Yesterday the federal government arrested and indicted 15 people, many of them union activists, on conspiracy charges over the protests and massive strike against ICE in Minnesota last winter. Two of those indicted had just returned from the Labor Notes Conference, where Emmett Doyle’s prize-winning song “Hold the Line” was also sung (see box). TheContinue reading “From Cell to Cell, Jailed Minnesota Unionists Sang of Freedom | Labor Notes”
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Everybody’s Got One: The Home of Tim Grierson: My Interview With Shira Small
Sometimes, you have ideas that just sit inside you for years. You think they’ll be something you never get to write. I am so very glad this dream piece finally happened. — Read on timgrierson.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-interview-with-shira-small.html
Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force – Scalawag
Black Memphis residents fear for their safety during what they describe as indiscriminate and intimidating police encounters. — Read on scalawagmagazine.org/2025/11/black-memphis-residents-report-harassment-by-trumps-police-task-force/
Amid Minneapolis bathhouse push, a look at the 1980s raids that rocked City Hall
Amid Minneapolis bathhouse push, a look at the 1980s raids that rocked City Hall — Read on app.startribune.com/story/601856718/content.html
EXCLUSIVE: Deported Adelanto Hunger Striker Speaks Out For the First Time ~ L.A. TACO
Kyron Shakeel Swaso, 35, spoke with L.A. TACO following his deportation to Belize, in what he says was an act of retaliation for organizing a hunger strike at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. — Read on lataco.com/deported-adelanto-hunger-striker-speaks-out
Berta Cáceres: cómo fondos europeos financiaron su asesinato
Las inversiones europeas se disparan en América Latina en aras del desarrollo. Un reciente informe sobre el caso del asesinato de Berta Cáceres advierte contra las inversiones sin control. — Read on http://www.dw.com/es/millones-desviados-a-sicarios-el-caso-berta-cáceres-sacude-las-inversiones-europeas-en-latinoamérica/a-77530652
TT – Regional Day of Action for Cuba
Since the Assembly of Caribbean People issued an Urgent Call for a Day of Solidarity with Cuba for Sunday June 14 support for the besieged island has continued to be mobilised throughout the Caribbean. June 14 is the 98th anniversary of the birth of the iconic Che Guevara; the 181st anniversary of the birth ofContinue reading “TT – Regional Day of Action for Cuba”
Canada’s new hate crime law leaves out Indigenous – Intercontinental Cry
With hate crimes exploding in Canada in the last couple of years, Canada’s Senate has passed a bill that would criminalize more Nazis symbols, the noose and make it illegal to block people from attending places of worship. An amendment for Indigenous hatred was rejected before the final bill was approved. — Read on icmagazine.org/canadas-new-hate-crime-law-leaves-out-indigenous/
How the Cherokee Language Has Adapted. : languagehat.com
How the Cherokee Language Has Adapted. : languagehat.com — Read on languagehat.com/how-the-cherokee-language-has-adapted/
Charges against U of M Eight Threaten the Entire Movement for Palestine – Left Voice
This raid and the extreme charges are a tactic to suppress solidarity with Palestine. A fully armed squad of federal government agents raided the homes of college students who spoke out against a live-streamed genocide. The only “threat” they pose is a political challenge to people who back genocide. — Read on http://www.leftvoice.org/charges-against-u-of-m-eight-threaten-the-entire-movement-for-palestine/
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