Kingdom of Cages by Matt Sedillo   Los Angeles, city of pigs, kingdom of cages Database, the Fuhrman tapes, the Ayres report Darryl Gates, Tom Bradley, Lee Baca, Willie Parker The red lines, red squads, ramparts, Rodney King The thin blue line on an all-white jury Murderous metropolis that kills for appearances Chicano Moratorium, eighty-four Olympics CRASH, the battering ram Twin towers, Operation Hammer, Safe city La Loma, Bishop, Palo Verde, Arcadia Los Angeles is a city designed to be divided Postcard paradise, gentleman's apartheid Service and [...]

As C-L was going to press, a run-off was scheduled in Brazil between the far-right militarist Jair Bolsonaro and the candidate of the Workers' Party (PT), Fernando Haddad. This piece explains what's at stake.--Ed. NOT HIM: Stand against Fascism in Brazil and the Recolonization of Latin America https://theinternationalcommittee.org/not-him-stand-against-fascism-in-brazil-and-the-recolonization-of-latin-america/ From our International Solidarity we call on all the democratic and progressive forces, the honest men and women of Brazil and Latin America to support in a unitary and forceful way the candidacy of Fernando Haddad-Manuela D’Avila in the [...]

A Mad Dog Against Venezuela By Geraldina Colotti, on August 16, 2018 A “mad dog” roams Latin America, James Mattis, US Secretary of Defense. “Mad Dog” is the nickname former General Mattis earned in Afghanistan and Iraq. They would like once again to imposed US domination on Latin America, relying on the support of governments that are as subordinate as they are discredited, ready to conveniently modernize the “backyard”. That’s why Mattis traveled to Brazil, Argentina, Chile and ended in Colombia. In the center, the military management [...]

A Curious Resignation at the LA Unified School District by Cheryl Dorsey   Full story here:  httpss://www.laprogressive.com/lausd-resignation/ March 9, 2018, LA Unified School District, Office of Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General, Investigations Frank Cabibi was forced to resign in lieu of termination. The reason for Cabibi’s sudden, teary-eyed departure is a closely guarded LAUSD secret. In the era of hashtag #MeToo and based on my personal working relationship with Cabibi; I understand why his firing must not be known. This is what it looks like when the LAUSD "circles [...]

by Bella De Soto As the Pacifica Foundation, license holder for KPFK and four other stations, continues a dangerous financial path, its governance on the Pacifica National Board (PNB) is controlled by a majority group, whose tentacles extend to factions on each Local Station Board of the 5 stations within the network, with a very strong presence at KPFK 90.7 FM.  The overall intent of this group is to undermine the Foundation's guiding principles, the Pacifica Mission Statement and Bylaws. As of January 1st, 2018, 12 Bylaws Amendments were introduced [...]