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Bill Quigley
Social Justice Quiz 2017: Children – Ten Questions
17 Aug 2017
Spoiler alert for quiz-takers: The U.S. ranks pitifully low in maintaining the health and welfare of its children when compared with most of the richer countries of the world. Social Justice Quiz 2017: Children – Ten Questions by Bill Quigley Question One. The U.S. Census Bureau reports…
by Black Agenda Radio producer Kyle Fraser
Millions for Prisoners’ Human Rights March in DC
17 Aug 2017
The world’s largest slave system -- the U.S. prison gulag – was legalized by an “exception” to the Constitution. On August 19, thousands will gather in Washington to demand the abolition of that system. Millions for Prisoners’ Human Rights March in DC by BAR producer Kyle Fraser “IAmWeUbuntu and…
Thomas C. Mountain
Shia Insurrection in Saudi Arabia; The Battle for Awamiya
23 Aug 2017
The Saudi-U.S. war against Yemen has now spread to the Shia heartland of Saudi Arabia, itself -- which is also where most of the Wahhabi kingdom’s oil lies. Shia Insurrection in Saudi Arabia; The Battle for Awamiya by Thomas C. Mountain “This almost unknown urban war should be sending shivers down…
Theogene Rudasingwa
Rwanda: Kagame “Elected” Dictator-for-Life
23 Aug 2017
Rwanda: Kagame “Elected” Dictator-for-Life by Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa This article previously appeared in Pambazuka News. “Kagame’s regime has acquired the shameful role previously played by dictators like President Mobutu of former Zaire during the Cold War.”
Steve Ellner , Federico Fuentes
Venezuela: Chavistas Gain Upper Hand, Big Challenges Remain
23 Aug 2017
Venezuela: Chavistas Gain Upper Hand, Big Challenges Remain by Steve Ellner and Federico Fuentes This article previously appeared in Monthly Review and Portside. “The Chavista movement has gained the upper hand vis-a-vis the opposition. But it’s a very fragile upper hand.”
Arsinoé Orihuela
In Mexico, Drug Cartels are the Ruling Class
23 Aug 2017
In Mexico, Drug Cartels are the Ruling Class by Arsinoé Orihuela This article previously appeared in Rebelión and The Dawn News. “Almost by definition, security corporations have been led by civilians or militaries who are suspected of colluding with organized crime, specifically drug trafficking.”
Jeffrey B. Perry
The Centrality of Theodore W. Allen’s Work in the Struggle Against White Supremacy
23 Aug 2017
The Centrality of Theodore W. Allen’s Work in the Struggle Against White Supremacy by Jeffrey B. Perry “The ‘white race’ was invented as a ruling class social control formation in response to labor solidarity as manifested in the latter (civil war) stages of Bacon's Rebellion (1676-77).”
HomesForAll.Org
Renter Week of Action and Political Education
23 Aug 2017
Renter Week of Action and Political Education by HomesForAll.org This article previously appeared in HomesForAll.org and Portside. “Corporate landlords think they can steal our cultures, devour our paychecks, deny our humanity, push us out of our neighborhoods and turn our cities into playgrounds…
Sam Husseini
How “Both Sides” Forge U.S. Supremacy: The Nationalistic Hypocrisies of “Violence” and “Free Speech”
24 Aug 2017
How “Both Sides” Forge U.S. Supremacy: The Nationalistic Hypocrisies of “Violence” and “Free Speech” by Sam Husseini “You'd be hard pressed to find a ‘news’ story about the effects of ‘violence’ when it emanates from the U.S. government.”
Crystal M. Fleming, Ph.D.
“Who is the Ultimate Traitor? On Patriotism and White Supremacy”
24 Aug 2017
“Who is the Ultimate Traitor? On Patriotism and White Supremacy” by Crystal M. Fleming, Ph.D. “It is crucially important that the removal of Confederate statues not provide yet another propaganda opportunity for neoliberals to suggest that the “real” United States is somehow not racist.”