Category Archives: Newsletter and Updates

Māori scientist Daniel Hikuroa reflects on an Indigenous-led declaration recognizing whales as legal persons, challenging the foundations of ocean governance. — Read on insideclimatenews.org/news/05022026/maori-scientist-daniel-hikuroa-legal-rights-of-whales/

Lance Hawkins joins us from New York City to discuss the first month of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. Lance Hawkins is a community, labor, and anti-war organizer, and a proud socialist born and raised in Harlem, New York. Lance Hawkins provides analysis of Mamdani’s first days in office. — Read on http://www.blackagendareport.com/leftist-analysis-zohran-mamdanis-first-month-office

Zohran is supporting Governor Kathy Hochul for re-election in New York. By praising a pro-business opponent while she attempts to break a historic strike, he is actually making it more difficult for the movement he inspired to win its core demands. — Read on socialistcall.com/2026/02/06/zohrans-endorsement-of-hochul-isnt-pragmatic-its-self-defeating/

The pantry operating out of North Berkeley’s Friends Quaker Church helped more than 4,000 residents a month. But as it closes, its volunteers say food distribution is not the only thing being lost. — Read on http://www.kqed.org/news/12071598/for-56-years-this-berkeley-food-pantry-built-a-community-now-its-shutting-down

Sophie Watso was arrested by immigration agents on Jan. 14 who accused her of obstructing an ongoing investigation — Read on ictnews.org/news/north-central-bureau/dakota-woman-recounts-more-than-48-hours-in-immigration-detainment/

The agency’s official safety alert comes as SpaceX looks to ramp up Starship tests. A recent ProPublica investigation found that explosions during previous Starship launches disrupted air traffic and forced pilots to scramble for safety. — Read on http://www.propublica.org/article/faa-safety-warning-spacex-starship-explosions-airlines

SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a “ghost network” of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight. — Read on migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pentagon-is-quietly-building

Ethiopian Airlines suspends all flights to northern region after federal forces and Amhara militias engage Tigrayan troops in contested territory. — Read on http://www.theafricareport.com/407159/fears-of-renewed-civil-war-as-clashes-erupt-in-western-tigray/

For decades, the Border Patrol has operated with extraconstitutional powers along the U.S.-Mexico divide. Now it’s leading the charge in U.S. cities across the country. — Read on http://www.theborderchronicle.com/border-patrol-nation/