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Is It a Crime to Tell the Truth? The Trial of the Uhuru 3

by Dianne Mathiowetz, published on Workers World, September 11, 2024 Sept. 9, 2024 The trial of the Uhuru 3 — Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People’s Socialist Party; Penny Hess, chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee; and Jesse Nevel, Uhuru Movement member — began on Sept. 3 in a Tampa, Florida, federal courtroom. The three are being charged[…]

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Jury Issues Mixed Verdict in Federal Governments Case Against the Uhuru 3

by Janiah X, published on The Final Call, September 16, 2024 MIAMI—For at least two years, the U.S. government said the Uhuru Movement has been fighting for Russia. But during the federal trial in Tampa, Florida, prosecutors failed to prove the four defendants worked as agents of Russia. The Department of Justice alleged Russians “recruited, funded and directed U.S. political[…]

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Race, Rights and Repression: The Moral and Political Dilemma of the Capitalist Dictatorship

by Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, September 4, 2024 BAR Executive Editor Margaret Kimberley talks to Ajamu Baraka, BAR Editor and Columnist about the upcoming presidential election and how the outcome will impact international and domestic policy. Ajamu provides his analysis on Palestine, the Ukraine/Russia war, U.S. imperialism in Africa, police militarism, and the federal[…]

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Democracies Attack Journalism as They Attack “Democracy” Itself

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, August 28, 2024 What does democracy mean if elections are ignored and journalists are charged as criminals? That is the case today, as western countries descend into crises of their own making and are more blatant in their disregard for the norms they claim to adhere to. They are only devoted to[…]

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Protests for Palestine at the DNC

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, August 28, 2024 The struggle to struggle in today’s hyper restrictive environment played out in Chicago where protesters fought legal and popular battles to be allowed to express their rejection of politics as usual and support for the people of Palestine.  [jb] DNC protest organizers kept Democrats’ responsibility for the Gaza genocide[…]

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News Conference Protests Media Silence on Illegal Charges Against Uhuru 3

by Brenda Ryan, published on Workers World, August 19, 2024 New York~ Representatives from several organizations held a rousing news conference in front of the New York Times building in this city on Aug. 14 to demand that the U.S. government drop the bogus charges against Omali Yeshitela, chairperson of the  and leaders of the Uhuru solidarity movement and that[…]

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Cuba’s Parallel Reality in Paris Olympics

by Rosa Miriam Elizalde, published on Socialist Action, August 16, 2024 Cuba’s Parallel Reality in Paris Olympics Miserable is a society that imposes repudiatory practices of inquisition and falsehood. Miserable are those who deny Cuba the joy of its nine Olympic medals, the same number won by Denmark, a country without a U.S. blockade and without the press and the[…]

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March on DNC: Coalition Vows to Win Fight for the Right to March

by Joe Iosbaker, published on Fight Back News, August 13, 2024 Chicago, IL – On Monday, August 19, the Democratic National Convention comes to Chicago. The Coalition to March on the DNC, consisting of more than 200 organizations, will bring tens of thousands of protesters to the streets surrounding the United Center. The front banner in the street will read,[…]

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An Attempted Coup By Any Other Name…

by Maria Paez Victor, published on the Orinoco Tribune, August 1, 2024 “We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.”  Elon Musk, 25 July 2020, Twitter Once again, as in 2002, Venezuela has been the victim of a combined media and diplomatic coup attempt, but this time with the added element of organized crime and a cyber-attack. Millions of[…]

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Leading Israeli Newspaper Blames October 7 Deaths on Zionist Military

by Betsy Piette, published on Workers World, July 15, 2024 On July 8, Haaretz, considered Israel’s most influential daily newspaper, published the results of its thorough, in-depth investigation into what actually took place when Hamas attacked Israeli settlements just outside of Gaza on October 7. Their long report concluded that on that date, Israel’s army employed the “Hannibal Directive” —[…]

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