Marjorie Cohn on the Roberts Court’s demolition of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the law that brought an end to the Jim Crow system of post-Civil War legalized racial segregation.
The US Supreme Court, Race & the Right to Vote
Category: Human Rights
Palestine Action Defendants Address Jury Directly
In a rare move, five pro-Palestine direct-action defendants dismissed their lawyers and delivered impassioned speeches about Britain’s role in the Gaza genocide, John McEvoy reports.
Israel Attacks Gaza Flotilla Near Greek Waters
Israeli military boats travelled more than 700 miles on Wednesday night to attack a 54-ship flotilla that was headed for Gaza to attempt to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade, Ann Wright reports.
The Trump Surveillance State
The right to privacy is facing its gravest challenges in Congress and the Supreme Court since colonial days, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
How UK Media Shields the Israel Lobby
Leading U.K. media don’t mention the Israel Lobby because they’re part of it, writes Mark Curtis. But its influence over U.K. politics is likely to be greater than any other state, except perhaps the U.S.
Flotillas Tell Gaza They Haven’t Been Abandoned
With another break-the-siege flotilla en route (and now abducted), Eman Abu Zayed, a writer in Gaza, says that hope — despite its weight — keeps finding its way across the sea again and again.
Under Blockade & the Threat of Invasion
A short film about a breakthrough Cuban drug for treating Alzheimer’s shines light on the resilience of a nation striving to innovate under the constraints of the American blockade and threats of an invasion, writes Ullekh NP.
Iran Group’s ICC Evidence of US & Israeli War Crimes
Since the ICC does not have jurisdiction over war crimes committed on Iranian territory, human rights organizations and advocates have implored Tehran to grant the court jurisdiction, Jake Johnson reports.
Democracy vs. Religion in India
In a parallel with the 1954 Little Rock school segregation case, if India’s Supreme Court rules that a religious tradition takes precedence over individual rights it will deepen already unprecedented repression under the Hindu nationalist ruling party, writes Betwa Sharma.
On Blackshirts & Reds: Remembering the Class Analysis of Michael Parenti
On Saturday, a memorial service will be held in Berkeley, Calif., for Michael Parenti, radical historian, social scientist, author and public speaker. Ann Garrison takes a look at one of his many invaluable works, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and…