The Poor Are Never The Enemy: Talking With Shadowproof Readers
In Shadowproof’s Mailbag: Our borders are under invasion (from refugee children?)! Poor people are lazy and just don’t want to work. Why is the corporate-owned media telling us to hate other poor people and ignore the global 1%? Also: Campaign Zero, Ferguson, and people’s movements for revolutionary change.
Activists Demand Sandra Bland Investigation With 750,000 Petition Signatures
On August 26, activists delivered 260,000 signatures to the Justice Department, demanding a federal investigation of Sandra Bland’s suspicious death in a Texas jail. Although officials ruled her death a suicide, many suspect she was murdered and, regardless of her official cause of death, her needless arrest during a traffic stop directly led to her demise.
Mnar Muhawesh On Genocide Against Muslims In The Middle East (VIDEO)
Last week, in the conclusion to my series of articles on genocide, I asked whether, with at least 4 million Arabs killed by sanctions and modern Western wars, should we call it genocide against Muslims? Yesterday, Watching the Hawks invited Mnar Muhawesh, the founder of MintPress News, to discuss the genocidal body count in the Middle East.
Native Americans Have ‘Always Known’: Science Proves Genetic Inheritance Of Trauma
Many have suspected through the years that extreme stress and trauma leave their mark not just on their victims, but on their descendants as well. Now science is catching up to these beliefs through the developing field of epigenetics.
Ferguson Protesters Unveil Campaign Zero, Can It Help End Police Brutality?
Three Ferguson protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement recently unveiled Campaign Zero, a set of 10 demands for police reform. Shadowproof readers discussed the possibilities on social media, and while many supported the ideas in the plan, others argued that it doesn’t go nearly far enough.
Big Ag Is Big Money For Congress: Monsanto Spends $2.5M Lobbying In 2015
Monsanto spends millions of its billions of dollars in annual revenue on lobbying and hiring some of Washington’s most notorious firms to ensure that laws continue to favor the agribusiness giant’s profits. OpenSecrets.org reported that, as of July 21, Monsanto had already spent over $2.5 million dollars on lobbying this year.
Almost One-Third Of Children Live In Poverty In ‘The Richest Nation In The World’
The financial collapse of 2008 and the absence of true economic recovery in the years since has left millions more children in poverty than before the recession. About 22 percent of American children live in poverty, and even that figure may not fully account for all those who are struggling.
On Muslim Genocide, Privatized Prison Healthcare & Other Shadowproof Feedback
From the Shadowproof Mailbag: Does the U.S. government call genocide, “Enhanced Population Control”? Why do prisons withhold medicine? In praise of the documentary, “Silenced.” The Department of Justice a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wall Street.
War Criminals Gather In London For World’s Largest Arms Fair
Thousands of activists are expected to gather at the United Kingdom’s largest international arms fair in London next month. Attended by hundreds of arms companies with exhibits representing over 1,500 arms firms, the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Exhibition brings representatives from the world’s most oppressive regimes together in one place to sell military weapons.
Darrien Hunt: Killed By Utah Cops For Anime Cosplay While Black
In September 2014, police in Saratoga Springs, Utah, shot Hunt several times in the back and side after a 911 caller reported a black male with a samurai sword. Hunt was dressed as an anime character and holding a toy or blunt replica sword commonly used by cosplayers, but Utah is an open carry state, so Hunt could legally carry a real sword there.