With fire firmly back in the activist’s toolbox after the George Floyd uprising in Minneapolis successfully laid waste to the police precinct involved with George Floyd’s murder, we have seen fire attacks echoing back around the world in solidarity with this […]
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Solidarity with the People in the Streets of Portland
from CrimethInc. Against the Federal Occupation and the Police On Thursday, both Donald Trump and his white nationalist and nativist advisor Stephen Miller announced that they will begin deploying armed officers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the streets of cities […]
Continue readingGeorge Floyd Uprisings: Anatomy of a Counterinsurgency
by Martin Schoots-McAlpine / MR Online Introduction On May 25, 2020, police in Minneapolis Minnesota murdered George Floyd in cold blood. Responding to allegations of counterfeit money, police arrested Floyd, with one officer kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes, ultimately […]
Continue readingPort of Oakland Shut Down by Dockworkers in Observation of Juneteenth
by Shwanika Narayan and Roland Li / San Francisco Chronicle Economic activity at the Port of Oakland came to a halt on Friday as thousands of workers and supporters gathered on Middle Harbor Road to protest police brutality and racism in the […]
Continue readingClimate Crisis: Black Lives Matter, Looting Puerto Rico, And California’s Environmental Racism
by Steve Horn / The Real News Network Black Lives Matter The police killing of George Floyd has shifted news coverage in the United States from all issues—including the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to kill people and killed 2,952 between June 2-4—back […]
Continue readingIn Mourning, in Solidarity, and in Rage
by EF!J Editors Mazzie and Raven Photo by Fibonacci Blue on Flickr As vigils are planned nationwide, we would like to acknowledge some of the additional people who have been killed by cops over the past few weeks during the protests for […]
Continue readingThe Rap Report: To George Floyd, AKA Big Floyd of the Legendary Screwed Up Click
by Lawrence Burney The 46-year-old unarmed Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police earlier this week once rapped with DJ Screw’s legendary Houston crew. He deserves to have the fullness of his life recognized. When we’re in the thick of the […]
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