Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Brussels Is Under High Security Alert, But Will Europe Address Muslims in "Marginalized Ghettos"?

Belgium’s capital city of Brussels is on its highest alert as residents remain on lockdown. People are being told to stay away from their windows, and schools remain closed as police and soldiers carry out raids in the search for suspects in the Paris attacks ten days ago that killed 130 people.

Videos reveal Chicago cop assaulting black woman walking dog

"I think this woman deserves to have answers as to what happened, as do members of the public.”
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“People vs. Fossil fuels’’: Winona Laduke & mass protests call on Biden to stop...

“’We’re going to have Indigenous Peoples’ Day, but we’re still going to smash you in northern Minnesota and smash the rest of the country.’”

An Act of Protest, Not Sabotage, at the Birthplace of the Bomb

The security breach at the military complex Y-12 sent shock waves through the national-security establishment. While the three Transform Now Plowshares activists faced federal sabotage charges and up to 30 years in prison, they were still out on bail and free to attend the congressional hearings prompted by their act of civil disobedience.

3 cops face manslaughter charges after killing 8-year-old girl

“The Bility family thanks District Attorney Stollsteimer and his staff of investigators and prosecutors for following the evidence and the law in bringing forth these charges today.”

The growing danger of force for hire

Energy Transfer Partners are just one of the recent companies to utilize private military and security contractors. Looks like the private security genie is out of the bottle.

The Supreme Court’s crisis of legitimacy

What other recourse is there, except to reach for the pitchforks?

Clues from history: Why Trump’s presidency is over

Many state governments over the years have reached exactly this point of racial toxicity – and crumbled.

It’s Day 100 of the Worst Environmental Disaster Since the BP Oil Spill

Residents are frustrated by the slow response to the Aliso Canyon gas leak.

The Economy We Want Starts With a Constitutional Amendment

A more democratic and equal election system is the first step toward a more democratic and equal economy.