Amid Chauvin trial and more police killings, calls for ‘peaceful’ protests sound obnoxious
As Martin Luther King Jr. preached, we must reject peace that prioritizes calm over justice — and work toward building a positive peace instead.
The consent of the governed
We have entered a new era, a presidency of protest and an increasingly illegitimate government. We have the power to withdraw our consent from hate and exploitation and build love and prosperity.
Governor Apologizes to Indian Government for Brutal Police Assault
In a formal announcement this week, Governor Robert Bentley of Alabama apologized to the government of India after a brutal assault by an officer left a 57-year-old Indian man visiting America partially paralyzed. Bentley said "justice would be served."
The long ordeal of whistleblower Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning is expected to be released on May 17.
State Terrorism in Ogaden, Ethiopia
There is indeed terrorism raging throughout large parts of the Ogaden and elsewhere in the country; it is State Terrorism perpetrated by a brutal regime that is guilty of widespread criminality, much of which constitutes crimes against humanity.
The keep Africa poor and dependent project
Western powers (dried-up imperial forces) do not want Africa and Africans to flourish and become strong, this is clear to all.
Three tons of fascism with a bull bar
Fuming at the rest of us, Democracy, and the Earth.
Three LGBTQ cases before the Supreme Court asks the question: How will this end?
Will the Supreme Court back LQBTQ rights? Time will tell.
Report: Taxing the world’s richest would raise US $2.52 trillion a year
A new analysis, “Taxing Extreme Wealth,” by the Fight Inequality Alliance, Institute for Policy Studies, Oxfam, and Patriotic Millionaires found a shocking...
American Spring? How nonviolent protest in the US is accelerating
We do know that protests against ICE raids have been intensifying around the country for months, alongside protests opposing perceived power-grabs by the Trump administration.