Daily Archives: September 21, 2020

2020-09-21: News Headlines

_____ (2020-09-21). Greenwashing The US military, Julian Assange, RIP Kevin Zeese. popularresistance.org The weather is getting more extreme by the year and conversations about climate change are growing along with it. So when Michael Moore made the movie 'Planet of the Humans', criticizing the corporate co-optation of the green movement, he came under attack from well-connected activists. Lee Camp reports on how Bill McKibben, one of the targets of Moore's movie, has adopted a role of helping some of the worst industries and institutions out there to greenwash their images. In an op-ed from a year ago, McKibben used his platform to rehabilitate the image of the US military.

James Goodman (2020-09-21). 'We Are Taking on Goliath': Activists in Rochester Demand Justice for Daniel Prude. progressive.org Despite a police crackdown, protesters continue to press for a new vision of public safety.

_____ (2020-09-21). Life In The US Has The Hallmarks Of A "Low-Grade War Zone" popularresistance.org Countless red flags have sprung up in recent months indicating a creeping authoritarianism coming into full form. Vigilante forms of far right "justice" have become commonplace, as in the high-profile case of 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the numerous cases of far right violence and intimidation directed at Black Lives Matter activists since nationwide protests erupted in the wake of the police murder of George Floyd in May. The president dog-whistles to his white supremacist base regularly, and may not even accept the election results this November if he loses.

San Jose Peace & Justice Center (2020-09-21). Monday 9/21: International Peace Day: "We Are Many" Virtual Film Premiere & Q&A w/ Director & Activists. indybay.org Online via streaming anytime for 24 hours…

Adom Getachew (2020-09-21). Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament. thenation.com Out of the ruins of colonialism and empire, the sociologist insisted we could fashion a more egalitarian and liberated future.

David Osorio (2020-09-20). Activists call jailing of Long Island homeless activists a political arrest. liberationnews.org Protests planned for Sept. 22 and Sept. 25…

Fight Back (2020-09-20). FRSO stands in solidarity with anti-racist activists arrested in Denver. fightbacknews.org The Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the repression of the people's movement that occurred in Denver, Colorado on September 17. Six organizers were arrested at their homes, in parking lots, and while driving. All six were active leaders in protests calling for justice for Elijah McClain and other victims of police brutality. Four of those arrested are members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and all are facing trumped-up charges including inciting a riot, kidnapping and theft. These charges are absolutely bogus and are obviously designed to try to crush dissent and silence the movement…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-20). No to criminalization of anti-racist movement in US. peoplesdispatch.org Party for Socialism and Liberation organized a rally on Sept 19 demanding the release of four of their activists. Russel Ruch, Lillian House, Joel Northam, and Eliza Lucero were arrested on Sept 17. They have been at the forefront of the mass anti-racist movement in US sparked by the violent murder of George Floyd on May 25.

Frank Fischer (2020-09-20). The Risk of Progressive Reversal. commondreams.org Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion attend a protest against the expansion of Stansted Airport on August 29, 2020 in Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom. (Photo: Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Editor (2020-09-19). Stop repression of anti-racist organizers! Drop the charges! Justice for Elijah McClain! workers.org Workers World Party urgently endorses the call for solidarity with six anti-racist activists in Colorado who were arrested after leading mass mobilizations against the racist police murder of Elijah McClain. Four of those arrested are members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the Denver area. We want to . . . |

_____ (2020-09-19). September 21: 'We Are Many' Global Virtual Premiere. popularresistance.org On February 15th, 2003, up to 30 million people, many of whom had never demonstrated before in their lives, came out in nearly 800 cities around the world to protest against the impending Iraq War. | We Are Many is the never-before-told story of the largest demonstration in human history, and how the movement created by a small band of activists changed the world. Eight years in the making, filmed in seven countries, and including interviews with John Le Carre, Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Phyllis Bennis, Danny Glover, Mark Rylance, Richard Branson, Hans Blix and Ken Loach amongst others…

Editor (2020-09-18). WWP statement: Stop repression of anti-racist organizers! Drop the charges! Justice for Elijah McClain! workers.org Workers World Party urgently endorses the call for solidarity with six anti-racist activists in Colorado who were arrested after leading mass mobilizations against the racist police murder of Elijah McClain. Four of those arrested are members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the Denver area. We want to . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2020-09-18). "In US, those demanding justice are more criminalized than killer cops" peoplesdispatch.org Eugene Puryear looks at the arrests of Party of Socialism and Liberation activists in the context of the assault by the US establishment on protesters across the country, and calls it an attack on ideologies that resist the right-wing.

Medea Benjamin (2020-09-17). Gorgon Stare: A "persistent eye in the sky" may be coming to a City near you. mronline.org The military and the drone manufacturers, principally General Atomics, are arguing that the technology has advanced far enough that flying 79-ft. wingspan, six-ton drones over populated areas and alongside commercial air traffic is safe.

Miko Peled (2020-09-17). Why Arab Leaders Are Suddenly Groveling at the Chance to Normalize Ties with Israel. mintpressnews.com Arab leaders understand that relations with Israel provide access to US Empire and all that comes with it, including much desired US-made weapons and other perks such as security and economic cooperation.