Organize, don’t agonize, says Cooperation Jackson’s Kali Akuno
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On election night, 2008, Kali Akuno and Sacajawea Hall were at the CNN building in Atlanta watching the results. Akuno remembers walking back to where they were staying in a quasi-fugue state brought on by the political shock of his life.
“America done actually let a Negro win the election,” he said. “I never thought I’d see the day. Okay, well, we said ‘Never’ and never is now happening.”
Suddenly a truck rolled up on them.
“A white boy drives up and says, ‘Niggers go home!’ and I thought, ‘I’m still in America,’” he explained with a soft laugh.
In the weeks that followed, Akuno had an eye on the dramatic spike in gun sales around the country between election night and...
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On election night, 2008, Kali Akuno and Sacajawea Hall were at the CNN building in Atlanta watching the results. Akuno remembers walking back to where they were staying in a quasi-fugue state brought on by the political shock of his life.
“America done actually let a Negro win the election,” he said. “I never thought I’d see the day. Okay, well, we said ‘Never’ and never is now happening.”
Suddenly a truck rolled up on them.
“A white boy drives up and says, ‘Niggers go home!’ and I thought, ‘I’m still in America,’” he explained with a soft laugh.
In the weeks that followed, Akuno had an eye on the dramatic spike in gun sales around the country between election night and...
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Battleground Baltimore: The police killing of Donnell Rochester
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Video of the police killing of 18-year-old Donnell Rochester is harrowing.
Baltimore Police officers chase Rochester, who runs and then retreats back to his car, a white Honda Accord, and drives off.
“Get out the car, get out the car now,” cops yell at Rochester, who drives forward. Officer Connor Murray shoots at Rochester, whose car bumps Murray. Soon after, Officer Robert Mauri shoots at Rochester through the windshield and the Honda Accord stops, the car door opens, and Rochester, with his hands up, says, “I can’t breathe.”
He collapses into the street and repeats, “I can’t breathe.” Cops pull Rochest...
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Video of the police killing of 18-year-old Donnell Rochester is harrowing.
Baltimore Police officers chase Rochester, who runs and then retreats back to his car, a white Honda Accord, and drives off.
“Get out the car, get out the car now,” cops yell at Rochester, who drives forward. Officer Connor Murray shoots at Rochester, whose car bumps Murray. Soon after, Officer Robert Mauri shoots at Rochester through the windshield and the Honda Accord stops, the car door opens, and Rochester, with his hands up, says, “I can’t breathe.”
He collapses into the street and repeats, “I can’t breathe.” Cops pull Rochest...
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‘It matters’: US marks Arab American Heritage Month
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Advocates say government recognition of month celebrating Arab Americans can help reduce bigotry.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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Advocates say government recognition of month celebrating Arab Americans can help reduce bigotry.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
Oil prices ease as nations agree to tap reserves
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Both Brent and US crude benchmarks settled down around 13 percent.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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Both Brent and US crude benchmarks settled down around 13 percent.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
‘Impossible to proceed’: Red Cross halts Mariupol evacuation
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ICRC says it was forced to turn a ‘safe passage convoy’ for civilians around as fighting intensifies in Mariupol.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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ICRC says it was forced to turn a ‘safe passage convoy’ for civilians around as fighting intensifies in Mariupol.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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UN sending top official to Moscow to seek humanitarian ceasefire
Martin Griffiths, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief, will visit Moscow on Sunday as fighting in Ukraine continues.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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UN sending top official to Moscow to seek humanitarian ceasefire
Martin Griffiths, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief, will visit Moscow on Sunday as fighting in Ukraine continues.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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Ukraine says Russian forces pushed back around Kyiv
Officials say more territory around Kyiv retaken by Ukrainian forces, but fierce fighting continues in other areas.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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Ukraine says Russian forces pushed back around Kyiv
Officials say more territory around Kyiv retaken by Ukrainian forces, but fierce fighting continues in other areas.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
U.S./NATO Blitzkrieg Against Serbia in 1999 Led to Today’s War in Ukraine – Daniel Kovalik
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The U.S. has claimed that it is more equal than others, and it has acted on this claim to the detriment of millions around the world. The world is now pushing back against this.
In the following interview for Strategic Culture Foundation, Daniel Kovalik explains how the U.S.-led war against the former Yugoslavia in 1999 was a fateful and brutal assault against the international order. It opened the door for the rapid eastward expansion of the NATO military bloc in breach of assurances to Russian leaders. And it thus creat...
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The U.S. has claimed that it is more equal than others, and it has acted on this claim to the detriment of millions around the world. The world is now pushing back against this.
In the following interview for Strategic Culture Foundation, Daniel Kovalik explains how the U.S.-led war against the former Yugoslavia in 1999 was a fateful and brutal assault against the international order. It opened the door for the rapid eastward expansion of the NATO military bloc in breach of assurances to Russian leaders. And it thus creat...
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Russia, Ukraine, and the Law of War: War and War Crimes
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By Scott RITTER
During his recent four-day European tour, U.S. President Joe Biden made headlines when, during a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, he described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a man who I quite frankly think is a war criminal,” adding “I think it will meet the legal definition of that as well.”
Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, condemned Biden’s comment as “unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric on the part of the head of a state whose bombs have killed hundreds of thousands...
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By Scott RITTER
During his recent four-day European tour, U.S. President Joe Biden made headlines when, during a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, he described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a man who I quite frankly think is a war criminal,” adding “I think it will meet the legal definition of that as well.”
Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, condemned Biden’s comment as “unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric on the part of the head of a state whose bombs have killed hundreds of thousands...
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The U.S. Empire’s Ultimate Target Is Not Russia but China
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By Caitlin JOHNSTONE
The Pentagon has produced its latest National Defense Strategy (NDS), a report made every four years to provide the public and the government with a broad overview of the US war machine’s planning, posturing, developments and areas of focus.
You might assume with all the aggressive brinkmanship between Moscow and the US power alliance this year that Russia would feature as Enemy Number One in the 2022 NDS, but you would be assuming incorrectly. The US “Defense” Department reserves that slot for the same nation that’s occup...
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By Caitlin JOHNSTONE
The Pentagon has produced its latest National Defense Strategy (NDS), a report made every four years to provide the public and the government with a broad overview of the US war machine’s planning, posturing, developments and areas of focus.
You might assume with all the aggressive brinkmanship between Moscow and the US power alliance this year that Russia would feature as Enemy Number One in the 2022 NDS, but you would be assuming incorrectly. The US “Defense” Department reserves that slot for the same nation that’s occup...
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US lawmakers vote to decriminalize and tax marijuana
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House bill calls for eliminating criminal penalties nationwide for manufacturing, distributing or possessing cannabis products
US lawmakers have passed legislation that would legalize and tax marijuana sales, decriminalizing the drug nationwide after at least 18 states began allowing recreational use of cannabis within their boundaries over the past decade.
The House Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) was passed by the House in a 220-204 vote on Friday. All but two Democrats voted in favor of the bill, while all but three Republicans opposed the legislation. It...
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House bill calls for eliminating criminal penalties nationwide for manufacturing, distributing or possessing cannabis products
US lawmakers have passed legislation that would legalize and tax marijuana sales, decriminalizing the drug nationwide after at least 18 states began allowing recreational use of cannabis within their boundaries over the past decade.
The House Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) was passed by the House in a 220-204 vote on Friday. All but two Democrats voted in favor of the bill, while all but three Republicans opposed the legislation. It...
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Amazon workers form first US union
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Staten Island warehouse employees become first in US to organize in grassroots union
Employees of Amazon’s largest New York City warehouse have voted to unionize, overcoming the trillion-dollar company’s ferocious opposition, to become its first American workers to successfully organize. The vote came in on Friday, with 2,654 votes for and 2,131 against union membership, and while it remains to be officially certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Amazon has not challenged enough ballots to change the total.
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Staten Island warehouse employees become first in US to organize in grassroots union
Employees of Amazon’s largest New York City warehouse have voted to unionize, overcoming the trillion-dollar company’s ferocious opposition, to become its first American workers to successfully organize. The vote came in on Friday, with 2,654 votes for and 2,131 against union membership, and while it remains to be officially certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Amazon has not challenged enough ballots to change the total.
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US confirms giving chemical weapons protection to Ukraine
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Washington is providing equipment to be used in case of chemical or biological attacks, White House says
The US is bracing for the possibility that Russia might use chemical or biological weapons against Ukraine, providing equipment and supplies that could be used to save lives after such an attack, White House press secretary Jen Psaki has confirmed.
Psaki disclosed the aid effort on Friday, without giving details on the gear that’s being sent to Kiev. She added that giving the equipment to Ukraine won’t compromise US preparedness for chemical or biological attacks.
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Washington is providing equipment to be used in case of chemical or biological attacks, White House says
The US is bracing for the possibility that Russia might use chemical or biological weapons against Ukraine, providing equipment and supplies that could be used to save lives after such an attack, White House press secretary Jen Psaki has confirmed.
Psaki disclosed the aid effort on Friday, without giving details on the gear that’s being sent to Kiev. She added that giving the equipment to Ukraine won’t compromise US preparedness for chemical or biological attacks.
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency as protests spread
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invokes tough laws amid protests over Sri Lanka’s deepening economic crisis.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invokes tough laws amid protests over Sri Lanka’s deepening economic crisis.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
Honduras seizes assets of ex-president awaiting US extradition
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Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez is wanted in the US on drug trafficking and weapons charges, which he denies.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez is wanted in the US on drug trafficking and weapons charges, which he denies.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
Brittney Griner’s teammates break silence amid Russia detention
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USA Basketball players express support for Griner after weeks in detention, say, ‘It could have been any of us’.
Published On 1 Apr 2022
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USA Basketball players express support for Griner after weeks in detention, say, ‘It could have been any of us’.
Published On 1 Apr 2022