(2022-01-30). Who Are We Arming and Supporting in Ukraine? dissidentvoice.org On December 16, 2021, the United States and Ukraine voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution "Combating the glorification of the Nazi movement, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism…." The Assembly expressed deep concern with current trends in Eastern Europe that serve to whitewash the Nazi period, including the …
(2022-01-30). Pro-Highway, Pro-Car Public Transportation Policy Is Fueling Inequality. truthout.org For decades, the federal government has allocated about This policy choice has consequences for racial and economic justice, the environment, and more. Here, we focus only on the racial and economic justice questions — whose interests are not served, and who are excluded, by…
(2022-01-30). Islamophobia and the Capitol Insurrection. tomdispatch.com Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson excused one of the leaders of the extremist Oath Keepers organization implicated in the January 6th insurrection by describing him as "a devout Christian." It's safe to surmise that he wouldn't have offered a similar defense for a Muslim American. Since September 11th, and even before that ominous date, they have suffered bitterly from discrimination and hate crimes in this country, while their religion has been demonized. During the first year of the Trump administration, about half of Muslim Americans polled said that they had personally experienced some type of discrimination. No…
(2022-01-30). Saturday 1/29: Stories from the Community Meetup. indybay.org Online via Zoom, link: dxe.io/meetupzoom…
(2022-01-30). Wednesday 2/9: "One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay in America" w/ Author & Activist, Saru Jayaraman. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-30). Nonsense and panic: Berlin Bulletin no. 198, January 30, 2022. mronline.org Why do foolhardy spoilers insist on causing embarrassment? Why must out-of-step fools upset well-steered apple-carts? Why did German vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schà∂nbach open his big mouth on Saturday in far-off Mumbai—and spill so many beans? Many or most U.S. media overlooked it—that is, buried it. Or emasculated it. In Germany they couldn't fully ignore it—though unpleasant …
(2022-01-30). The Obama Line, Samantha Power, and U.S. Intervention in West Africa During the Ebola Epidemic. mronline.org December 2013 marked the beginning of the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Ebola, a severe hemorrhagic virus which causes muscle and joint pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding, spread from Guinean forests to the capitals of Liberia and Sierra Leone by the summer of 2014.
(2022-01-30). Wednesday 2/23: Racial Justice Summit: Justice & Intersectionality – Facing the Realities of Race in U.S. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-01-30). Tuesday 2/22: W. E. B. Du Bois: Early 20th Century Philosopher & Writer as Contemporary to Our Time. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…