Brazil’s war against Indigenous peoples is as old as Brazil itself, but Bolsonaro’s administration has sought to accelerate the destruction of the Amazon and its peoples.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: International
Cuba passes historic new Family Code in nationwide referendum
The new code legalizes equal marriage and equal adoption rights regardless of sexual orientation, recognizes the rights of surrogate mothers, recognizes women’s work in the household, and recognizes the role of grandparents in the family, among many more progressive victories.
Posted inPrisons and Policing
Booming rural county jails are now the main driver of mass incarceration, study says
Discussing the new Vera Institute report, Stephen Janis and Taya Graham of Police Accountability Report also note the rural jail boom goes hand in hand with skyrocketing rural police budgets.
Posted inThe Marc Steiner Show
Israel’s August raid on Palestinian NGOs aimed to halt International Criminal Court, UN investigations
Sahar Francis explains how the Zionist state is smearing Palestinian human rights organizations as ‘terrorist’ groups to crush any resistance to the occupation and annexation of Palestine.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality
Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library workers move to unionize
All 22 locations of the Pratt Library system are included in the union drive, which is just the latest in a string of union campaigns sweeping Baltimore.
Posted inThe Chris Hedges Report
The Chris Hedges Report: Julian Assange’s father, John Shipton, speaks out
On Oct. 8, Chris Hedges and others will gather in Washington, DC, to demand Julian Assange’s release and denounce the US government’s campaign against him.
Posted inPolice Accountability Report
Cops tried to confiscate his phone without a warrant, things turned ugly when he refused
Video obtained by PAR reveals how police in a small Texas town used violence to force a man who was not suspected of crime to turn over his phone. The warrantless seizure raises more questions about the use of illegal tactics by police in rural communities.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality
Tom Morello meets the miners striking against Warrior Met Coal
The rock star of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame made a stop in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to support miners who’ve been on strike for the past 18 months.
Posted inThe Marc Steiner Show
Jackson’s long fight for environmental justice
As of Sept. 15, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared Jackson’s water safe to drink, but a long battle to properly resource the city’s recovery remains ahead.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality
Case New Holland workers’ strike enters fifth month as negotiations stall
As the strike at Case New Holland drags into its fifth month, workers remain in high spirits and steadfast in their demands, despite the employer dragging its feet at the bargaining table.