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Letter to the Editor: Don’t Ostracize and Stigmatize All Cops

Letter to the Editor: Don't Ostracize and Stigmatize All Cops As "Bastards" 02-23-2020 I am writing in response to Imani Beckett’s article, “Why all Cops Are In Fact Bastards,” in the February, 2020 edition of Change Links. Throughout human history virtually all major systems of power inherently draw to them those who seek to impose their strength over others.  The fact that these systems often oppress others is particularly disdainful, because it is an abuse of that power against those less powerful who are in turn exploited. [...]

By |2020-02-28T23:14:52-05:00February 28th, 2020|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Commentary, Editorial, Greg Foisie, Historical, Homelessness, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Letters to the Editor, Michael Novick, Non-violence, Peace, Police Brutality, Socialism, Solidarity, Surveillance, Whistleblowers|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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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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Defend Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange

Veterans For Peace Stands with Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange   httpss://www.veteransforpeace.org/our-work/position-statements/veterans-peace-stands-chelsea-manning-and-julian-assange   The People Have the Need to Know: Veterans For Peace Stands with Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange   Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning are both in jail right now.  They are being persecuted by the very elite who are pursuing regime change wars around the globe and who do not want the people to know the truth about what they are up to. Curiously, Assange has been charged with conspiring with Chelsea Manning to [...]

By |2019-05-03T03:15:09-05:00May 3rd, 2019|Activism, Afghanistan, Democracy, Donald Trump, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Iraq, Jails, Justice/Injustice, LGBTQ+, National Security, Peace, People, Politics, Social Media, Solidarity, Veterans, War, Whistleblowers, Women|0 Comments
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Mumia Abu-Jamal: WARS AGAINST ASSANGE

WARS AGAINST ASSANGE [col. Writ. 4/16/19 (c) ’19 Mumia Abu-Jamal] The intrepid journalist and author, Glenn Greenwald, in his 2014 work, No Place to Hide (Metropolitan Books: NY), offers a damning portrait of the US media, so long trained to worship at the altars of power, as agents of first attack against those journalists who dare to question or expose imperial edicts or escapades.   Indeed, Greenwald himself details how establishment reporters began their attacks y questioning both his status as a journalist, and then, one’s psychological [...]

By |2019-05-03T03:07:05-05:00May 3rd, 2019|Donald Trump, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Mumia Abu-Jamal, National Security, Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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MURDER INCORPORATED: empire/genocide/manifest destiny – Book Review

MURDER INCORPORATED: empire\genocide\manifest destiny|Dreaming of Empire (Book One) by Mumia Abu-Jamal and Stephen Vittoria; foreword by Chris Hedges published 2018, Prison Radio, San Francisco CA © Street Legal Cinema, Stephen Vittoria, Mumia Abu-Jamal. ISBN 978-0-9989600-0-5 $20 from prisonradio.org streetlegalcinema.com (Coming Soon: Book Two: America's Favorite Pastime (war, intervention and the military-industrial complex); Book Three: Perfecting Tyranny (mass surveillance, manufacturing consent, SCOTUS: the Imperial Court & the delusion of a post-racial America). Reviewed by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action Los Angeles httpss://ara-la.tumblr.com/post/175938787905/murder-incorporated-empiregenocidemanifest Aptly subtitled "Dreaming of Empire," book one [...]

By |2018-08-09T22:46:10-05:00August 9th, 2018|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Book Reviews, Books, Historical, Human Rights, Indigenous Nations, Justice/Injustice, Michael Novick, Movements, Mumia Abu-Jamal, National Security, Peace, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Prisons, Reviews, Solidarity, United States, War, Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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New LAPD Chief – Moore of the Same

Garcetti, Chief Moore & Police Comm. Soboroff New LAPD Chief- Moore of the Same by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action LA httpss://ara-la.tumblr.com/post/174935057110/new-lapd-chief-moore-of-the-same Following a search and recommendation of three top candidates by the Police Commission, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti has named Asst. Chief Michel Moore (pronounced Michael) as his choice for LAPD Chief to replace Chuckie Beck, who is retiring early after unrelenting community criticism. Garcetti's choice is expected to be approved by the City Council, even though he comes out of the same mold as Beck, trained [...]

By |2018-07-04T04:28:36-05:00July 4th, 2018|Black Lives Matter, Capitalism, Drones, Historical, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Michael Novick, Movements, News, Police, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Prisons, Psy-Ops, Solidarity, Voting, War, Whistleblowers, Women|0 Comments
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Paying the Price for Peace Wins Film Award

Movie Paying The Price For Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson Wins Award   by Greg Foisie The film Paying The Price For Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson has won The Grand Jury Documentary Feature Award from the 2017 Awareness Film Festival.  The film festival was recently held in Los Angeles, California between October 5th and 15th, 2017.  The film was produced by Bo Boudart of Bo Boudart Productions in San Mateo, CA. [https://www.boboudartproductions.org/] and assistant producer Frank Dorrell of Addicted to War in [...]

By |2017-10-28T00:20:07-05:00October 28th, 2017|Constitution, Film & Documentaries, Films, Greg Foisie, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Justice/Injustice, Peace, Peace and War, Peace Vigils, People, Veterans, War, Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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Truth on Trial

Bradley Manning, Crimes Against Humanity and the Values of International Law By VIJAY PRASHAD During his June-July 2013 court martial, Private First Class Bradley Manning sat impassive. He had been in custody from May 2010, which included harsh treatment for almost a year at the military base in Quantico, Virginia. Manning had already pleaded guilty to 10 charges in February—these were the minor ones—and he held that the remainder (12 charges) should be thrown out by the military because he had released secret material to reveal “the [...]

By |2013-09-09T22:27:03-05:00September 9th, 2013|Heroes and Whistleblowers, National Security, Security and Insecurity, Vijay Prashad, Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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