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Liberals are demanding that Black people in the U.S. put aside our long tradition of anti-imperialism to support Kamala Harris and sacrifice Palestine in the process. — Read on mondoweiss.net/2024/08/unburdened-by-palestine-shedding-black-liberalism-for-anti-imperialism/

Ashanti Alston is a Black Anarchist revolutionary, speaker, writer, organizer, and motivator who, as a result of his membership in both the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and the Black Liberation Army, served a total of 14 years as a political prisoner and prisoner-of-war. He is currently on the Steering Committee of the National JerichoContinue reading “Support Ashanti Alston!”

This whole ordeal also exposes how the various forces, ranging from street level fascists, to the governor of Texas who tweeted his praise of the police for arresting Chris, all the way to billionaires like Bennett who are financing a lawsuit for a literal fascist group and employing journalists at the Dallas Express who writeContinue reading “As Texas Antifascist Found “Not Guilty,” Billionaire GOP Mega-Donor Reportedly Bankrolling Lawsuit for Fascist, Anti-Semitic Group | It’s Going Down”

The Liberal Party of Canada is the latest major group to withdraw from the annual Ottawa Pride parade after organizers pledged solidarity with Palestinians in a statement earlier this month. — Read on http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/liberal-party-pulls-out-of-capital-pride-parade-over-pro-palestinian-statement-1.7005938

Following the contested elections in July, Venezuela is at a tipping point with no easy way out. — Read on http://www.leftvoice.org/venezuela-at-a-tipping-point/

Tim Barker and Dylan Saba talk to Sarah Harrison about US transfers to Israel in the context of its war on Gaza. — Read on http://www.phenomenalworld.org/interviews/sarah-harrison/

The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates adopted Resolution 601 on August 6, urging the implementation of the Equal Rights Amendment. — Read on brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/08/10/city-bar-association-co-sponsors-resolution-for-equal-rights/

Oakland officials and activists are devastated by the decision, which was made in light of legal challenges and polling. — Read on oaklandside.org/2024/08/14/20-billion-bay-area-housing-bond-pulled-from-november-ballot/

Less than a week away from the Democratic National Convention (DNC), set to take place from Aug. 19-22, Chicago residents near the United Center expressed frustrations and concerns with the event’s security perimeter, which covers roughly a two-mile radius. — Read on thetriibe.com/2024/08/i-think-its-bullshit-west-side-residents-express-frustrations-over-dnc-security-measures/

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to collect and analyze photos of the faces of migrant children at the border in a bid to improve facial recognition technology, MIT Technology Review can reveal. This includes children “down to the infant,” according to John Boyd, assistant director of the department’s Office of Biometric IdentityContinue reading “The US wants to scan the faces of migrant kids at the border | MIT Technology Review”