Tag: 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.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, police deployed pepper spray and tear gas against dozens of Native American water protectors during a standoff at Cantapeta Creek.

Kelcy Warren is a Texas oil billionaire several times over, and might not be easily deterred by a threatened boycott.

“The administration seems to be buying time to maintain the status quo and profits for fossil fuel investors.”

To clear the way for a pipeline, North Dakota invoked a measure reserved for state emergencies like natural disasters. That’s one answer.

Too many of us whine and grieve that we are losing everything—but do nothing to stop it and just go along.

The families at Standing Rock deserve an answer.

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.

"Yesterday was a really shameful moment for this country and where we stand."

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.