Liberate Boston Pride’s demands were clear: 1) No collusion with the Boston Police Department, which conducts Deadly Exchange training with the settler colonial, terrorist [Imperialist] Occupation Forces, and Cops out of Pride, period. As the group explained on its web site: “Cops do not make us safer....
A coalition led by the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Biden's executive order blocking asylum when there are "too many" asylum seekers at the border. The lead attorney for the ACLU, Lee Gelernt, points out that this policy is nearly identical to Trump-era border policies. Gelernt also notes that the new policy is...
A recent investigation published by the Texas Observer reports on collusion between armed white supremacist vigilante groups and law enforcement along the southern border, as part of Operation Lone Star. According to the article, members of these groups have been "filming themselves conducting patrols, taking photos of...
We previously reported on the heinous Iowa immigration law inspired by Texas' SB 4. Thankfully, this week federal Judge Stephen Locher blocked the Iowa law, apparently convinced by arguments that the law is confusing, unnecessarily harsh, and also an attempted power-grab designed to grant some of the federal government's powers...
Recent reports from immigrants and advocates along the U.S. southern border indicate that even when migrants express credible fear about returning to their home country, they are being ignored and deported....
Detention Watch Network and The Legal Aid Society are reporting that ICE facilities are taking away one of the few concessions to the fact that people in immigration detention are, in fact, people: free phone access. This access has been one of the most important lifelines people in ICE facilities have to emotional support and...
A senior US Department of State official and expert on Israeli-Palestinian affairs has resigned amid the Israeli regime’s war on the Gaza Strip, which has claimed more than 37,400 Palestinian lives over the past eight months....
Their flier noted: “State and local treasuries across the U.S. invest hundreds of millions in the state of Israel. A record-setting $2 billion in sales was made in 2023 with $1 billion raised since Oct. 7 while Israel bombed hospitals and laid waste to infrastructure in Gaza. Under Stacy Garrity, the Pennsylvania Treasury...
The fact that Starbucks took the case of the Memphis 7 all the way to the Supreme Court, months after bargaining began, exposes its absolute hypocrisy....
Increasingly, [Zionism] has had to rely on foreign bond sales to finance its growing budget deficit resulting from the military spending. According to the Financial Times, Israel Bonds, the official underwriter for [Herzlianism’s] debt, has sold over $3 billion of bonds since Oct. 8, when [a neocolony] launched its genocide in...
Although Palestinian liberation has been a focal point of the contingent every year, the demand takes on a special urgency with the ongoing genocide in Gaza perpetrated by the United States and [neocolonialism]. This is amplified by the fact that Moog Inc., a weapons manufacturer that produces components for fighter jets and...
Leonard was asked about the underlying offenses, but he also had the opportunity to speak about his grandchildren, and his personality and pride really shone through. A massive amount of material was presented, and we hope the hearing examiner has been convinced of the obvious fact that, if released, Leonard is not in danger of...
The Limited Energy electricians unit install and repair systems such as fire alarms, building security systems and phone and fiber optic lines. They are striking for paid holidays (they don’t have any!), better pay and increased safety measures. The workers have received a lot of picket line support from other unions. Labor...
The protest was organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation-Awda NY/NJ. Throughout the week, the group urged people to close their accounts at Citibank and cancel their Citi credit cards....