Tag: Standing Rock
North Dakota’s public bank is funding police repression at Standing Rock
In the present political reality, cops and soldiers are brutally cracking down on Standing Rock protesters, and BND is funding it, and that makes BND not truly apolitical, but a facilitator of injustice.
Standing Rock chair: Obama could stop the Dakota Pipeline today &...
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, police deployed pepper spray and tear gas against dozens of Native American water protectors during a standoff at Cantapeta Creek.
Dakota Access Pipeline CEO Kelcy Warren should face the music
Kelcy Warren is a Texas oil billionaire several times over, and might not be easily deterred by a threatened boycott.
Lobbyist for Dakota Access formerly led army’s “restore Iraqi oil” program
“The administration seems to be buying time to maintain the status quo and profits for fossil fuel investors.”
Why police from 7 different states invaded a Standing Rock camp—and...
To clear the way for a pipeline, North Dakota invoked a measure reserved for state emergencies like natural disasters. That’s one answer.
Thanksgiving at Standing Rock
Too many of us whine and grieve that we are losing everything—but do nothing to stop it and just go along.
Native Americans Demand Clinton Take A Stand On Dakota Access Pipeline
The families at Standing Rock deserve an answer.
The Injustice at Standing Rock Is an American Story
I'm angry. White people in Oregon are acquitted while Native people in North Dakota are attacked by riot police from five states. And our politicians are preoccupied.
WATCH: Report Back on Militarized Police Raid of DAPL Resistance Camp
"Yesterday was a really shameful moment for this country and where we stand."
The Same Day White Armed Occupiers Were Acquitted, Peaceful Native American...
Under no circumstances should it be acceptable for peaceful protesters in North Dakota to be attacked and arrested, while armed occupiers in Oregon are either left alone or amicably reasoned with.
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US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows
This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.
Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in the South
As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.
Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot cases amid concerns...
This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality
This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.
Missouri Republican Attorney General Bailey sues Media Matters using consumer law to censor the...
An analysis of Mo. Attorney General Andrew Bailey's bogus allegations against Media Matters.