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Militant Journalism
San José protesters die-in at ‘Christmas in the Park’
Some 40, mostly youth of color, assembled late Sunday afternoon, Dec. 14, at City Hall and then took over one…
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Brazil torture report and the battle for memory
Recently the U.S. Senate published their report on CIA torture. In Brazil, a Truth Commission was established to investigate the…
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Seattle: ‘Black Lives Matter! Justice for Koko!’
Seattle turned out Dec. 13 for the national day of marches against racist police brutality. The demonstration, mobilized by the…
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‘Strong dollar’ de-stabilizes world economy
Two major developments occurred in the global economy in early December that have drawn much commentary and analysis in the…
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FBI will never count those injured and murdered by the cops
The writer set up an emergency hate crimes and incidents reporting system involving government and community agencies in Southern California in…
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U.S. didn’t start torturing people only after 9-11
The sordid history of U.S. torture in the Middle East laid bare by the release of the Senate report is…
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Militant Journalism
Tampa shuts it down for victims of police violence
Tampa demonstrators gathered Dec. 5 to protest the recent grand jury decisions which continue allowing police to murder Black people…
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Militant Journalism
St. Pete, Fla., “March for Justice” is a wake up call
On December 6, activists and community members from around the Tampa Bay area rallied in Williams Park in St. Petersburg,…
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Vigil marks anniversary of police murder
On December 7, the family of O’Shaine Evans, a 26-year-old Oakland resident killed by San Francisco cop David Goff, commemorated…
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Militant Journalism
Women bring the police brutality struggle to Brooklyn
On Nov. 20, Akai Gurley was shot and killed by NYPD officer Peter Liang in East New York, Brooklyn. Just…
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Militant Journalism
Pittsburgh movement growing after Garner injustice
Video of protesters singing “Ruff Ryder’s Anthem as they marched into Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. There have been almost daily…
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Cheap heroin, unaffordable solutions
On July 1 I wrote about how the emergency service workers of NYC were all being trained and equipped with…
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Militant Journalism
Syracuse shuts it down in protest of police terror
On Dec. 8, a large, militant action was held in Syracuse to protest police terror in the city and across…
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Militant Journalism
Shutting Down the Verrazano: A 7 Minute choke hold of Staten Island
The following report was received from a participant in the Verrazano Bridge action. We are a group of 30 protesters…
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Militant Journalism
Protests shut down San Francisco, Berkeley streets
Calling for an end to the epidemic of racist police murder, demonstrators shut down San Francisco’s Market Street, in the heart…
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After 42 years in solitary, Albert Woodfox’s conviction overturned
Albert Woodfox, 67, is the longest held prisoner in solitary confinement in U.S. history—held in an 8x6 cell for 23…
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Militant Journalism
Fairpoint Communications workers rally, mark 50th day of strike
On Dec. 5, around 100 union workers and their allies braved the brisk New England cold to demand fair…
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Guest Analysis
Obama’s choice: Mass violator of people’s rights
The President has placed at the head of his task force on militarized policing Charles Ramsey, an official whose own…
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Guest Analysis
The use and abuse of British Muslims
“The Use and Abuse of British Muslims: The British state continues to facilitate ‘Islamist terrorism’, but is using new legislation…
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Militant Journalism
Seattle: ‘If we don’t get no peace, we shut it down!’
Anti-racist activists, already mobilized in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision, came out into the streets with renewed vigor…
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