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“The Constitution Lies in Tatters on the Floor”
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“The Constitution Lies in Tatters on the Floor”

Climate Change, Donald Trump, Drones, Elections, Fascism, Historical, National Security, News, Peace and War, Politics, Ralph Nader, Veterans, War, Whistleblowers

“The Constitution Lies in Tatters on the Floor”

Lawrence Wilkerson Interviewed by Ralph Nader https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/p/shooting-wars-and-trade-wars (Excerpts) Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired U.S. Army colonel. Over his 31 years of service, Col. Wilkerson served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, and Special Assistant to Gen. Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. Wilkerson also served as Deputy Director and Director of the U.S. Marine Corps War [...]

By Change-Links|2026-10-01T22:46:53-05:00October 1st, 2026|Climate Change, Donald Trump, Drones, Elections, Fascism, Historical, National Security, News, Peace and War, Politics, Ralph Nader, Veterans, War, Whistleblowers|0 Comments

The Role of “Friendship” and Bromance in International Affairs
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The Role of “Friendship” and Bromance in International Affairs

A-I Artificial Intelligence, Anti-capitalism, China, China, Donald Trump, Historical, National Security, News, Nuclear Power, Peace and War, Politics

The Role of “Friendship” and Bromance in International Affairs

The Politics of Getting Around Things: Geopolitics as Couples Therapy By Peter Bach [Excerpts] https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/20/the-politics-of-getting-around-things/ Imagine Trump and Xi disappearing into a room for an hour and emerging with the gentlest of smiles to announce that the United States and China had agreed to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons—with Russia and North Korea waiting in the wings to get rid of them too. I suppose the most famous political [...]

By Change-Links|2026-10-01T22:36:55-05:00October 1st, 2026|A-I Artificial Intelligence, Anti-capitalism, China, China, Donald Trump, Historical, National Security, News, Nuclear Power, Peace and War, Politics|0 Comments

Black Voting Rights Pioneer Honored in North Carolina
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Black Voting Rights Pioneer Honored in North Carolina

Anti-Racism/Racism, Black liberation, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical

Black Voting Rights Pioneer Honored in North Carolina

by Nia Asante In August N.C. resident LaVone Hicks and her sister, Patricia Youmans of Virginia, along with Representative Rodney Pierce of the N.C. House District 27, assembled to celebrate a milestone. The ladies' father, Attorney James R. Walker Jr., was honored in his birthplace with a roadside historical marker recognizing his civil rights contributions. Walker argued landmark cases concerning literacy that reached the US Supreme Court, which helped lay the groundwork [...]

By Change-Links|2026-10-01T21:59:52-05:00October 1st, 2026|Anti-Racism/Racism, Black liberation, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical|0 Comments

The Meaning of Labor Day
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The Meaning of Labor Day

Activism, Anarchism, Anti-capitalism, Events, Historical, Labor, Protests and Rallies

The Meaning of Labor Day

By Gabe Gabrielsky The meaning of Labor Day has been lost to most Americans. For most people today Labor Day signifies a great day for bargain sales at retail stores, the beginning of a new school year and most of all the end of summer. In contrast, Labor Day was originally intended to be a celebration for working people in general and by organized labor in particular, was dedicated to the social [...]

By Change-Links|2026-09-02T02:22:03-05:00September 2nd, 2026|Activism, Anarchism, Anti-capitalism, Events, Historical, Labor, Protests and Rallies|0 Comments

Ortega, Elections, and the Context Western Media Won’t Print
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Ortega, Elections, and the Context Western Media Won’t Print

Anti-capitalism, Elections, Historical, Jails, Journalists, Latin America, News, Nicaragua, Politics, Socialism, War

Ortega, Elections, and the Context Western Media Won’t Print

Has Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega really abolished elections? by Richard Balzano, The New Hampshire Gazette https://popularresistance.org/ortega-elections-and-the-context-western-media-wont-print/ “Crackdown.” “Democratic backsliding.” “Authoritarian grip.” Journalists persecuted, opposition parties crushed—and now, according to the latest eruption from the Western press, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has abolished elections. The peripheral left offers another interpretation: Ortega is preventing U.S.-backed political organizations implicated in subversion from participating in elections, while Nicaragua has restricted media organizations with subversive ties to [...]

By Change-Links|2026-09-02T02:20:04-05:00September 2nd, 2026|Anti-capitalism, Elections, Historical, Jails, Journalists, Latin America, News, Nicaragua, Politics, Socialism, War|0 Comments

Nichelle Nichols
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Nichelle Nichols

Anti-Racism/Racism, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Mumia Abu-Jamal

Nichelle Nichols

by Mumia Abu-Jamal A sideline about the late, great Nichelle Nichols, who played the original, the first, and the fantastic Lieutenant Uhura of the Starship Enterprise of the original Star Trek. I saw her being interviewed once, and she remarked that she wanted to leave the show; and try out what really moved her. Which is, her dancing. So she wanted to leave. And guess who communicated with her. And I [...]

By Change-Links|2026-09-02T02:17:12-05:00September 2nd, 2026|Anti-Racism/Racism, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Mumia Abu-Jamal|0 Comments

The Most Important Thing You Can Share is History
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The Most Important Thing You Can Share is History

Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Commentary, Historical, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Political Prisoners, Prisons, Repression

The Most Important Thing You Can Share is History

© 7/2026 by Mumia Abu-Jamal https://www.prisonradio.org/commentary/message-to-galaxy-fellows/ The most important thing you can share -- the North Star you refer to -- is History. Real history teaches why today is the way it is, today. Malcolm X used to say, History, of all our studies, best rewards our research. When he learned about history, it transformed him. The history of Black people in America opened his head and expanded his mind. It remade [...]

By Change-Links|2026-08-01T18:35:07-05:00August 1st, 2026|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Commentary, Historical, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Political Prisoners, Prisons, Repression|0 Comments

Fascist Attacks on Differently-Abled People
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Fascist Attacks on Differently-Abled People

Activism, Beyond Capitalism, Commentary, Disability issues, Historical, Michael Novick, Movements, Pacifica/KPFK, Public Radio

Fascist Attacks on Differently-Abled People

KPFK Disarming Itself Against Trump's Fascist Playbook by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-Los Angeles/People Against Racist Terror (ARA-LA/PART) Trump and RFK Jr. are coming after people with disabilities, rejecting the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unfortunately, KPFK no longer airs the Access Unlimited program focusing on disability rights and resources that I had restored to the air, and thus has lost the capacity to be a platform for that community in [...]

By Change-Links|2026-08-01T18:38:52-05:00August 1st, 2026|Activism, Beyond Capitalism, Commentary, Disability issues, Historical, Michael Novick, Movements, Pacifica/KPFK, Public Radio|0 Comments

NATIONAL MOBILIZATION AGAINST GENOCIDES
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NATIONAL MOBILIZATION AGAINST GENOCIDES

Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black liberation, Decolonization, Events, Genocide, Historical, Human Rights, Movements, Peace and War, Police Brutality, Prisons, Protests and Rallies, United States

NATIONAL MOBILIZATION AGAINST GENOCIDES

July 4, 2026 - Atlanta Georgia Today's reading of the US Declaration of Independence leaves little to celebrate. The forefathers of the USA called to dissolve the political bonds that connected their new colonies to the British empire. However, the masses of people living here, created equal in the eyes of God/Allah/the Great Spirit, were in no way treated equally or free by those who proclaimed this land to be the “United [...]

By Change-Links|2026-06-02T12:54:40-05:00June 2nd, 2026|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black liberation, Decolonization, Events, Genocide, Historical, Human Rights, Movements, Peace and War, Police Brutality, Prisons, Protests and Rallies, United States|0 Comments

Avoiding the “Thucydides Trap”
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Avoiding the “Thucydides Trap”

Anti-capitalism, China, Donald Trump, Historical, Peace, Peace and War, Politics, War

Avoiding the “Thucydides Trap”

by Alex Lo, South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3353953/chinas-rise-will-turn-thucydides-trap-its-head [Excerpt] It was no accident that President Xi Jinping cited the “Thucydides Trap” during his summit in Beijing with Trump, putting it forward as something for both superpowers to avoid. The theory, popularized by Harvard political scientist Graham Allison, digs into an episode in Greek history to warn against the danger of war between a rising power and a declining one. Meanwhile, more scholars [...]

By Change-Links|2026-05-30T16:34:13-05:00May 30th, 2026|Anti-capitalism, China, Donald Trump, Historical, Peace, Peace and War, Politics, War|0 Comments

Michael Parenti, Presente!
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Michael Parenti, Presente!

Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, In Memoriam, Labor, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Obituary, Socialism

Michael Parenti, Presente!

© by Mumia Abu-Jamal https://www.prisonradio.org/commentary/michael-parenti-presente/ Michael Parenti was a wonderful writer, for his work was peppered with wit, insight, and a deep well of learning. Years ago, I received one of his books, that I found particularly interesting, on the Roman Empire. His thinking was original, and ground-breaking. It made you think of Rome and its Empire in a brand-new way. I got a letter from Michael, and he remarked that he [...]