August 17, 2022
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Albert Woodfox, Angola Three Warrior, passes
Who has not heard of the Angola Three, three young black prisoners who were falsely accused of killing a prison guard in 1972 in the infamous Louisiana maximum security prison cited at a former slave plantation—and named for the place where the African captives came from, Angola. On Thursday, August 4th, attorneys for Albert Woodfox… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 16-17 August 2022
Wednesday, 17 August 2022 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and Continue reading
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World order looks different from Moscow, Beijing
The Chinese Defence Ministry announced today its participation in the Vostok 2022 strategic command and staff exercise in Russia, which is slated for August 30-September 5. The low-key statement in Beijing said China will send some troops and the participation is within the framework of the two countries’ annual cooperation plan. Continue reading
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Filipino Vice-Presidential Candidate Arrested Just Days After Secretary of State Antony Blinken Traveled to the Philippines To Pledge Greater U.S. Military Support
Filipinos find themselves living in a back-to-the-future nightmare made in part by the U.S. with dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s son as their new president. Continue reading
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Trump Derangement Syndrome Returns
Why would Black people laud the FBI or criticize protection against self-incrimination? The FBI search of Donald Trump’s home has reawakened Trump Derangement Syndrome. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 17 August 2022
Wednesday, 17 August, 2022 — Black Agenda Report Trump Derangement Syndrome Returns Margaret Kimberley Why would Black people laud the FBI or criticize protection against self-incrimination? The FBI search of Donald Trump’s home has reawakened Trump Derangement Syndrome. ESSAY AND PETITION: Massacre at Attica, The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service, 1971 Editors, The Black Agenda Review To commemorate Black Continue reading
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Liz Truss — Fule Britannia
Could there be a worse Prime Minister than the boisterous buffoon Johnson? Yes, the dull lampooned Truss. A party which is sacrificed to dumb down society by using the dream of Brexit to prevent a left-wing alternative, ends up paying a high price. First Johnson then Truss. With “no handouts” Truss, the Tory Party is… Continue reading
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How corporations are stealing the sea
For most of human history, the oceans have been seen as a global commons, the benefits and resources of which belong to us all in equal measure. But our seas – and the marine environment as a whole – are being ravaged by exploitation for corporate profit. The result is a social, economic and ecological… Continue reading
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Former CIA Officer Joshua Schulte Faces As Many as 80 Years in Prison After Being Convicted For Providing Information to Wikileaks
A federal jury in New York last month convicted former CIA officer Joshua Schulte on nine felony counts under the Espionage Act for providing information to Wikileaks that became known as Vault 7. Schulte has consistently denied that he was the source of the information. Continue reading
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