Iran Attack on Two US Bases, The "Evil Empire" Strikes Back. The Casualties?<\/strong>
\nLarry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-09
\nAfter their excessive and macabre display of delight and satisfaction, and even celebration, over the killing of Solemani, the White House was tight-lipped about Iran's almost immediate retaliatory missile attack on two US bases in Iraq, with Donald Trump soon …
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At least eight shot dead in southern Iraq<\/strong>
\nQassim Abdul-Zahra | indybay.org<\/a> | 2020-02-09
\nAt least eight anti-government protesters were shot dead and 52 were wounded in clashes with followers of a radical Shiite cleric in southern Iraq on Wednesday, Iraqi medical officials and activists said.
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Teacher Strikes Boost Fight for Racial Justice in Schools<\/strong>
\nSamantha Winslow | zcomm.org<\/a> | 2020-02-09
\nL.A. teacher union activists, like their counterparts in Chicago, Seattle, St. Paul, and other cities, are making contract demands to confront segregation, underfunding, and the criminalization of the students they teach…
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Colombia: Paramilitary Black Eagles Threaten Social Activists<\/strong>
\ntelesurenglish.net<\/a> | 2020-02-08
\nIn the last few hours, in the capital of the country, a threatening pamphlet by the self-styled 'Black Eagles' began to circulate threatening the promoters and defenders of the marches supporting the national strike. | RELATED: | US and Colombia Carrying out Military Exercises in Cartagena | The person in charge of denouncing the situation was Senator Antonio Sanguino, who said he was threatened along with other political leaders and journalists for their positions in favor of th…
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'Something Big Is Shifting': As Georgetown Announces Fossil Fuel Divestment, Students Across US Demand Their Schools Follow Suit<\/strong>
\nJulia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org<\/a> | 2020-02-08
\nStudent-led anti-fossil fuel campaigns at universities across the country pointed to Georgetown University Friday as the school's board of directors announced it would divest from fossil fuels and redouble its efforts to invest in renewable energy instead. | www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> …
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Bolivia's Coup-Born Regime Arrests Socialist Lawmaker Torrico<\/strong>
\ntelesurenglish.net<\/a> | 2020-02-07
\nBolivia's Special Force for the Fight Against Crime (FELCC) Thursday arrested Movement for Socialism (MAS) lawmaker Gustavo Torrico in La Paz as he was leaving home to work. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Warns of US Threats Against Him | The coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez accuses Torrico of sedition and terrorism. This has caused outrage among human rights defenders who have been denouncing that the Bolivian government persecutes social activists who dissent. | "This is totally illegal. I appeared…
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Indigenous activists opposing pipeline project attacked, arrested by Canadian police<\/strong>
\nFight Back | fightbacknews.org<\/a> | 2020-02-07
\nMilwaukee, WI – In the early morning hours of February 6, officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) invaded territory belonging to the peoples of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, attacking indigenous activists and supporters who are actively opposing a pipeline project that will cut across Wet'suwet'en land. At least six land protectors were arrested and several others, including members of the media on the scene, were detained and removed from Wet'suwet'en territory by the RCMP. | This escalation is only the most recent incident in a conflict which began back in 2018 but whose true origins extend back to wh…
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"The Squad" Joins Town Hall With Grassroots Activists on Critical Issues of 2020<\/strong>
\nStaff | truthout.org<\/a> | 2020-02-07
\nThe live streamed event will proudly feature four of the bravest and most progressive voices for change the U.S. Congress has seen in decades: Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as well as prominent artists, activists and organizers. | We are pleased to partner with the award-winning team at Democracy Now! To publicize this event. Author and Democracy Now co-host Nermeen Shaikh will moderate. | We will also be joined by activists hosting watch part…
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Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"<\/strong>
\nVenezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com<\/a> | 2020-02-06
\nIn this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.<\/p>\n

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n