CUNY Responds To BDS Activism On Campuses With Move To Control Free Expression
The proposal would establish a policy on what constitutes free speech and prohibits not only disruptions against people, but at the 24 CUNY campuses as well.
The Policing Crisis Is Result Of ‘Class Project’ Against Workers And Poor Minorities
Gut-wrenching acts of police violence against black people were captured on video and shared widely this past week. In Minneapolis, Philando Castile was executed, and while he was dying in a car seat, his girlfriend, Lavish Reynolds, narrated a Facebook livestream. In Baton Rouge, Alton Sterling was brutalized by police,
Clinton Democrats Defeat Effort To Address Government Revolving Door In Platform
Delegates from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign prevented a lobbyist amendment from being added to the Democratic Party platform. It would have suggested Democrats support regulating the revolving door, which allows federal government officials to work for industries they were in charge of regulating and later return to positions in government. At
Dallas Police Shooting: Blowback From Impunity And Structural Racism
There will continue to be blowback against police so long as officers engage in horrific acts of violence and oppression against minority communities.
Teachers Protest Deportations, Detention Of Refugee Students At First Clinton And Obama Rally
Teachers and students were there to protest Obama’s record on deportations, and demand Clinton and Obama release refugee youth.
Remembering Abbas Kiarostami’s Revelatory Films
Award-winning Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami died on July 4. He was known for “watchful eyes,” an ability to make films revealing new aspects of life.
Blair Unrepentant After Iraq War Inquiry Vindicates Anti-War Movement
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s long-winded statements to the press were classic imperial rationalizations of a war of empire in Iraq.
In Email Investigation, FBI Makes Political Decision To Not Recommend Charges For Clinton
Though evidence of “potential violations” was uncovered, the agency concluded “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring a case against Clinton.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Old Man Trump’
Shadowproof’s “Protest Song Of The Week” is a recording of lyrics Woody Guthrie wrote about his racist landlord, Fred Trump, back in the early 1950s.
In Transparent Act, Obama Administration Erases Civilian Deaths From Drone Strikes
Obama administration releases preposterously low figure for the number of civilians killed by drones and other strikes.