Daily Archives: August 10, 2021

2021-08-10: News Headlines

Braxton Hale (2021-08-10). When a movement fails to uphold its standards of justice. zcomm.org We are two Portland, Oregon activists within a movement that fractured over infighting and infiltration; and we are disappointed to write that the latest schism in the community is about injustice and violence against women within our own movement…

_____ (2021-08-09). US Eviction Catastrophe And Cynical Democrat Photo Ops. popularresistance.org Max Blumenthal discusses his reporting at the US Capitol on the protests demanding an eviction moratorium, the huge impending economic crisis, the opportunism of the Squad, and how Democratic Party warmongers like Adam Schiff cynically exploited it to do a photo op.

Staff (2021-08-09). Slavery still exists in the US, but these CA organizers are working to end it. therealnews.com Transcript | Eddie Conway: Welcome to this episode of Rattling the Bars. Today, we're going to talk about the 13th Amendment and the effort in California to remove the slavery portion of debt. So joining me today is two organizers and activists who has been working in California to change that, John Cannon and Jeronimo Aguilar. Thanks for joining me, John and Jeronimo. | Jeronimo Aguilar: Thank you. It's an honor to be here. | John Cannon: Thank you to have us here. It's an honor to have [inaudible]. | Eddie Conway: So let's start off, Jeronimo, let's start off with you. Talk a little bit about your work, y…

Staff (2021-08-09). Majority Black Baltimore neighborhoods endure the most car stops. therealnews.com According to car stop data for June and July of this year, the Baltimore Police Department is making the most car stops in the city's poor, Black neighborhoods. | In total, in June 2021, police made a total of 2,933 car stops, and in July 2021, 3,046 car stops. | In Baltimore City's majority Black and heavily-divested Ninth District in West Baltimore, police made 516 car stops in June 2021 and 557 car stops in July 2021. | Those Ninth District stops make up approximately 18% of each month's stops. These are by far the most stops in the city. The second highest number of stops during the past two months were in…

Lowkey (2021-08-09). SpyCops: How the UK police infiltrated over 1,000 political groups. mronline.org As part of their false personas, many officers entered romantic relationships with politcal activists, leading to the births of a number of children whose mothers were completely unaware of their partners' double lives.

Mark Hertsgaard (2021-08-09). "This Was Avoidable," Climate Activists Say About Grim New Science. thenation.com "This Was Avoidable," Climate Activists Say About Grim New Science…

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