Teacher Strikes Boost Fight for Racial Justice in Schools<\/strong>
\nStaff | truthout.org<\/a> | 2020-02-18
\nOne year ago, Los Angeles teachers on strike were demanding an end to random searches where students were yanked out of class to be frisked. By the time they walked back into work, they had won a partial victory. | Now these searches are coming to an end districtwide<\/p>\n

In politics, a day or a week makes a big difference<\/strong>
\nJohn Bachtell | peoplesworld.org<\/a> | 2020-02-18
\nWhat a difference a day (or week) makes. During the first week of February, a sense of panic spread through the ranks of many Democrats and activists. First, there was the Iowa Caucus vote counting debacle, and then Trump was acquitted in the sham impeachment trial. Then the criminal, white supremacist, rapist, autocrat in the …
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Sanders and AOC's Fracking Ban Angers Centrists and Their Fossil Fuel Backers<\/strong>
\nMike Ludwig | zcomm.org<\/a> | 2020-02-18
\nSource: Truthout Photo by J. Bicking\/Shutterstock.com House Democrats have finally unveiled a flurry of climate bills aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but activists say only one proposal represents the "gold standard" for tackling the climate crisis: Legislation introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that would ban fracking nationwide. While none of Read…
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Striking LA Teachers' Win Against Random Frisking Is Becoming District Policy<\/strong>
\nStaff | truthout.org<\/a> | 2020-02-18
\nOne year ago, Los Angeles teachers on strike were demanding an end to random searches where students were yanked out of class to be frisked. By the time they walked back into work, they had won a partial victory. | Now these searches are coming to an end districtwide<\/p>\n

Anti-BDS Laws Violate Our Freedom<\/strong>
\nSheldon Richman | counterpunch.org<\/a> | 2020-02-17
\nAmericans' free-speech and other rights are being violated by state laws aimed at stifling the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) Movement against Israel's illegal rule of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, both conquered over half a century ago. Twenty-eight states have enacted anti-BDS laws or executive orders that prohibit state agencies and state-financed entities, such as colleges, from doing business with any person or firm that hasn't pledged never to boycott Israeli goods. | …
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Anti-BDS Laws Violate Our Freedom<\/strong>
\nSheldon Richman | counterpunch.org<\/a> | 2020-02-17
\nAmericans' free-speech and other rights are being violated by state laws aimed at stifling the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) Movement against Israel's illegal rule of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, both conquered over half a century ago. Twenty-eight states have enacted anti-BDS laws or executive orders that prohibit state agencies and state-financed entities, such as colleges, from doing business with any person or firm that hasn't pledged never to boycott Israeli goods. | …
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Kashmiris, Palestinians Protest India Envoy's Speech at Harvard<\/strong>
\ntelesurenglish.net<\/a> | 2020-02-17
\nA group of Kashmiri and Palestinian activists came together to protest against a talk at Harvard University by India's Consul General to the United States (U.S.) Sandeep Chakravorty, who has proposed in the past that India's government should use Israel's colonizing model. | RELATED: | India's Modi Endorses Trump for US 2020 Election at 'Howdy Modi' Event | In solidarity for Kashmir, the protesters gathered at Harvard Square, where Chakravorty was giving his speech, and h…
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'A little bit of excitement at no extra cost': Sanders quips after TOPLESS anti-dairy protesters steal show at Nevada rally<\/strong>
\nrt.com<\/a> | 2020-02-17
\nA group of anti-dairy activists, including topless women, upstaged Democratic race frontrunner Bernie Sanders at his own campaign rally ahead of the Nevada primaries. The senator kept his cool, laughing off the stunt, however. | Keen on capitalizing on his success in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sanders was holding a rally in Carson, Nevada on Sunday. He was barely a couple of minutes into his speech when a young woman, who could be seen lurking behind the podium during the live broadcast, rushed the stage and attempted to wrestle the microphone from the Vermont independent. | Sanders did not give in, taking a few…
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Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion to Fight Climate Change<\/strong>
\nStaff | truthdig.com<\/a> | 2020-02-17
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US Activists Demand Lawmakers Back Green Deal, 20 Arrested<\/strong>
\ntelesurenglish.net<\/a> | 2020-02-17
\nTwenty teenagers were arrested Monday in Washington D.C. at the United States (U.S.) Capitol, home of Congress, as they were demonstrating to demand the senators to back the Green New Deal legislation sponsored by Senator Ed Markey and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. | RELATED: | Milwaukie: 1st City in US State of Oregon To Declare Climate Emergency | The protesters were part of a climate action launched by more than 150 middle- and high-schoolers urging the lawmakers to "step u…
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'Done Playing by the Rules,' 20 Sunrise Activists Arrested at Capitol Protest Demanding Lawmakers Back Green New Deal<\/strong>
\nAndrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org<\/a> | 2020-02-17
\nOver 150 middle- and high-schoolers gathered to demand senators "stand up or step aside" on the climate crisis. | www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> …
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Mistrial declared in case of anti-coup activists arrested in DC police raid on Venezuelan Embassy<\/strong>
\nrt.com<\/a> | 2020-02-15
\nJurors who heard the case of four activists who were invited by Caracas to protect the Venezuelan Embassy in the US capital<\/p>\n

Anti-BDS laws are meant to censor & control speech, journalist Abby Martin tells RT after suing Georgia govt over cancelled talk<\/strong>
\nrt.com<\/a> | 2020-02-14
\nBarred from speaking at a public university over her refusal to sign a pledge of allegiance to Israel, journalist Abby Martin is now suing the state of Georgia, arguing its anti-BDS legislation sets fire to the First Amendment. | Slated to give a keynote talk at a media literacy conference at Georgia Southern University later this month, Martin was asked to sign what amounts to a loyalty oath to the State of Israel, mandated under a 2016 Georgia law barring the government from hiring contractors who boycott Israeli products or associate with the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Martin t…
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Solidarity activists report on visit to Venezuela<\/strong>
\nFred_F | greenleft.org<\/a>.au | 2020-02-14
\ninternational solidarity Chris SleeIssue 1253 Australia Venezuela MelbourneFebruary 14, 2020Three solidarity activists who recently returned from Venezuela addressed a meeting organised by the Ve…
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Can the World's Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War<\/strong>
\nMedea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com<\/a> | 2020-02-13
\nWhile our government's war propaganda has convinced many Americans that we are powerless to stop its catastrophic wars, it has failed to convince most Americans that we are wrong to want to.
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Can the World's Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War<\/strong>
\nMedea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com<\/a> | 2020-02-13
\nWhile our government's war propaganda has convinced many Americans that we are powerless to stop its catastrophic wars, it has failed to convince most Americans that we are wrong to want to.
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Activists oppose Trump's 'deal' on Palestine<\/strong>
\npip.hinman | greenleft.org<\/a>.au | 2020-02-10
\njustice Jim McIlroyIssue 1253 Australia Palestine & Israel Trump deal SydneyFebruary 10, 2020Supporters of justice for Palestine made their v…
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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