June 19, 2019 by OtherWords Closing our racial wealth divide requires bold thinking, but so did ending slavery by Jessicah Pierre (commondreams.org) That divide won’t close without bold, structural reform to match the structural injustices that created it — from slavery itself to Jim Crow, red lining, and mass incarceration…. Continue reading
This will be the LAST announcement for a while unless there is an emergency Please encourage groups you are involved in to post their events on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 Thank you to all who are posting there! Check Indybay for other events that might interest you. There are some important events coming up… Continue reading
By Helier Cheung, BBC News, Hong Kong 17 June 2019 (bbc.com) Related Topics Hong Kong extradition protests In just one week Hong Kong has witnessed two of its largest ever protests, as well its most violent protest in decades. At the forefront of these demonstrations are young people, many barely… Continue reading
Shahid for Change Published on May 3, 2019 San Francisco stands for peace, human rights, environmental justice, and digital rights. Why won’t our Representative in Washington show up for those values? In 2018, our movement overcame an entrenched centrist incumbent in New York. We secured a champion for peace &… Continue reading
Meghann Myers, Military Times Mar. 27, 2019 (businessinsider.com) The US Army said late last year that it had missed its recruiting goal. Bringing in new soldiers is expected to get harder, as fewer Americans are familiar with the service and other factors draw them elsewhere. The Army wants to expand its outreach, contacting… Continue reading
Posted on June 14, 2019 by Ellen Brown (ellenbrown.com) Home ownership has been called “the quintessential American dream.” Yet today less than 65% of American homes are owner occupied, and more than 50% of the equity in those homes is owned by the banks. Compare China, where, despite facing one of the most expensive real estate markets in… Continue reading
California Public Banking AllianceMay 28, 2019 By David Jette (medium.com) “It is hopeless to seek a better way, turn back” is the tired old refrain of the Wall Street lobby and their reliable allies who oppose even the exploration of public banking by California cities and counties. In Monday’s Los Angeles Times’… Continue reading
5/17/19 (theonion.com) WASHINGTON—Bursting through the Congressional chamber doors while moaning and clutching his shoulder, John Bolton reportedly stumbled into the Capitol building Friday claiming that he’d been shot by Iran. “Help, help, I’ve just been attacked by a large Middle Eastern country around 636,000 square miles in size,” said the… Continue reading
Guardian News Published on Jun 4, 2019 Thousands of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong gathered on Tuesday night to mark 30 years since China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong is the only region under Beijing’s jurisdiction that holds significant public commemorations of the 1989… Continue reading
FRANCE 24 English Published on Jun 12, 2019 Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Hong Kong police fired tear gas and pepper spray Wednesday at bottle-throwing demonstrators in a major escalation of public anger against an extradition bill that… Continue reading
