‘The Commercial System Isn’t Providing The Local News We Need’. Janine Jackson: The board of Lee Enterprises, which owns some 90 newspapers in the US, including the Buffalo News and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, rejected what the Washington Post called an “unsolicited offer to purchase the company” from hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Many listeners will know Alden as the rapacious group that buys up newspapers and then lays off journalists in droves. The Lee board statement says the Alden buy “is not in the best interests of the company and its shareholders.” They might have noted that it’s also—some would say primarily—not in the interest of communities who rely on newspapers to tell them what’s going on […]
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Above Photo: Electoral workers wait inside a school in Manhattan during early voting in the New York City mayoral election on October 23, 2021. Kena Betancur / AFP via Getty Images. “New York City must be seen as a shining example for other progressive cities to follow.” A New York City law granting more than 800,000 lawful permanent residents the right to vote in local elections took effect Sunday after the recently elected mayor, Democrat Eric Adams, declined to veto it. The New York City Council had voted 33-14—with two abstentions—for the measure to allow noncitizens who have resided in the city […]
Above photo: Shutterstock. While states and localities still have a long way to go toward getting everyone access to high-speed Internet, efforts at all levels of government, and especially federal funding, promise positive progress. If 2020 convinced the country that broadband for all Americans is essential, then 2021 underscored a reality of life: Goals often require longer timelines than we’d prefer. To put it another way, a worldwide emergency helped the U.S. recognize the importance of having ubiquitous high-speed Internet, and now we’re playing catch-up. There’s no quick and clean fix, which is a clunky pill to swallow for millions of people who […]
Above Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Global elite failure, yet again. The United Nations COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact signed on November 14 is another confirmation of what we learned in Durban in 2011, at the 17th UN climate summit. As expressed by Indigenous activist Ta’Kaiya Blaney (from the Tla A’min Nation in western Canada): ‘COP26 is a performance. It is an illusion constructed to save the capitalist economy rooted in resource extraction and colonialism.’ Swedish youth leader Greta Thunberg was also clear: ‘The COP26 is over. Here’s a brief summary: Blah, Blah, Blah. But the real work continues outside these halls. And we will never give up, ever.’ […]
Above Photo: Activists across New Jersey and Pennsylvania have long fought against PennEast’s proposed fracked gas pipeline. Delaware Riverkeeper Network/Twitter. ‘Momentous Win’: Opponents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey cheer “cancellation of this unneeded, dangerous fracked gas pipeline.” Environmental and public health advocates on Monday celebrated the demise of a proposed fracked gas pipeline across Pennsylvania and New Jersey after PennEast decided to cease development because of difficulties acquiring certain state permits. “This is a huge victory. Today, water, the environment, and people spoke louder than fossil fuels,” said Jim Waltman, executive director of the New Jersey-based Watershed Institute, in a statement. “We congratulate and […]
Above Photo: IATSE; AMPTP Leaders of IATSE’s largest local – the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 – are urging their members to authorize a strike against film and television productions across the country. The local’s national executive board voted unanimously on Sunday to support a nationwide strike authorization vote and to recommend that members vote “Yes” on it. “The elected leaders of Local 600 spoke with one voice today on behalf of the thousands of their members who are unified in their resolve to get a fair deal from the employers who have walked away from the bargaining table,” said Local 600 president John […]
Local Veterans, Workers Call Out Union Busting At VA November 17, 2020 Local Veterans, Workers Call Out Union Busting At VA2020-11-172020-11-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/va-e1605642851746.jpg200px200px Above photo: Workers at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis, members of AFGE Local 1969, rallied for a fair contract Oct. 29, with support from activists in the local chapter of Veterans for Peace. Local veterans and union members who staff the Minneapolis VA Hospital have been publicly calling out the Trump administration in recent months for understaffing in VA facilities and a string of attacks on VA workers’ rights. Members of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents about 260,000 […]
An inspector from Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has been hailed as a hero, after he saved three Beluga whales – two adults and a young calf – that were left stranded on a Far Eastern beach on Thursday, when the tide went out. Alexey Paramonov said that when he arrived at the scene he saw the animals about 1.5 kilometers from the coast. One of the adults was in a dangerous position, lying on its side, so he dug a hole under the beluga and turned it over to the correct position, while also trying to protect the family from predators. In […]
Tennessee’s Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is on the hunt for an unidentified individual who was filmed over the weekend attacking a photojournalist with the WSMV local news station. The attack unfolded on Sunday in front of Nashville’s Napier Elementary School, where broadcast journalist Caresse Jackman and a station photojournalist were filming for an upcoming segment, according to a release published by WSMV. Mediate reported that the segment the pair of journalists was working on focused on the efforts of two local women to sew some 300 face masks for students returning to in-person learning at the school. Footage of the violent […]
A gunman who allegedly shot and killed a man amid BLM and right-wing Patriot protests in Denver has been identified as a private security. Police say he was not with Antifa amid speculation the incident was politically-motivated. The suspect in the fatal shooting of a yet to be identified victim in Denver on Saturday is a private security guard, The Denver Police Department (DPD) reported. “Further investigation has determined the suspect is a private security guard with no affiliation with Antifa. Additional information will be released as it becomes available,” DPD tweeted. Update: Further investigation has determined the suspect is a […]
Saving Local Newspapers Squeezed By Hedge Funds By Steven Waldman, Journalism and Liberty. September 28, 2020 Saving Local Newspapers Squeezed By Hedge Funds2020-09-282020-09-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/news.jpg200px200px Above photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images. A Replanting Strategy. Hundreds of newspapers are languishing in the hands of hedge funds and chains. It’s time to replant them with community nonprofit groups and mission-driven owners. Download this white paper as a pdf The conversation about the crisis in local news has tended to focus on two solutions: helping create local news startups and supporting local newspapers still in existence. Each approach has limitations and promise. Birthing nonprofit news organizations is […]
China’s state-sanctioned blockchain infrastructure project is finally bringing public chains to its Chinese users – but with a significant twist. The Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN), a standardized internet services provider for decentralized applications (dapp) developers, plans to make 24 public chains available in its network for Chinese users starting from the second half of November, according to an internal memo obtained by CoinDesk. Developers can use the technical frameworks behind these public chains to build and run dapps that serve a range of purposes such as financing platforms for small and medium enterprises, source tracking for food companies and record-keeping for […]
Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova attends a rally in Minsk on Sunday to protest the disputed results of the August 9 presidential election. tut.by/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption tut.by/AFP via Getty Images Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova attends a rally in Minsk on Sunday to protest the disputed results of the August 9 presidential election. tut.by/AFP via Getty Images Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova was abducted by masked men and hauled away in a van Monday morning while walking in the capital Minsk, according to local media reports citing eyewitnesses. Kolesnikova’s phone has gone unresponsive. Her family has […]
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By Tony Cox, a US journalist who has written or edited for Bloomberg and several major daily newspapers. The Trump administration is giving rioters in Portland at least a risk of accountability, filing US District Court charges when the local district attorney declines to prosecute and deputizing state police to make federal arrests. Kevin Phomma became the latest Portland protester to be hit with federal charges, as the US Attorney’s Office for the region announced Friday that he was indicted for felony civil disorder. Phomma, 26, who allegedly assaulted police with bear spray faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison […]
HONG KONG—Students, teachers, parents, and others are staging protests in Inner Mongolia, a semi-autonomous region in northern China, by surrounding police stations and gathering outside schools. Thousands are congregating in rare displays of open defiance of governmental orders. These demonstrations were sparked by the Chinese government’s directive issued in the summer to broaden the footprint of Mandarin Chinese in state-compiled textbooks and classroom instruction within the region, displacing the Mongolian language in academic environments and daily usage. From Sept. 1 onward, the authorities will shift public elementary and middle schools’ language of instruction to Chinese, specifically for three courses—language and literature, […]
Antifascists Are Facing Off Against The Far-Right, Backed By Local Cops August 22, 2020 Antifascists Are Facing Off Against The Far-Right, Backed By Local Cops2020-08-222020-08-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/fascists-v-anti-fascists-e1598106117369.jpg200px200px Above photo: Fascists v. anti-fascists in Sunland-Tujunga in the San Fernando Valley, CA from Twitter. Every Friday in Sunland-Tujunga, a small neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, just 15 minutes from Downtown LA, a group of violent far-Right Trump supporters meets under the guise of rallying in support of the police. Here’s how local antifascists have responded. They assemble out front of a Big 5 on Foothill Blvd from around […]
It’s hard to participate in the influencer economy from Cuba, but YouTuber Erich García Cruz is making it work. “We do not have access to Visa cards or Mastercard products because of the [U.S. trade] embargo,” Cruz explained. “We are monetized through YouTube.” Bitcoin is one of many tools he uses to turn those dollar earnings, in foreign bank accounts, into rent and grocery money in Cuba. Most of the freelancers around the world using bitcoin as borderless money appear to be programmers or other types of technical workers. However, Cruz is among the slowly growing number of content creators relying […]
Male shooting suspect down, screen image Secret Service on Monday afternoon interrupted President Trump’s presser and pulled him away from the podium in the briefing room and moved him into the West Wing. President Trump returned moments later and confirmed that an individual was shot by the Secret Service outside of the White House and was taken to the hospital. The shooting took place at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. The Secret Service can confirm there has been an officer involved shooting at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. Law enforcement officials are on the scene. More information to follow. — U.S. […]
DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross. Earlier this month, the McClatchy Company, publisher of 30 daily newspapers, including the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and the Charlotte Observer, was sold in a bankruptcy auction to the Chatham Management Group, a New Jersey hedge fund. Hedge fund ownership of other papers has led to sharp budget cuts and reduced local coverage. Due to competition from the Internet and other pressures, more than 2,000 American newspapers have gone out of business since 2004. Financial stresses from the coronavirus pandemic have only made things […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/03/1080050740_0:0:3000:1688_1200x675_80_0_0_f34d2fabe963419f887d7cccd95ada86.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008031080050789-maryland-governor-bans-blanket-closures-of-private-religious-schools-by-local-officials/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – An attempt by a county government in the US state of Maryland to force all private and religious schools to remain closed prompted an emergency order that returns the decision to schools themselves, Governor Larry Hogan said in a press release on Monday. “Over the last several weeks, school boards and superintendents made their own decisions about how and when to reopen public schools, after consultation with state and local health officials”, Hogan said. “Private and parochial [religious] schools deserve the same opportunity and flexibility to make reopening decisions based on […]
A local CBS affiliate in Augusta, Ga., decided to test out how voting by mail works. “We’re less than 100 days until the November election, and many Americans are expecting to vote by mail for the first time because of the pandemic,” WRDW-TV wrote. One thing is clear: You need to give it even more time than officials might recommend to get your ballot through the mail system. How long might it take for that vote to actually arrive and be counted? TRENDING: President Trump Suggests Delaying Election Until Americans Can Vote in Person CBS News decided to test it, sending […]
CNN has whipped up an army of outraged Twitter liberals after it slammed a network of local news stations for airing an interview with a disgraced scientist who blamed Dr Anthony Fauci for the coronavirus. Dr Judy Mikovits is the star of ‘Plandemic,’ a conspiracy documentary claiming that Covid-19 is a ploy by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates to poison the masses with vaccines and get rich doing so. The film has been pulled from YouTube, censored in internet searches, and denounced by almost every single mainstream media outlet. Mikovits, however, will […]
A tactical unit of federal agents has been placed on standby in Seattle to aid police should protests there spiral into unrest or rioting, the New York Times reported, a move that comes amid heated objections from local officials. A Special Response Team operating under the authority of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was reportedly dispatched to Seattle on Thursday, as a ‘precautionary’ measure. “The CBP team will be on standby in the area, should they be required,” the Federal Protective Service said in a statement about the operation. An agency spokesman who declined to be named, told the NYT that the border […]
Joe Biden’s handlers on Wednesday interrupted a news anchor and cut off the video feed to end a local TV interview. “That’s our time” a staffer said as the screen went blank. WATCH: WATCH: Joe Biden’s handlers interrupt the anchor and CUT OFF the video feed to end a local TV interview. pic.twitter.com/DkIZDNjo8H — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) July 22, 2020 TRENDING: Photo Appears to Show Black Lives Matter Supporters Holding Down and Kneeling on Neck of White Baby This is routine for team Biden. Last week Biden’s staffer interrupted the news anchor live on air […]
The latest announcement from Downing Street has outlined strategic plans to tackle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including a second wave set to hit in the winter, with sweeping new measures being launched to transfer power to local authorities and boost contact tracing protocols, among others. UK prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that Britain could control the ongoing coronavirus pandemic via targeted local lockdowns. Addressing the British public, he said that the UK government was publishing a framework for containing future outbreaks. The PM said that local councils would be given new powers on Saturday to tackle the pandemic, adding […]
Georgia governor overrides all local mask orders in the state by Rebecca Klar/The Hill Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is prohibiting local municipalities across the state from mandating that masks be worn in public to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Kemp’s executive order issued Wednesday prevents local governments from enforcing mandatory face-covering orders that are more restrictive than the current statewide order. The move effectively voided orders issued by at least 15 local governments across the state, according to The Associated Press. Rather than imposing a mandatory requirement, Kemp’s order states that residents and visitors in the state are “strongly encouraged to wear face coverings as practicable” when in public except when […]
Ten days ago The Gateway Pundit organized a prayer rally at the Statue of St. Louis on Art Hill in Forest Park from noon. In response to our planned prayer rally violent leftists and Black Lives Matter organized a counter rally from 11 AM to 2 PM. The organizers of this c”counter rally” smeared the Catholic Prayer rally as a white nationalist event. They claimed out prayer rally and rosary was linked to Charlottesville far right activists. The St. Louis city treasurer Tishaura Jones called the planned prayer rally a KKK event. The day of the rally the Catholics who came […]
U.S. sanctions in response to Hong Kong’s national security law – and Beijing’s tighter grip over the city’s financial system – could pose challenges for local crypto brokerage firms. The U.S. Senate passed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act on Thursday to penalize China for eroding Hong Kong’s autonomy. The bill is in response to a new national security law that broadly criminalizes acts of sedition, collusion, terrorism and subversion, which could include publicly criticizing the Chinese Communist Party. The law is already sending a chill over free expression in Hong Kong. The bill stipulates that the U.S. government should restrict foreign banks and […]
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo believes she knows what her county needs to fight back against COVID-19. But because of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, she says she isn’t able to follow through. “I’m at the mercy of what powers he positively gives us,” Hidalgo told The Daily Beast. “As opposed to being able to use my own tools.” As Texas faces a resurgent coronavirus and some officials have emphasized concerns about hospitals in the state becoming potentially overrun or overwhelmed, Hidalgo can find plenty of reasons to worry. Hospitalizations started to increase in late May, she says, and haven’t come down […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107822/89/1078228969_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_18f0d433be1d8610750ff2b978a3f635.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007051079802581-third-level-alert-issued-in-chinas-inner-mongolia-as-herder-contracts-bubonic-plague—local-media/ The disease, which is spread mostly by rodents and infected fleas, is highly infectious and often fatal. A 14th century plague pandemic swept through Asia, Europe and Africa, killing an estimated 50 million people. The first case of bubonic plague has been confirmed in China, The Beijing News reported. According to the newspaper, a man that had been hospitalised in the city of Bayan Nur a day earlier is infected with the disease. The patient has been isolated and his condition is stable, according to The Beijing News. Authorities in Bayan Nur have issued […]
Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people for the coronavirus. They lined up in vehicles last week in a Phoenix neighborhood. Matt York/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt York/AP Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people for the coronavirus. They lined up in vehicles last week in a Phoenix neighborhood. Matt York/AP Across the United States the coronavirus is once again on the march. On Wednesday alone there were nearly 50,000 new cases — a record. The case counts for each state suggest the disease is mainly spreading in a band stretching from Florida across much of the southernmost […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107688/94/1076889494_0:181:1920:1261_1200x675_80_0_0_eb088751696eec7fdc158ad729053c20.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202007011079762597-us-marine-in-japan-accused-of-punching-local-man-while-violating-covid-19-restrictions-/ A US Marine based in Okinawa, Japan, was arrested by police Sunday after allegedly punching a 21-year-old local college student at a nightclub in Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture. Cpl. John William Thomas III, 24, of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group at Camp Hansen, was arrested on suspicion of assault outside the nightclub in Naha’s Kumoji neighborhood at around 4:50 a.m. local time on Sunday, Military.com reported. US Marines are currently not allowed to visit bars and nightclubs in Japan due to restrictions intended to contain the spread of the COVID-19 novel […]
UK considers first local lockdown in COVID-19 pandemic by Danika Kirka/ABC News LONDON — Britain’s government is considering a lockdown for the central English city of Leicester amid a spike of COVID-19 cases — the first time that a single U.K. area would face such an extreme measure during the pandemic. The Sunday Times first reported that a lockdown could come within days after 658 new cases were recorded in the Leicester area in the two weeks up to June 16. Home Secretary Priti Patel acknowledged in a BBC interview Sunday that ministers were considering the move. “There will be support […]
As the United Kingdom – England in particular – begins to loosen lockdown measures introduced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, new cases are beginning to flare up in specific areas, leaving the government to consider the reimposition of lockdown measures in a localised form. Home Secretary Priti Patel has confirmed that the UK government is considering a local lockdown for Leicester, as new cases of coronavirus begin to spike. While speaking to Andrew Marr on the BBC, Ms Patel said contacts Health Secretary Matt Hancock about a potential lockdown on a local level and said “extra support” would be […]
PRAYERS NEEDED: St. Louis City Treasurer Smears Local Christians for Holding Prayer Protest at St. Louis Statue — Labels Christian St. Louisans ‘KKK’ for Wanting to Save Statue of Catholic Saint Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
More than a dozen businesses are taking the city of Seattle to court over its handling of the ‘autonomous’ police-free zone that sprung up two weeks ago, arguing that the city has failed to maintain basic public safety. The plaintiffs claim that the city government looked the other way as protesters took over a six-block neighborhood earlier this month, after police abandoned their East Precinct station. The area was dubbed the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), but was later re-branded as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP). The unpoliced encampment was soon plagued by crime, vandalism and violence. A series of […]
Addressing a conference of the American Jewish Committee on Tuesday, the UAE’s Foreign Minister said his country could work with Israel in some areas, including technology and healthcare, while still maintaining political differences with Tel Aviv. First it was news about a synagogue opening in Abu Dhabi as part of a multi-faith complex set to be completed in 2022. Then it was reported that the UAE was offering kosher food and restaurants for observant Jews, and now the Arab country is also said to have its first chief rabbi. It is not a government position that brings an income but Yehuda […]
Photo by CHAZ City 206, WikiCommons, https://www.facebook.com/mance.rayder.1029/posts/735139263908049 As reported earlier the nation of CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) in what used to be Seattle was set up by antifa earlier this week. CHAZ has its first self declared dictator/warlord. Seattle based rapper Raz Simone evidently deputized himself and his crew, and they are patrolling the streets, regulating any unauthorized activity in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Raz Simone, a Seattle local, stated he belongs to the “People’s Force,” a replacement for Seattle PD in #FreeCapitolHill. On June 8th in a live video he advised that unfamiliar faces should be stopped, questioned, […]
President Donald Trump says Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, a largely police-free community space fashioned amid protests, is run by “domestic terrorists.” Seattle’s police department made (and walked back) a claim about anarchists “extorting” businesses in the area. But actual businesses around the zone say they’re watching Ava DuVernay films, handing out granola bars, and having a nice time. Following several nights of showdowns between police and protesters, in which cops made liberal use of tear gas and flash grenades, Seattle reached a detente with activists on June 9. The city would open up a few streets for Black Lives Matter […]
Photo by CHAZ City 206, WikiCommons, https://www.facebook.com/mance.rayder.1029/posts/735139263908049 The nation of CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) in what used to be Seattle was set up by antifa earlier this week. CHAZ has its first self declared dictator/warlord. Seattle based rapper Raz Simone evidently deputized himself and his crew, and they are patrolling the streets, regulating any unauthorized activity in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Raz Simone, a Seattle local, stated he belongs to the “People’s Force,” a replacement for Seattle PD in #FreeCapitolHill. On June 8th in a live video he advised that unfamiliar faces should be stopped, questioned, and checked to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107957/23/1079572308_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_5f3437adb258b5e04bcec6ff766dc1c6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006101079572291-lebanese-protest-local-currency-devaluation-in-beirut/ BEIRUT (Sputnik) – People gathered outside the Lebanese central bank’s building in Beirut on Tuesday to protest the high cost of the dollar, which has been driving the local currency’s exchange rate downward. Demonstrators blocked traffic on the central street as they called for urgent economic reforms and early parliamentary elections, the state news agency NNA reported. Different groups responded and made it to Riad Al-Soloh square in Down Town Beirut to protest tonight. Noting that curfew starts at 12 AM (in around 30 minutes) protestors are still on the ground. #Lebanon #LebanonProtests pic.twitter.com/e79iVdQ0d4 […]
Police officers take guard during a protest over the death of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Police officers take guard during a protest over the death of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Activists protesting police brutality are calling on cities and states to defund their police. Funding for local law enforcement now increasingly comes from the federal government. Federal departments ranging from the Department of Justice to the Department of Agriculture have grant programs aimed at hiring more police, equipping […]
COVID-19 Sparks A Rebirth Of The Local Farm Movement May 25, 2020 COVID-19 Sparks A Rebirth Of The Local Farm Movement2020-05-252020-05-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/urban-farm-e1590418037436.jpg200px200px Above photo: Urban farmer Ali Greer inspects her crops at Avenue 33 Farm, a backyard urban farm in Los Angeles on March 25, 2020. – Tomassini and his partner Ali Greer, who sell their produce to restaurant chefs and to direct to consumers via community-supported agriculture (CSA), say that despite demand from chefs dropping off due to restaurant closures due to the coronavirus (Covid-19), demand for their produce and flowers is higher than ever as consumers look for a steady source […]
How Local Leaders Can Ensure Immigrant Justice During COVID-19 By the Vera Institute of Justice. May 24, 2020 How Local Leaders Can Ensure Immigrant Justice During COVID-192020-05-242020-05-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/florida_protest-e1590340917343.jpg200px200px Above photo: Dr. Franklyn Rocha Cabrero, left, and Dr. Claudia Alvarez, center, and others protest conditions that detainees being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement face outside of the Broward Transitional Center, during the new coronavirus pandemic, Friday, May 1, 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla. A Miami federal judge has ordered the release of some detainees from ICE custody at three South Florida detention centers due to conditions related to COVID-19. AP Photo/Lynne Sladky. Overview […]
At a time of widespread layoffs and cutbacks throughout the local news business, a pair of philanthropists is seeking to promote more local coverage from public radio with a gift of $4.7 million for NPR collaborations in the Midwest and California. The gift from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, the former executive chairman of Google and the head of the Schmidt Family Foundation, respectively, is intended to help sustain two new regional newsrooms with a focus on investigative reporting and coverage relevant to underserved communities. “Now more than ever, we depend on high-quality journalism for timely and critical information,” Wendy Schmidt said […]
In Dagestan, more than 40 medical workers have died from complications associated with Covid-19. That’s according to local Health Minister Jamaludin Hajibragimov, speaking on Instagram to blogger Ruslan Kurbanov. “According to colleagues, more than forty of them [have died],” he said, “this is really a tragedy.” Prior to the minister’s interview, the southern republic had 3,280 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 27 deaths. Later, in an official press release, the Dagestan Ministry of Health explained that the deaths of medical workers were not all related to coronavirus. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, about 40 medical workers have died in Dagestan […]
Just because you can’t walk into your favorite local store right now doesn’t mean you should stop shopping there. In fact, they might have exactly what you need to feel normal again. Whether it’s a perfect quarantine dress or some home goods to spruce up your space, these stores are stocked full of goods you’ll love. And besides, small businesses are struggling right now, and would love some support. So why not? You have a few minutes, and window shopping never hurt anyone. To help out, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite local boutiques to shop from. CLOTHING Bird Brooklyn: […]
Guest post by Bill Hennessey Earlier this week, The Gateway Pundit reported on St. Louis County’s continued persecution of a small business that defied an unconstitutional order to shut down. House of Pain Gyms in Maryland Heights and Chesterfield re-opened last month in order to pay their bills and to provided needed physical fitness facilities for many St. Louis area police officers, fire fighters, and citizens. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page lost his mind, sending police to the locations repeatedly. When House of Pain refused to cower, Page filed a lawsuit seeking the names and addresses of every person who’s […]
In the video posted to social media, Kansas City Zoo executive director Randy Wisthoff says their Humboldt penguins have missed their regular interactions with zoo visitors. Gabe Hopkins/The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. hide caption toggle caption Gabe Hopkins/The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. In the video posted to social media, Kansas City Zoo executive director Randy Wisthoff says their Humboldt penguins have missed their regular interactions with zoo visitors. Gabe Hopkins/The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. What a time to be a penguin. First, a group of the flightless birds were recently allowed to roam around the halls of Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium — […]
Roddie Bryan of Brunswick, Georgia Trump and Barr are making every effort to contain the investigation into the vicious murder of Ahmaud Arbery who would be 26 years old today. Arbury was gunned down by a semi-official ‘posse’ led by former Chief Investigator for local District Attorney Caroline Small, a Gregory McMichael. The “group” behind this, as is now widely alleged, includes all levels of government and law enforcement in Glenn County, Georgia. However, the current death is only one of many and though the most recent iteration of Klan rule in Brunswick, Georgia is through the local Trump organization, this […]