Cuba USA
- Ferguson, Obama And American Democracy
by Arnold August source counterpunch A few days after the killing of Michael Brown, which occurred on August 9, 2014, Obama stated that “there are going to be different accounts” and “differences in terms of what needs to happen,” but “that’s...
- Black Friday Riff
By Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) Source Axis of Logic The day after quietly giving thanks,the mad dash getting stuff!Key word “sale” triggeringthe Pavlovian Pamplona,running of the bull market. In economic jargonblack is good,red is bad,red ink...
- A Silence That Speaks: Ayotzinapa And The Politics Of Listening
By Armando CarmonaSource Toward Freedom While the silence of the state reinforces its complicity in maintaining the drug war and the immense violence against the people of Mexico, the silence from below speaks of a shift in focus, where those at the grassroots...
- The Ghost Of Dred Scott Haunts The Streets Of Ferguson
By Amy GoodmanSource democracynow Thousands have been protesting the police killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. He was due to start college just days after he was shot dead in broad...
- Latinamerican And Caribbean Countries Express Solidarity With Protesters In Ferguson Us
Source venezuelanalysis The ALBA countries released a joint statement Tuesday expressing their "profound concern" with the violence sparked by the police killing of an unarmed black teenager, which the bloc said is a reminder of the serious racial...
Cuba USA
Night of pain — night of rage by Mumia Abu Jamal
Source: workers world
Ounce again, a Black unarmend youth has been killed by a cop
And while the facts surrounding the shooting are presently unclear, what is clear is that a cop shot 18-year-old Michael Brown eight times.
According to at least one eyewitness, Brown was shot as he stood with his hands up in the air.
To anyone who knows American history, this is not a rarity.
It is the result of a systematic function of police across the country to repress, track and target the nation’s Black population.
That has been the case for generations.
We shall see voices trotted out to call for calm, as outrage arises in Black hearts in response to outrageous treatment. Never do those calling for calm become voices calling for true justice, for justice is equality.
And who dares demand that cops be treated like the people that they oppress? For they have no influence over the repressive forces, and in fact, no political office in America does. They have been bought off, paid off or both.
Listen to the voices of “Black” politicians.
Indeed, listen to the voices of white politicians.
Listen to the raging silence.
Needed in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri — and in every Black community in America — are independent and uncompromising Black revolutionary collectives determined to protect the lives and well-being of Black people, period.
Existing political structures — silent in the face of these outrages — have failed us and cannot be made to serve our interests.
It’s time to learn from this, and build for our future necessities.
- Ferguson, Obama And American Democracy
by Arnold August source counterpunch A few days after the killing of Michael Brown, which occurred on August 9, 2014, Obama stated that “there are going to be different accounts” and “differences in terms of what needs to happen,” but “that’s...
- Black Friday Riff
By Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) Source Axis of Logic The day after quietly giving thanks,the mad dash getting stuff!Key word “sale” triggeringthe Pavlovian Pamplona,running of the bull market. In economic jargonblack is good,red is bad,red ink...
- A Silence That Speaks: Ayotzinapa And The Politics Of Listening
By Armando CarmonaSource Toward Freedom While the silence of the state reinforces its complicity in maintaining the drug war and the immense violence against the people of Mexico, the silence from below speaks of a shift in focus, where those at the grassroots...
- The Ghost Of Dred Scott Haunts The Streets Of Ferguson
By Amy GoodmanSource democracynow Thousands have been protesting the police killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. He was due to start college just days after he was shot dead in broad...
- Latinamerican And Caribbean Countries Express Solidarity With Protesters In Ferguson Us
Source venezuelanalysis The ALBA countries released a joint statement Tuesday expressing their "profound concern" with the violence sparked by the police killing of an unarmed black teenager, which the bloc said is a reminder of the serious racial...