Exclusive Interview: Susan Bro Talks Heather Heyer Foundation, Charlottesville, Combating Bigotry

On August 12, 2017, Heather Heyer was murdered in Charlottesville, Virginia by a white supremacist who drove a vehicle into a crowd of counter-protestors during the infamous Unite the Right rally. The Vice documentary Race and Terror captures the vitriol of those who descended upon Charlottesville during the summer of 2017 intending to spread their messages of [...]

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Both Dangerous: Trump and Jeffrey Goldberg

(David Swanson) If we were to look beyond words to actions, there would be no doubt that virtually all U.S. politicians have, in effect, taken the Trump/Kissinger view of U.S. troops for as long as there have been U.S. troops. “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” –Donald Trump, according to Jeffrey [...]

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Polling Place Bottleneck Delays Could Begin Soon After They Open, Election Logistics Experts Warn

During the busiest periods, the process will slow due to COVID-19’s constraints. For the estimated 50 million Americans who will vote at a polling place this fall, delays and long lines will likely surface sooner than in past presidential elections—America’s highest turnout elections—because of challenges due to COVID-19, according to election logistics experts. “When do [...]

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Charter Schools Find Gold in Federal Government Aid to Small Businesses While Black-Owned Firms Get the Shaft

During the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic fallout, the charter industry added to systemic inequities that afflict Black communities. The charter school industry has done much during the COVID-19 pandemic to add to systemic inequities that afflict Black communities by hijacking small business relief aid originally intended for minority-owned businesses and redirecting these funds [...]

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For Years, Journalists Cheered Assange’s Abuse. Now They’ve Paved His Path To a US Gulag

Journalists had a chance to join Assange in his struggle to rebuild journalism. Instead, they fled the battlefield, leaving him as a sacrificial offering to their corporate masters. (Common Dreams) Court hearings in Britain over the US administration’s extradition case against Julian Assange begin in earnest next week. The decade-long saga that brought us to [...]

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