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The Power of the People is the Force of Life

The Power of the People is the Force of Life by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-LA/People Against Racist Terror (ARA-LA/PART) I was sent the following link to a piece worth reading by Henry Giroux: A searing and penetrating essay by Henry Giroux: https://truthout.org/articles/racist-violence-cant-be-separated-from-the-violence-of-neoliberal-capitalism/ Giroux is a powerful critic of fascist trends based on white supremacy and capitalism. But I don't know exactly why he often has a failure of nerve, or of something, when he draws towards solutions. For example in this piece, after the searing indictment, he [...]

By |2020-06-12T02:03:28-05:00June 9th, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter, California, Capitalism, Commentary, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Economy, Education, Elections, Garcetti, Gentrification/Displacement, Historical, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Indigenous, Indigenous Nations, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Michael Novick, Movements, National Security, News, People, Police, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Prisons, Protests and Rallies, Socialism, Solidarity, Unity, War|0 Comments
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The Coronavirus Pandemic, Capitalism, and Nation-States

The Coronavirus Pandemic, Capitalism, and Nation-States by Saladdin Ahmed http://social-ecology.org/wp/2020/04/the-pandemic-capitalism-and-nation-states/   I. State officials habitually analogize the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to a war. In addition to the typical deficiency of imagination of policy makers, the analogy exposes something characteristic of nation states, namely, their antagonistic origin and aggressive nature. The irony is that precisely because this is not a war but the very opposite of a war, governments across the world have dumfounded themselves. If it were a war, nation-states would know exactly what to do. Historically, [...]

By |2020-05-20T02:45:56-05:00May 20th, 2020|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Capitalism, COVID-19, Historical, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Movements, National Security, Peace, Socialism, Solidarity, War|0 Comments
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IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

Donald Trump Minimizing and Sugarcoating Coronavirus Perils! By Ralph Nader Donald Trump can’t fake his way through the coronavirus. It’s spreading and doesn’t respond to his delusions. Donald is flailing, failing, fibbing, stumbling, and scapegoating. With the stock market collapsing and the economy shaking, Donald fears defeat in November. Trump is a daily clear and present danger and he is the worst person to handle the COVID-19 crisis. Last weekend, Trump and Mike Pence met with Brazilian officials at Mar-a-Lago, after which Brazilian President Bolsonaro’s press secretary [...]

By |2020-03-28T18:39:20-05:00March 28th, 2020|Activism, Banks, Bernie Sanders, Big Business, Capitalism, Commentary, Donald Trump, Economy, Economy, Health, Health, Health Care, Healthcare, Justice/Injustice, Movements, National Security, News, Politics, Ralph Nader, Socialism, United States|0 Comments
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Tricontinental: In Light of Global Pandemic, Focus on the People

In Light of the Global Pandemic, Focus Attention on the People MARCH 21, 2020 International Assembly of the Peoples and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. httpss://www.thetricontinental.org/declaration-covid19/ SARS-CoV-2 or COVID19, now declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has begun to wreak havoc in large parts of the world, with other parts waiting in anticipation. We are in a real struggle, which needs total mobilization; a struggle that needs to put life before profit. We will only win this struggle – as China has already done [...]

By |2020-03-23T14:32:56-05:00March 23rd, 2020|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Climate Change, Cuba, Ecology, Economy, Health, Health, Health Care, Healthcare, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, Immigration/Migrant rights, Indigenous Nations, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, National Security, News, Politics, Poverty, Security and Insecurity, Socialism, Solidarity, Sustainability, Unity|0 Comments
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Cuba: Itinerary of an Obsession

Cuba: Itinerary of an Obsession By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on December 12, 2019 You could fit Cuba’s archipelago 90 times into the United States. There is no lithium, nor large mineral resources, and so far, not a single field has been found—as in Mexico—to awaken the unquenchable thirst of the oil industry. "Cuba is a palm grove in the middle of the ocean," said Jose Fornaris, a romantic poet of the 19th century. "An island trapped in the infernal cycle of sugar cane," as Jean Paul Sartre [...]

By |2019-12-30T22:47:31-05:00December 30th, 2019|Anti-capitalism, Commentary, Cuba, Human Rights, Latin America, Movements, National Security, Solidarity|0 Comments
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Bolivia: Defending Against a Racist, Fascist Coup

Defending our Dignity Amidst a Racist and Fascist Coup d’etat Interview with Adriana Guzman by Hector Bernardo httpss://www.resumen-english.org/2019/11/defending-our-dignity-amidst-a-racist-and-fascist-coup-detat/ In the face of the terrible situation underway in Bolivia since the coup d’etat against President Evo Morales, Contexto interviewed Adriana Guzman, member of Bolivia’s Feminist Anti-patriarchal Movement. Guzman analyzed the characteristics of the coup, explained which groups are really behind the self-proclaimed “president” Jeanine Añez, and she ensured us that the native people resistance “is not over with Evo, this struggle aims at defending our dignity amidst a [...]

By |2019-11-28T23:42:50-05:00November 28th, 2019|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Commentary, Elections, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Indigenous, Indigenous Nations, Latin America, Movements, National Security, Peace, Police Brutality, Protests and Rallies, Socialism, Solidarity|0 Comments
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Grand Jury = State Terrorism

Grand Jury System = State Terrorism By Chelsea Manning httpss://www.aaronswartzday.org/chelsea-manning-asd-2019/ (As read on Saturday, November 9 at the Aaron Swartz Day Event, in San Francisco.) I wish I could be there in person, but I appreciate this opportunity to summarize for you my letter to the court that ordered me to be confined, explaining why grand juries are so dangerous. I am not alone in objecting to the grand jury as a dangerous relic that has evolved in ways that increase its power without increasing its protections. [...]

By |2019-11-28T23:41:23-05:00November 28th, 2019|Activism, Chelsea Manning, Constitution, Free Speech, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Jails, Justice/Injustice, LGBTQ+, Movements, National Security, Obama, Peace, Peace and War, Politics, Prisons, Psy-Ops, Solidarity|0 Comments
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Fight for Community Control of Police Goes National

A (Re)Born National “Black and Left-Led” Organization Fights for Community Control of Police Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report executive editor 28 Nov 2019 httpss://www.blackagendareport.com/reborn-national-black-and-left-led-organization-fights-community-control-police   On the momentum of Chicago’s vibrant anti-police movement – the most advanced in the nation – the city’s Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression has gone national after a highly successful conference.   “This movement will be ‘black-led and left-led.’”   Eight-hundred organizers from 28 states gathered last weekend at the Chicago’s teachers union hall to “re-found” the National Alliance Against Racist [...]

By |2019-11-28T23:34:27-05:00November 28th, 2019|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Glen Ford, Historical, Independent Journalism, Justice/Injustice, Movements, National Security, News, Police, Police Brutality, Politics, Solidarity|0 Comments
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3rd Annual Left Coast Forum Postponed

The third annual Left Coast Forum will be held this year on a date and venue to be determined after a conflict on scheduling arose at Occidental College. The keynote speakers are: Melina Abdullah – an outspoken, deeply passionate Black Lives Matter activist as well as the Chair of the Pan African Department at the California State University Los Angeles Mario Solis-Marich – a seasoned political consultant, radio and tv host and producer Dominique DiPrima – host of KJLH Front Page Show with Dominique DiPrima on 102.3 [...]

By |2019-10-02T05:29:22-05:00October 2nd, 2019|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black Lives Matter, Cuba, Events, Gentrification/Displacement, Healthcare, Human Rights, Independent Media, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Latin America, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Michael Novick, National Security, Peace, Peace and War, Police Brutality, Politics, Puerto Rico, Socialism, Unions, Unity, Venezuela, War, Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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WAR: Murder Incorporated/America’s Favorite Pastime

MURDER INCORPORATED Book Two: America’s Favorite Pastime (Spoiler alert -- It’s WAR!) "empire\genocide\manifest destiny" by Mumia Abu-Jamal and Stephen Vittoria, foreword by S. Brian Willson, Afterword by David Swanson; Prison Radio, POB 411074 San Francisco CA, 2019, $20 ISBN: 978-0-9989600-6-7 Reviewed by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-LA This second volume of a distinctly non-academic 3-book history of US imperialism by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal and film-maker Stephen Vittoria makes it clear that "endless war" is not just a phenomenon of the 21st Century and the Bush-Obama-Trump trifecta, but [...]

By |2019-06-01T03:40:34-05:00June 1st, 2019|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Book Reviews, Books, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Michael Novick, Movements, Mumia Abu-Jamal, National Security, Peace, Peace and War, People, Politics, Protests and Rallies, Reviews, Socialism, Solidarity|0 Comments
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Letters to the Editor: No Nukes!

Dear lovers of peace and a nuclear free world, For those skeptical about being able to finance a "Green New Deal," there is a bill recently introduced into the House of Representatives that could provide that funding, if Congress would take it seriously. HR-2419, the "Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act, calls on the US government to sign and ratify the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, eliminate its nuclear weapons along with those of every other country, and use the money [...]

By |2019-06-01T03:30:35-05:00June 1st, 2019|Activism, Letters to the Editor, Movements, National Security, Nuclear Power, Peace, Peace and War, Politics, Security and Insecurity, United States, War|0 Comments
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Unsung Memorial Day Hero: Smedley Butler

A Likely MIA Name over Memorial Day Weekend Smedley Darlington Butler. It is a name you’re not likely to hear mentioned this Memorial Day Weekend. Who is he? A four-star USMC General who served 33-plus years in the US Marine Corps, won two Congressional Medals of Honor and is, at least arguably, the most beloved Marine of all time. Why won’t you hear his name? Butler became outspoken and politicized the moment he retired in 1931. The following quote will give you some insight: “I spent 33 [...]

By |2019-05-14T19:54:51-05:00May 14th, 2019|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Banks, Capitalism, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Latin America, Mexico, National Security, Peace, People, Politics, Veterans, Wall Street, War, Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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