“I Can’t Breathe, Please, Please!”
“I Can’t Breathe, Please, Please!” The Martyrdom of George Floyd, Tortured and Murdered by US Police in 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds, May 5, 2020 George Floyd’s Family and Legal Team ask United Nations to […]
Category: Human Rights
As US Protests Show, the Challenge Is How to Rise Above the Violence Inherent in State Power
By Jonathan Cook Here is one thing I can write with an unusual degree of certainty and confidence: Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin would not have been charged with the (third-degree) murder of George Floyd had the United States not been teetering […]
Nazi arrests and raids in Jerusalem and Bethlehem
By: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr Nazi occupied Ramallah: This morning, the Nazi occupation forces launched a raid campaign that resulted in the arrest of 5 Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the West Bank. Local sources reported […]
Gaza: Nazi slaughter documentary banned by PBS
By Jim W. Dean, Managing Editor View the Frontline Documentary on Gaza that PBS pulled [ Editor’s Note: The Council of the National Interest is similar to VT with its deep bench of ex-diplomats and intelligence people, but […]
Debenhams shafts its cafe workers
Catering staff at the department store have been summarily dismissed without notice or redundancy pay. Proletarian writers In April last year, the prestigious department store chain Debenhams went into administration, no longer able to hack […]
As Americans Rise Up Against Racial Injustice, International Crisis Group Calls on Trump to 'Stop Making Situation Worse'
“Sometimes, sitting by quietly and saying nothing is not an option,” the International Crisis Group wrote. by; Julia Conley, Thousands of people, mostly wearing face masks, gathered in Centenary Square on June 4, 2020 in […]
"When They Say We Don't Have the Right to Protest," Says Naomi Klein, "That's the Moment to Flood the Streets"
As Trump declares “law and order” clampdown against peaceful demonstrations, author and activist reminds people of most important lesson she’s learned studying history of shock doctrine tactics .by: Jon Queally, Demonstrators continue to protest the […]
In Trump's America, Gun-Toting Anti-Quarantine Activists Called "Very Good People," But Unarmed Protesters Denouncing Police Brutality Are "Thugs"
What the president and others don’t realize is that we’re not just protesting the death of George Floyd (or Breonna Taylor, or Ahmaud Arbery, or Eric Garner, or Alton Sterling, or Philando Castile). We are […]
'Yes, I Will Name Names': AOC Leads Charge Against Empty Corporate Claims of #BlackLivesMatter
“This moment calls for transformation,” Ocasio-Cortezsaid. “Give people change.” by: Julia Conley, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called out a number of corporations and sports teams this week for claiming solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and […]
Three Other Police Officers Finally Charged Over Murder of George Floyd
After Nearly 10,000 Arrested During Week of Protest, Three Other Police Officers Finally Charged Over Murder of George Floyd “All you had to do was arrest three more.” by: Eoin Higgins, staff writer Screenshot of […]