Category Justice

Chris Hedges: My Student Comes Home
“I feel a mixture of excitement and trepidation,” he said. “It feels so strange right now to be walking outside without handcuffs and shackles.”

Murderous US Military Agents and Left-wing Extremists Share Stage in the Fake News Sweepstakes
A USAF sergeant with ties to a Second Amendment group has been charged with murdering a federal security officer at a George Floyd protest to bring about police reform while Fox News deems Antifa and BLM’ers seeking the same “domestic terrorists.” People, including those associated with the boogaloo movement, pray as they demonstrate against business […]

The Heart of the Uprising in Minneapolis, by Luke Mogelson
“It’s not just about George Floyd,” she told me. “It’s about all the unseen shit, where we don’t have the video.”
A Pandemic, the Geopolitical Struggle for Power, and the Urgency of Common Security
“The pandemic teaches that we are a single interdependent species, and that militarism and xenophobic policies threaten our security and survival.”
Henry Giroux: The system has to be stopped: On state terror and collective rebellion.
“The fires burning in our cities are unfortunate, but the real fires go unnoticed. These are the fires burning the spirits of those who suffer daily traumas, fears, police violence, and policy driven hardships are what need to be noticed, addressed, and rouse mass anger. No one talks about the roots of these problems…”
The Protests Made a Huge Difference: All Four Minneapolis Cops Charged in Killing of George Floyd
Includes Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announcing the changing of charges against Derek Chauvin to 2nd Degree Murder and the charging of the other three officers; we also hear from Tamika Mallory in New York and Nekima Levy Armstrong in Minnesota with information about Breonna Taylor of others in Louisville, Kentucky.

IT’S A SCANDAL THAT WE DON’T KNOW WHO SUPPORTED THE CORONAVIRUS BAILOUT. HELP US FIND OUT.
“We’re not just talking about half a trillion dollars that went to Wall Street, as I mentioned in my remarks,” [Ocasio-Cortez] continued. “That is being leveraged to $4 trillion for Wall Street and corporations. And what we’re seeing in payroll protection for small businesses is just a drop in the bucket compared to that.”
SAVE OUR VA! Veterans say NO to Privatization
SAVE OUR VA! Veterans say NO to Privatization Call or Write Your Congressional Senators and Representatives NOW Proposed new regulations for veterans’ healthcare on Capitol Hill could lead to a total dismantling and privatization of the VA healthcare system that our veterans want and need! ____________________ We need you to write or pick up the […]

Assange Arrested: Call for protests and phone calls; also links to articles
The prosecution of Julian Assange is an attack on Freedom of the Press in the 21st Century. WikiLeaks is democratizing journalism, redistributing power and increasing transparency. Publishing the truth is not a crime.

Fighting for Justice: Why Cross-Movement Collaboration Is Essential, Center for Constitutional Rights
Power dynamics to break free from to create biggest vision of humanity possible, a dynamic process, 100-year vision.
Confronting the Culture of Death, by Chris Hedges
When we pit ourselves against the culture of death—and this means performing acts of civil disobedience and noncompliance, it means becoming an outlaw in the eyes of the corporate state—then suffering, and even death, does not have the last word.

A Must Read! The Hidden Structure of Violence: Who Benefits from Global Violence and War, by Polly Mann
The result is a stunning indictment of our violent world and a powerful critique of the ways through which violence is reproduced on a daily basis, whether at the highest levels of the state or in the deepest recesses of the mind.
Popular Resistance: How Social Transformation Occurs
When activists understand that social movements are long-term efforts and that they go through particular stages, each with specific goals and tasks, they can be more effective. This knowledge is also helpful in avoiding burn out by expecting things to change before the necessary environment is in place.

Does this look like a crime to you? The Case of Veteran Mike Madden
The lawyer has filed a motion to dismiss Madden’s case, arguing he’d gone to the airport to “publicly express his opinion on an issue… at the center of a national debate.”
Teaching ‘Les Misérables’ in Prison by Chris Hedges
The moral life, as Hugo pointed out, is not pragmatic or rational. It does not guarantee that we as distinct individuals survive. And yet, it permits us, by living for others, to become our best selves. It allows us a bittersweet happiness.
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