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 […]
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Will new anti-protest laws in Puerto Rico benefit the Energy Empire?
compiled by panagioti, Earth First! Journal collective Last week, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Puerto Rico’s police chief and justice secretary, saying the island’s new penal code violates the constitutional right to freedom of expression. The lawsuit came a week after […]
Continue readingPuerto Rican Pipeline Protests Extend to New York
NEW YORK—Local Puerto Rican leaders and activists gathered outside Federal Plaza on Thursday to demand that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deny the permits for a proposed gas pipeline requested by the Puerto Rico Electric and Power Authority (PREPA). “This gas […]
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