal town…

Staff (2023-06-30). Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in Colleges, Keeps It for Military Academies: Roundtable. democracynow.org The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has declared race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities across the country to be unlawful, effectively ending affirmative action in education. The landmark 6-3 ruling was along ideological lines and strikes down decades of precedent, but stops short of banning legacy admissions and allows military academies to continue using affirmative action. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, assailed the majority's "let-them-eat-cake obliviousness" to questions of racism and equity. We host a rou…

Staff (2023-06-30). Headlines for June 30, 2023. democracynow.org Supreme Court Bars Affirmative Action at Colleges, Exempts Military and Legacy Admissions, California Task Force Recommends Reparations for Harms of Slavery and Racial Discrimination, Supreme Court's Samuel Alito Ruled Against EPA as Wife Leased Land to Oil and Gas Firm, Death Toll from Heat Wave Hits 112 in Mexico, 14 in Southern U.S., Mike Pence Pledges Support for Arming Ukraine During Surprise Trip to Kyiv, Biden Mulls Cluster Bombs for Ukraine as Reports Emerge of Kyiv's Use of Banned Landmines, 400 Arrested Across France in Third Night of Protests over Police Killing of 17-Year-Old, U.K. Court R…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-30). Arrestan a 667 personas en protestas antipoliciales en Francia. telesurtv.net A pesar de la gran presencia policial, los manifestantes consiguieron atacar e incendiar no sólo mobiliario urbano y automóviles, sino también bancos y tiendas, entre otros.

teleSUR (2023-06-30). 667 People Arrested in Anti-Police Protests in France. telesurenglish.net At least 667 people, mostly young people between 14 and 18 years old, were arrested in the third consecutive night of unrest in France, with scenes of chaos and looting in several cities following the death of a 17-year-old teenager Nahel at the hands of police on Tuesday. | Related: | A large police contingent in Lille, in the north of France, where three nights of violence have left municipal town…

teleSUR (2023-06-29). 150 Arrested During Protests Against Police Violence in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official sources reported that 150 people were detained on Wednesday due to the protests that are currently been carried out in France after a policeman shot dead a 17-year-old boy in the city of Nanterre. | Related: | On Tuesday, a video was broadcast on social networks in which it can be seen that a policeman fatally shoots the 17-year-old Naà´l. The victim had been stopped for an alleged traffic violation.

teleSUR (2023-06-29). 150 People Arrested During Protests Against Police Violence in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official sources reported that 150 people were detained on Wednesday due to the protests that are currently been carried out in France after a policeman shot dead a 17-year-old boy in the city of Nanterre. | Related: | On Tuesday, a video was broadcast on social networks in which it can be seen that a policeman fatally shoots the 17-year-old Naà´l. The victim had been stopped for an alleged traffic violation.

Huma Yasin (2023-06-28). As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime. truthout.org Free speech is not free in this country and hasn't been for quite some time. During a raid earlier this month, a dozen police officers arrested three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a bail and legal defense fund, which has helped activists arrested while protesting the construction of a multimillion-dollar police and fire department training center dubbed "Cop City" in a forest southeast… |

Leo Earle (2023-06-28). Senegal: Violent clashes as protesters stare down president. greenleft.org.au At least 16 people were killed, hundreds injured and more than 500 arrested, following three days of protest in Senegal in early June, prompting fears of a further crackdown, reports Leo Earle.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-28). How Honduran activist Edwin Espinal won his freedom from JOH's dictatorship. peoplesdispatch.org Five years ago, Honduran activist Edwin Espinal sat in a supermax prison facing trumped up charges of arson, property damage, and use of homemade explosive material. | Espinal was arrested and faced possibly decades of jail time due to his participation in the mass protests in Honduras against the electoral fraud carried out by Juan Orlando Hernández in the November 2017 elections. The blatant fraud had sparked a mass reaction and from the end of November 2017 well into February 2018, the streets and highways across the country were sites of road blockades, marches, rallies, and cultural actions demanding "Out JO…