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The Power of Suggestion
The power of suggestion plays a large part in our lives. Those suggestions come from every side of every fence. By Luca DiMatteo I had been thinking about this for a few days when, during a card game with some family members, I was coming close to winning the hand,… »
Trump Doesn’t Like You
By Henry Cruz Our current Commander in Chief has been calling people that look like me bad hombres. For a Nerd like me, that’s an upgrade. (I’m strongly considering tattooing bad hombre over my belly). I can also see in my future a ‘nasty woman’ belly t-shirt – and a… »
Shut Down Berks Coalition: We Demand Freedom for Detained Black and Brown Immigrant Families
Tsuru for Solidarity and other members of the Shut Down Berks Coalition will be holding a direct action outside of the Berks Family Detention Center, one of three detention facilities in the country that contracts with ICE to hold families with young children. Since it opened in 2011, children as… »
Kabyle: A Language, a People, and a Heritage to Defend
Today, more than six thousand languages are spoken in the world and according to Unesco, half of the languages spoken by less than ten thousand people will disappear by the end of the century. The longevity of a language depends on its vitality and on certain demographic and social factors. »
Judge orders Dakota Access Pipeline to shut down
Owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) must halt operations while the government conducts a full-fledged analysis examining the risk DAPL poses to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, a federal judge ruled today. The court decision delivered a hard-fought victory to the Tribe, which has been engaged in a high-profile… »
Free Palestine Movement comments on U.S Members of Congress move to block Israel’ Annexation of Palestinian West Bank Territories
The Free Palestine Movement accepts the positive statement by twelve members of the U.S. Congress to condition aid to “Israel” on blocking annexation of territories in the Palestinian West Bank. It is a gesture in the right direction, and we support it as such. However, we caution that it is… »
Mururoa: 54th anniversary of first nuclear bomb detonation
By Peace Movement Aotearoa “On July 2, 1966 the calm of French Polynesia’s Mururoa atoll was shattered by an explosion of unbelievable force. Within a second, the azure tropical sky flashed bright orange, and was ruptured by a towering radioactive cloud that mushroomed into the atmosphere; the placid lagoon was… »
Panel Discussion LIVE 07/02: What Will It Take for Black Lives to Really Matter?
Thursday, July 2nd 5 PM: Online Panel Discussion Broadcasted LIVE on Facebook and Youtube Watch it live here on July 2nd at 5 PM (NY time): Everyone is recognizing the current moment as a unique opportunity… »
Face 2 Face with James Felton Keith
On this show we speak with James Felton Keith, candidate for US Congress in NY’s 13th district, about the situation today for African-Americans and his involvement in the recent protests, and about his activism on behalf of Universal Basic Income (UBI). James believes the case for UBI has been strengthened… »
Poor People’s Campaign Action: Assembly and Moral March on Washington
On Saturday, June 20, 2020, The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will demonstrate the power of poor people to be agents of change in not just one election, but at the very heart of this democracy. In this time of significant danger and real possibility, a… »
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