San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell said Thursday that, if elected, he will ask California to send more armed National Guard troops into downtown to fight the city’s open-air drug markets. — Read on http://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/28/san-francisco-democrats-national-guard-00149513
Category Archives: Newsletter and Updates
Laleh Khalili · Red Sea Attacks
Maritime insurance companies have increased the war risk premium on ships travelling through the Red Sea from $10,000 for a $100 million cargo ship in early September to $1 million by mid-January. — Read on http://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n04/laleh-khalili/red-sea-attacks
NATO Fighter Planes Invade Innu Territory – Open Road (1987)
“If the Canadian government gets its way, military training in Goose Bay, Labrador will soon be making life intolerable for the Indigenous people of … NATO Fighter Planes Invade Innu Territory – Open Road (1987)
The full text of Khamenei.ir’s interview with Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah – Khamenei.ir
Masseer Especial Journal, which belongs to Khamenei.ir, has conducted an interview with Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which is published for the first time. The following is part one of the interview: — Read on english.khamenei.ir/news/7075/The-full-text-of-Khamenei-ir-s-interview-with-Sayyid-Hassan-Nasrallah
Why I Write: Blood, Exile, Longing, Obstinate Memory
Jessica Hagedorn’s The Gangster of Love is the California Book Club’s April 2024 selection. — Read on http://www.altaonline.com/california-book-club/a46977638/why-i-write-the-gangster-of-love-jessica-hagedorn/
Haiti – Puerto Rican Organisations Oppose US Plans
In a joint statement dated 21 March 2024 several Puerto Rican organisations aligned themselves with the growing opposition in the region to military … Haiti – Puerto Rican Organisations Oppose US Plans
Fundraiser for Dhoruba Bin-Wahad by Agyei Tyehimba : Support Dhoruba Bin Wahad!
Dhoruba is a legendary Black Panther Party leader, former political prisoner for nineteen years, and Co-Founder of the Black Liberation Army. At 79 years of age, facing debilitating and potentially fatal medical challenges, Dhoruba continues to write, speak, and organize, promoting Pan-Africanism, an uncompromising critique of imperialism and capitalism, and freedom for all political prisoners.Continue reading “Fundraiser for Dhoruba Bin-Wahad by Agyei Tyehimba : Support Dhoruba Bin Wahad!”
Condensing the Gaza crisis
The Gaza crisis has underscored the deep fractures of domestic politics in Western Europe, the US and Australia. It is as much a domestic political … Condensing the Gaza crisis
Haiti – Respect Sovereignty, End Intervention
In a statement dated 19 March 2024 the hemispheric Zone of Peace Campaign demanded respect for Haitian sovereignty and an end to Western Imperialist … Haiti – Respect Sovereignty, End Intervention
War on Gaza: Unrwa staff ‘harassed and obstructed’ by Israel in West Bank | Middle East Eye
Internal document reveals Israeli forces beat agency’s employees and used its facilities during military raids on refugee camps since 7 October — Read on http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/unrwa-staff-harassed-obstructed-israel-west-bank
