Freedom’s on the march. From the Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 3: Arrest over Cheney barb triggers lawsuit A Denver-area man filed a lawsuit today against a member of the Secret Service for causing him to be arrested after he approached… Read moreFree-speech arrest at Cheney appearance sparks lawsuit
On Sept. 21, the House of Representatives voted 328-95 to approve HR 6094–the “Community Protection Act of 2006”–an anti-immigrant bill which would allow indefinite detention, overturning the Supreme Court’s June 2001 Zadvydas v. Davis ruling. The bill would also allow… Read moreHouse passes more anti-immigrant bills
Are domestic Islamophobes starting to emulate the tactics of their counterparts in India? Note that this comes on the heels of the atrocious mosque desecration in Maine. From AP, Sept. 23: Shots were fired at a mosque in Melbourne, Florida… Read moreGunmen open fire on Florida mosque
Tell us again how the anti-Semitic upsurge is all in our imagination. We keep forgetting. From KNBC, Los Angeles, Sept. 22: ENCINO, Calif. — Two flags depicting Nazi swastikas were draped over a freeway overpass in Encino on Friday, on… Read moreSouthern California neo-Nazis wish Jews happy Rosh Hashana
On Sept. 2, about 5,000 immigrant-rights supporters marched through downtown Los Angeles to City Hall as part of a series of events planned through Labor Day weekend. The march was organized by the March 25th Coalition. (CBS2.com, Los Angeles, Sept…. Read moreControversy in new round of immigrant marches; raids continue
Can somebody explain to us why this is legal? US citizens, who have not been charged with any crime, are denied entry into the US. Why should submitting to an FBI interrogation abroad be a prerequisite for being allowed back… Read morePakistani-Americans denied entry back into US
This is how censorship works in the USA: by other names—which, of course, makes it more insidious. An ACLU press release, Aug. 24: Village Cannot Impose Prohibitive Insurance Requirement as Condition of Free Speech, NYCLU Warns NEW YORK — The… Read moreLong Island anti-war group faces censorship
The ongoing indigenous uprising in Ontario perculates up into the New York Times, Aug. 17. The Times gets a B for at least including some historical context, but a failing grade for consistency, having largely ignored this crisis for months,… Read moreNew York Times notes Iroquois land struggle —at last
A Class Analysis by George Caffentzis, Metamute And my coyote, Virgil, said to him when he refused to take me, a living man, over the Acheron to Hell, “Charon, do not be angry, but this undocumented passage has been decided… Read moreTHE “SI SE PUEDE” INSURRECTION
Continue ReadingTHE “SI SE PUEDE” INSURRECTIONThe standards for what constitutes a terrorist conspiracy continue to get radically dumbed down. Most Americans don’t seem to care, as those targeted invariably belong to some fringe and seemingly extremist sect. In this case, it appears to be an… Read moreMiami “terror” busts: conspiracy or thoughtcrime?
Our occasional contributor Michael I. Niman writes for his June 15 “Getting a Grip” column in ArtVoice, the alternative weekly in Buffalo, NY: Anti-Casino or Anti-Indian? Those of us in Western New York who oppose war need to start paying… Read moreHaudenosaunee land struggle crosses US-Canada border
On June 1, after six months in detention–with much of that time spent in solitary confinement–Seattle Muslim leader Abrahim Sheikh Mohamed gave up his legal battle against deportation. Mohamed was arrested Nov. 14 on immigration violations at Sea-Tac Airport, where… Read moreSeattle imam faces deportation to Somalia
