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Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide Returning to Haiti

• March 12, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Brazil, Canada, Class, Democrats in Name Only, Education, Exploration and Colonization, France, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Natural Disasters, Obama Administration, Race, South Africa, The Clintons, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Blacks, Danny Glover, Democracy, Drug Cartels, Drug Money, Earthquake, Exile, Exiles, Fanmi Lavalas, Glen Ford, Haiti, Haitians, Harry Belafonte, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Jesse Jackson, Love, Madame Mildred Preval, Maryse Narcisse, Michel Martelly, MINUSTAH, Mirlande Manigat, Organization of American States, Passport, President Jacob Zuma, President Rene Preval, Pretoria S.A., Puppets, Racism, Return, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, South Africa, The Caribbean, The Haitian Earthquake, The United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States, WikiLeaks

Julian Assange Ordered Extradited Back to Sweden

• February 24, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Australia, Australian, Consenting Adults, Extradition, Julian Assange, London, Magistrates' Court, Sexual Assault, STDs, Sweden, Treason, United States, WikiLeaks

Al Jazeera English: Live Stream – Watch The Egyptian Uprising Now

• January 31, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Class, Egypt, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Aljazeera, Allies, Ally, American Foreign Policy, Broadcasting, Cairo, Canadian Broadcasting Company, CBC, Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egypt, Gamal Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak, Islamic Republic, Israel, Jalipo, Militants, Mohamed ElBaradei, Oil, Political Prisoners, Prisoners, Prisons, The Arab Street, The Palestine Papers, The Prophet, The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), Tony Burman, Tunisia, U.S. Ally, United States, VDC, WikiLeaks, Youth, Zahi Hawass

Actor-Activist Danny Glover Presents “The Black Power Mixtape” at the Sundance Festival

• January 26, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Angela Davis, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Film, Love, National Issues, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Sweden, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Democracy Now!", Abiodun Oyewole, African Americans, Amy Goodman, Angela Davis, Black Panther Party, Black Students Union, Black Women, Blacks, BSU, California, Children, COINTELPRO, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Danny Glover, Documentary, Drama, Erykah Badu, Film Documentary, Fred Hampton, Goran Olsson, Historians, History, Huey Newton, Martin Luther King Jr., Racism, Robin D.G. Kelley, San Francisco State, Stokely Carmichael, Sundance Film Festival, Sweden, Swedish, Talib Kweli, The Black Power Movement, The Last Poets, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States, WikiLeaks

It’s On: Radical and Left Feminists Split on the Julian Assange Rape Case

• December 21, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats in Name Only, Education, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Public Intellectualism, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, War Crimes, Women
Tags: "Democracy Now!", Action, Amy Goodman, Bank of America, Competition, Competition Among Women, CounterQuo, Debate, Discuss, Discussion, Feminists of Color, Internet Neutrality, Investigative Journalism, Investigative Reporting, Jaclyn Friedman, Julian Assange, Left Feminism, Left Feminists, MasterCard, Naomi Wolf, Net Neutrality, PayPal, Pre-Feminism, Progressive Feminists, Radical Feminism, Radical Feminists, Servers, Sex, Sexual Violence, Sexuality, Suppression, Sweden, Visa, WikiLeaks, Yes Means Yes

Julian Assange of WikiLeaks Granted Bail; Accused Leaker Bradley Manning Found in Extremely Solitary Confinement for Past Three Months; “Wiki Rebels” Documentary Released

• December 16, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American History, Australia, Canada, Class, Documentaries, History, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "V for Vendetta", Alan Moore, American Foreign Policy, Anonymous, Arrest of Bradley Manning, Britain, Daniel Ellsberg, David Lloyd, Evey Hammond, Gay, Glenn Greenwald, Guy Fawkes Mask, Hackers, Hacktivists, Julian Assange, LGBT, Margaret Thatcher, Matthew Broderick, OpenLeaks.org, Pentagon Papers, Quantico Virginia, Rape, Rape Accusation, Rape Frame-Up, Ronald Reagan, Salon.com, Sexual Abuse, Sweden, The Pentagon Papers, Vee, Wandsworth Prison, WarGames, Whistleblowers, WikiLeaks

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Half Moon Bay Immigrant Community Reels From Mass Shooting of Farmworkers January 26, 2023
A 66-year-old man is facing seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
Newport News School Was Warned 3 Times That 6-Year-Old Had a Gun, Lawyer Says January 26, 2023
Under pressure, the school board voted to end the superintendent’s contract. Other administrators have also left the elementary school.
Oil Drilled in the Amazon Rainforest Ends Up in California January 25, 2023
“One in every nine tanks of gas, diesel or jet fuel pumped in California comes from the Amazon,” one researcher said.
In North America’s Snowiest Place, Residents Dig Out as Tourists Flow In January 26, 2023
Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra has gotten 500 inches of snow so far this season.
Murdaugh Said He Knew Killer’s Motive on Night His Wife and Son Were Slain January 27, 2023
Prosecutors said that Alex Murdaugh, the lawyer now on trial in the murders, was trying to cover his tracks when he offered a ready explanation to the police.
Covid Cases Spread to 9/11 Defendants at Guantánamo Bay January 27, 2023
The military has declined to comment on the magnitude of the outbreak at the wartime prison.
A Federal Court Blocks California’s New Medical Misinformation Law January 26, 2023
California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19.
Memphis Police Enacted Reform Measures in 2020 January 26, 2023
The changes came after the high-profile killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by law enforcement officers.

The Guardian, UK

US military raid kills key Islamic State regional leader in Somalia, officials say January 26, 2023
Bilal al-Sudani, ‘responsible for fostering the growing presence of IS in Africa’, was killed in strike approved by Joe BidenA US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden this week killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, according to US officials.Sudani was killed on Wednesday during a gunfight after US troops […]
Archaeologist hails possibly oldest mummy yet found in Egypt January 26, 2023
The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-metre shaft near the Step Pyramid at SaqqaraEgyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital, Cairo, containing what may be the oldest and most complete mummy yet to be discovered in the country, the excavation team leader has said.The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15- […]
Africa has become ‘less safe, secure and democratic’ in past decade, report finds January 26, 2023
Progress in key areas has stalled because of Covid, conflict and the climate crisis, but peaceful nations are performing betterAfrica is less safe, secure and democratic than a decade ago, with insecurity holding back progress in health, education and economic opportunities, according to an assessment of the continent.The Ibrahim index of African governance, […]
Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp as malnutrition numbers soar January 26, 2023
MSF charity reports 33% rise in malnourished patients at giant Dadaab complex after influx from drought-stricken SomaliaMalnutrition among children in one of the world’s largest refugee camps has surged over the past year as concerns grow at worsening conditions at the site in Kenya.Médecins Sans Frontières said its health facility in Dagahaley, a camp in th […]
EU toughens stance on non-EU countries taking back citizens denied right to stay January 26, 2023
Campaigners say bloc’s plan to use development aid, trade policy and access to visas as ‘leverage’ fails to put human rights firstThe European Union could use development aid, trade policy and access to visas as “leverage” over non-EU countries that are deemed to be failing to take back their citizens denied the right to stay in Europe, according to a draft […]
Asylum-seeking families with children could face removal from UK to Rwanda January 25, 2023
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says ‘not necessarily a bar’ to families being sent to African countryFamilies with children seeking asylum in the UK are being considered for forced removal to Rwanda, according to a Home Office minister.Immigration minister Robert Jenrick told an evidence session at parliament’s women and equalities committee on Wednesda […]
Gunfire reported near Haiti PM’s home after rebel police rampage through capital January 26, 2023
Police protesting the killings of fellow officers by gangs stormed the airport and surrounded the prime ministerExplainer: How did the Haiti crisis get so bad?Disgruntled police officers have rampaged through the streets of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, blocking roads and forcing their way into the country’s main airport where they briefly prevented pri […]
Toronto public transport to get more police as random attacks hit ‘crisis level’ January 26, 2023
Police chief says 80 officers will be immediately dispatched to subways and stations as attacks bring city to ‘crisis point’Toronto police has announced plans to deploy more officers on the city’s public transport system as a transit workers’ union warned that a string of random attacks on passengers had brought Canada’s largest city to “crisis point”.The ci […]

The BBC

Tyre Nichols: Five Memphis police officers charged over death January 26, 2023
The 29-year-old's family lawyers say he was beaten non-stop by Memphis police like "a human piñata".
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Fears of wider flare-up after deadly Jenin raid January 26, 2023
What's behind the raid on the West Bank city, which led to nine Palestinian deaths on Thursday?
Haiti police riot after crime gangs kill 14 officers January 26, 2023
Fourteen police officers have died since the start of 2023 amid a huge surge in gang violence.
Egypt archaeology: Gold-covered mummy among latest discoveries January 26, 2023
The mummy was found inside a sarcophagus that has remained unopened for 4,300 years.
Spain church attacks: Suspect was facing deportation January 26, 2023
A 25-year-old Moroccan is detained after a church caretaker is killed and a priest injured.
Woman arrested for enrolling as New Jersey high school student January 26, 2023
The 29-year-old allegedly used a fake birth certificate to attend the high school in New Jersey.
Cameras show tornado ripping through Texas town January 26, 2023
The CCTV footage reveals the moment a tornado touched down and tore through Deer Creek.
US hacks back against Hive ransomware crew January 26, 2023
The US Department of Justice says its operation against the cyber gang was a 21st Century stakeout.