This time, it’s for Linda. — Read on lindatirado.substack.com/p/story-thirty-nine
Author Archives: aidarends
A Fighter for the Working Class – The American Prospect
Journalist Linda Tirado is dying after being shot by cops while covering the George Floyd protests. Her work told the story of poverty from the inside out. — Read on prospect.org/civil-rights/2024-06-21-fighter-working-class-linda-tirado/
Cultural Worker, Not A “Creative” | by Musa | Medium
“In our struggle for the liberation of the Chinese people there are various fronts, among which there are the fronts of the pen and of the gun, the cultural and the military fronts. To defeat the enemy we must rely primarily on the army with guns. But this army alone is not enough; we mustContinue reading “Cultural Worker, Not A “Creative” | by Musa | Medium”
The Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners | Groundings
Political organizer, community worker, and former political prisoner Jihad Abdulmumit discusses his life, and the Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners. — Read on groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/jericho-movement
States and companies must end arms transfers to Israel immediately or risk responsibility for human rights violations: UN experts | OHCHR
The transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel may constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian laws and risk State complicity in international crimes, possibly including genocide, UN experts said today, reiterating their demand to stop transfers immediately. In line with recent calls from the Human Rights Council and the independent UN expertsContinue reading “States and companies must end arms transfers to Israel immediately or risk responsibility for human rights violations: UN experts | OHCHR”
Gleb Pavlovsky, Putin’s World Outlook, NLR 88, July–August 2014
Former Kremlin advisor and election manager offers a unique account of the Russian leader’s ideological formation and worldview. A Soviet-realist analysis of the failings of the USSR and the actual motivations of the capitalist states. — Read on newleftreview.org/issues/ii88/articles/gleb-pavlovsky-putin-s-world-outlook
The New York War Crimes | “All the Consent That’s Fit to Manufacture”
The pretense that The New York Times is in any way separated from the centers of power is ludicrous. It simply reports mechanically whatever Admiral Kirby or [White House Press Secretary] Karine Jean-Pierre, or the other spokespersons for the state want reported. That is the story. There’s no criticism. There’s no context. There’s no pushback.Continue reading “The New York War Crimes | “All the Consent That’s Fit to Manufacture””
It Is a Racial-Religious War: Organizing and a 1492 Transnational Movement Framing – Social Text
As pan-Africanist revolutionary Kwame Ture noted: “Our people who have never seen religion as the opium of the masses. That of course coming directly out of the European culture…[for Africans] religion & revolution go hand in hand…If one is truly religious, one must be revolutionary!” — Read on socialtextjournal.org/periscope_article/it-is-a-racial-religious-war-organizing-and-a-1492-transnational-movement-framing-are-missing-in-pro-palestinian-mobilizations/
Historic documents destroyed in fire at Archives Department – Barbados Today
Historic documents destroyed in fire at Archives Department – Barbados Today — Read on barbadostoday.bb/2024/06/18/historic-documents-destroyed-in-fire-at-archives-department/
EU-funded Egyptian forces ‘rounding up and deporting Sudanese refugees’ | Global development | The Guardian
The Egyptian authorities have used EU-funded security forces in a campaign of mass arrests and forcible deportations against refugees from the Sudan war, according to a human rights group report. — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jun/19/eu-funded-egyptian-forces-arresting-deporting-sudanese-refugees-amnesty
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