Political cleansing, or politicide, is the murder of activists whose deaths deflate the confidence of the masses to take on the great granite block of power, writes Vijay Prashad.
Ugliness Defines the Mood
Category: Civil Rights
Never-Ending Guantánamo & Forever Wars
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘The Future of Racism’
Racism is a construct, a fraud, invented to justify and perpetuate slavery and colonialism, which has now taken on a life of its own. What is its future?
How US Official Secrets Act Ensnared Julian Assange
If the U.S. wins its appeal, Julian Assange will face prosecution under a severe espionage law with roots in the British Official Secrets Act that is part of a history of repression of press freedom, reports Joe Lauria.
Calling Chauvin a ‘Bad Apple’ Denies Systemic Nature of Racist Police Violence
Regardless of the trial outcome, Marjorie Cohn says the entire system must be indicted as racist and violent.
Britain’s Secret Political Police
A who’s who of the U.K. radical left over the past half century was infiltrated by “spycops,” reports Asa Winstanley, who has personal involvement with this story.
MLK & Fred Hampton Versus J Edgar Hoover
James DiEugenio tracks the FBI boss and his renegade violence against any sign of a Black Messiah through two current films.
What Mourning the Fragility of US Democracy Gets Wrong
Despite the tradition of presenting itself as exceptional, the country looks a lot like the other struggling democracies, writes Alasdair S. Roberts.
The Filibuster Was Grounded in Slavery & Now Threatens All Life
Today it’s a convenient shield for cowardly senators to avoid going on the record about their opposition to popular legislation, writes Thom Hartmann.
Chris Hedges: Battling White Supremacy in the Ring
Chris Hedges reviews Gerald Horne’s book, The Bittersweet Science, on racism, racketeering and the political economy of boxing.