As Mass Evictions Loom, Practical Advice For Housing Takeovers By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Clearing the FOG. August 3, 2020 | Featured Campaign, Podcast As Mass Evictions Loom, Practical Advice For Housing Takeovers2020-08-032020-08-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/ppehrcarmyfood-1-e1596485354636.jpg200px200px Federal protection against housing evictions has expired and local and state governments are not stepping up […]
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15 Lessons From 15 Years Of BDS By Alys Samson Estapé, The Electronic Intifada. August 3, 2020 15 Lessons From 15 Years Of BDS2020-08-032020-08-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/palestinian-rights-boycott-israel-by-alisdare-hickson-from-flickr-e1596474326389.jpg200px200px Above photo: The movement for Palestinian rights continues to grow across the world. Alisdare Hickson/Flickr. July marked the 15th anniversary of the launch of the boycott, divestment and sanctions […]
US Launches Brazen Interventionist Plan to Overthrow The FSLN By Wiston López. Radio La Primerísima. August 3, 2020 US Launches Brazen Interventionist Plan to Overthrow The FSLN2020-08-032020-08-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/nicaragua-peace-rally-july-8-2018-from-the-morning-sun-e1532527108941.jpg200px200px Above photo: Sandinistas and followers of President Daniel Ortega wave their Sandinista flags in a march for peace, in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday. From The […]
On Medicare And Medicaid’s 55th Birthday, Let’s Expand Benefits By Nancy J. Altman, Economy for All. August 2, 2020 On Medicare And Medicaid’s 55th Birthday, Let’s Expand Benefits2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/medicare.png200px200px Above photo: Rally to demand a universal, single-payer, improved, and expanded Medicare healthcare system and an end to for-profit healthcare. Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via […]
The Space Wars Have Begun By T. J. Coles, Counterpunch. August 2, 2020 The Space Wars Have Begun2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/ground-space_based_hybrid_laser_weapon-e1596381780236.jpg200px200px Above photo: Artist rendering of ground and space based laser weapons. Image: US Air Force. “Space is now a distinct warfighting domain,” says the U.S. Defense Space Strategy. Last week, corporate media repeated U.S. military propaganda: […]
The Heart Of The Matter In The South China Sea By Pepe Escobar, The Alt World. August 2, 2020 The Heart Of The Matter In The South China Sea2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/chinasea-e1596382411451.jpg200px200px Above photo: The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Groups steam in formation, in the […]
COVID-19 Crisis Failure, People Must Save Themselves And The Economy By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. August 2, 2020 | Featured Campaign, Newsletter COVID-19 Crisis Failure, People Must Save Themselves And The Economy2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/covid-test-positive-from-shutterstock-e1596403076579.jpg200px200px Above photo: Positive COVID-19 Test. Shutterstock. The US is at a moment of truth. This […]
Are Russia And US Different When It Comes To Election Meddling? By Robert Scheer, ScheerPost.com. August 2, 2020 | Educate!, Featured Campaign Are Russia And US Different When It Comes To Election Meddling?2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/waltz-scaled-e1596383281145.jpg200px200px Above image: By Mr. Fish. Engaging from different historical worldviews, Scheer and Shimer engage in a spirited […]
‘We Are On The Cusp Of Something Great’ August 2, 2020 ‘We Are On The Cusp Of Something Great’2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/wdc-e1596383837807.jpg200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue near the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., on June 3. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images. A Black Liberation Organizer on Next Steps for the Movement. An […]
Nicaragua Targeted For US Overthrow In 2020-21 By S. Brian Willson, Popular Resistance. August 2, 2020 Nicaragua Targeted For US Overthrow In 2020-212020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/kevin-k-sullivan-2-e1596384983185.jpg200px200px Above photo: Kevin K. Sullivan. The USA failed State continues to seek destruction of NICARAGUA (among other nations such as Venezuela, Cuba, Syria and Iran, who refuse […]
The Russians Are(n’t) Coming! By Maj. Danny Sjursen (USA Ret.), AntiWar.com. August 2, 2020 The Russians Are(n’t) Coming!2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/ustroops.jpg200px200px Above photo: Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division arrive in Germany for an Atlantic Resolve rotation, June 22, 2020. US Army/Sgt. Alleea Oliver. Paul Reveres, the Washington Hawks Are Not. One’s opinion on […]
On Contact: Nonviolent Rebellion August 2, 2020 On Contact: Nonviolent Rebellion2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/oncomtact.png200px200px NOTE: For a critique of the influence of XR on the climate justice movement in the United States, listen to our Clearing the FOG interview with Cherri Foytlin and Bea Ruiz. Chris Hedges discusses resistance with Roger Hallam, co-founder […]
Border Patrol Agents Raid No More Deaths Migrant Aid Camp By Alisa Reznick, AZPM.org. August 2, 2020 Border Patrol Agents Raid No More Deaths Migrant Aid Camp2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/arivacanmd_7-31-e1596385642601.jpg200px200px Above photo: No More Deaths said since 2004, Byrd Camp has provided aid to migrants crossing through the desert and usually operates without incident. […]
Billionaires Push To Reopen Schools Without A Plan By G. Dunkel, Workers.org. August 2, 2020 Billionaires Push To Reopen Schools Without A Plan2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/teacher-protest-covid-e1596381444630.jpg200px200px Above photo: Teachers and parents rally July 14 at the Arizona Capitol to oppose the state’s school reopening plan. Laura Gómez/ Arizona Mirror. Schools in the U.S. provide […]
Law Enforcement Exposed: Massive Blue Leaks, Police Pentagon Papers By Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance. August 1, 2020 Law Enforcement Exposed: Massive Blue Leaks, Police Pentagon Papers2020-08-012020-08-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/federal-police-at-portland-courthouse-e1596313697882.jpg200px200px Above photo: U.S. federal agents disperse protesters at the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Ore., on July 23, 2020.Ankur Dholakia/AFP via Getty Images. In […]
It’s Not Assange Who Should Be Facing Prosecution By Tom Coburg, The Canary. July 31, 2020 It’s Not Assange Who Should Be Facing Prosecution2020-07-312020-07-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/julian-assange-1-720×377.jpg200px200px Above photo: YouTube – Channel 4 News. On 27 July two court hearings took place – one in the UK, the other in Spain. Both concerned WikiLeaks […]
GDP Shrinks By Record Amount In Second Quarter By Sylvan Lane, The Hill. July 31, 2020 GDP Shrinks By Record Amount In Second Quarter2020-07-312020-07-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/01/capitalism-harm-good.jpeg200px200px The U.S. economy shrunk at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 32.9 percent during the second quarter of 2020 as the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic […]
As COVID-19 Surges, Farmworkers Are Paying A High Price By Evelyn Nieves, Inside Climate News. July 31, 2020 As COVID-19 Surges, Farmworkers Are Paying A High Price2020-07-312020-07-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/farm-workers-harvesting-lettuce.-getty-images-e1596162074823.jpg200px200px Above photo: Farm laborers from Fresh Harvest working with an H-2A visa harvest romaine lettuce on a machine with heavy plastic dividers that separate workers […]
Minneapolis: ‘Umbrella Man’ Was A White Supremacist By Libor Jany, Star Tribune. July 31, 2020 Minneapolis: ‘Umbrella Man’ Was A White Supremacist2020-07-312020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/mn-e1596154553870.jpg200px200px Above photo: A still from a video shows a man with an umbrella and gas mask breaking windows at the AutoZone on Lake Street during protests in the wake […]
What Has Happened To Police Filmed Hurting Protesters? By Zipporah Osei and Mollie Simon, Pro Publica. July 31, 2020 What Has Happened To Police Filmed Hurting Protesters?2020-07-312020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/5472-e1596155860889.jpg200px200px Above photo: Police and protesters clash on 30 May in Philadelphia, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. Matt Rourke/AP. So Far, Very Little. We […]
Supreme Court Just Made The Case For Medicare For All By Sophia Paslaski, Otherwords. July 31, 2020 Supreme Court Just Made The Case For Medicare For All2020-07-312020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/rendered-1080×627-e1596156868718.jpg200px200px Above photo: Shutterstock. The Court says employers can refuse to cover birth control. This is why care shouldn’t be tied to employment. People […]
How AFRICOM Is Working To Destabilize Africa By Solomon Comnissiong, UR World News. July 31, 2020 How AFRICOM Is Working To Destabilize Africa2020-07-312020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/image-asset.png200px200px This episode we were joined by the editor of the Pan African Newswire, Abayomi Azikewe. Mr. Azikewe gave detailed critical analysis regarding the ongoing imperialist wars waged […]
UK Students Fighting For Universities To Cut Ties With Israeli Apartheid By Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. July 31, 2020 UK Students Fighting For Universities To Cut Ties With Israeli Apartheid2020-07-312020-07-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/an-apartheid-off-campus-bus-stop-action-e1596161203151.png200px200px Above photo: An “Apartheid Off Campus” bus stop action. “We need to be working bottom-up, because we know that top-down will just […]
Berta Cáceres In Her Own Words By Asís Castellanos and Adrienne Pine, Toward Freedom. July 30, 2020 Berta Cáceres In Her Own Words2020-07-302020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/berta-e1596127094463.jpg200px200px Above photo: Berta Cáceres, photo provided by Silvio Carrillo and used with permission of COPINH. Much of what has been written about Lenca/Honduran activist Berta Cáceres has focused on […]