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Kentucky board denies justice for Breonna Taylor


Kentucky board denies justice for Breonna Taylor

Artists and activists honor Breonna Taylor with a 7,000-square-foot mural – the size of two basketball courts – in Annapolis, Md. Almost nine months since the senseless murder of Breonna Taylor, the struggle to win justice remains elusive but goes on. Taylor, a 26-year-old African American EMT worker, was killed . . .

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China replacing U.S. as world’s leading scientific power


China replacing U.S. as world’s leading scientific power

The first day of December saw two major scientific events: the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, and China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft landed on the moon.  These two events are the latest developments in the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and China – a new Cold War being fought on . . .

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Palestine Writes: A labor of love


Palestine Writes: A labor of love

Originally scheduled to take place in New York City this March, but canceled due to the pandemic, the Palestine Writes Literature Festival aired as a virtual event on Dec. 2-6.  The event brought together writers, artists, publishers, booksellers, activists and scholars for conversations about art, literature and the intersection between . . .

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Disability rights – and justice


Disability rights – and justice

The following remarks were delivered during a webinar hosted by the Peoples Power Assembly–New York City on Dec. 3 in observation of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. Welcome to our webinar on disability rights — or the lack of them. December 3 is the day the U.N. declared . . .

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Trump and Somalia


Trump and Somalia

The outgoing president took another deceptive public step on Dec. 2: He ordered the remaining 700 U.S. troops out of Somalia. These troops are part of the U.S. AFRICOM force that promotes U.S. imperialist interests throughout Africa. They will first redeploy to nearby Kenya, also in East Africa.  The U.S. . . .

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