Duterte Threatens Genocide to 3 Million Addicts, Urges Extra-Judicial Killings

Editor: as a person in long term recovery from addiction, this casual pronouncement by a head of state that he would gladly execute 3 million addicts is frightening and appalling. Addiction is a disease that requires treatment and long-term rehabilitation, not genocide. Reuters WORLD NEWS | Sat Oct 1, 2016 | 8:24am EDT Philippines’ Duterte likens himself to Hitler, wants… Read More Duterte Threatens Genocide to 3 Million Addicts, Urges Extra-Judicial Killings

2016/10/01 Shaun BartoneLeave a comment

The Rising Rate of Incarceration of White Rural Residents

Editor: the following article from the New York Times was referenced in the previous article in Earth First Journal. The articles examines why the greatest increase in incarceration rates is now amongst white rural residents. The analysis is based on previously unpublished data from the Department of Justice on state prisons, which hold the vast… Read More The Rising Rate of Incarceration of White Rural Residents

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From Pipelines to Prisons

The intersection of native rights, mass incarceration and environmental justice by Panagioti Tsolkas and Nicholas Todd / Earth First! Newswire Over the past month, two seemingly disparate issues of prisons and pipelines have captured the attention of activists and independent media across the country. On September 9, as a judge ruled to halt construction on the… Read More From Pipelines to Prisons

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The Water Crisis: When the Well Runs Dry

Editor: I’m posting this article because I came close to personally experiencing the drought and scarcity of water while living in Nova Scotia. Yarmouth and the southern-most county in the Province went through a severe drought this summer. For weeks the wells ran dry and residents did not have water to drink, to cook, or to wash. But… Read More The Water Crisis: When the Well Runs Dry

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AdBusters: Two versions of collectivity

Two versions of collectivity September 23, 2016 by adbusters Tags: fascism, #127, Eastern Europe, Lela Vujanic Transart Berlin We were sitting in a friend’s flat, built amid socialist urbanization in the working class neighborhood of the city of Sisak – Zeljezara – named after a steel factory that built everything inhabiting our world – libraries, hospitals, schools, a swimming pool (it even… Read More AdBusters: Two versions of collectivity

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Obama Opens Museum of African American History and Culture

Video: President Obama Inaugurates the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Patrick Lynch © Darren Bradley “What we can see of this building, the towering glass, the artistry of the metalwork, is surely a sight to behold.” These were the words spoken by President Barack Obama as he inaugurated the most recent addition to… Read More Obama Opens Museum of African American History and Culture

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Neo-Nazis, Klan Volunteer for Trump

by Lisa Mascaro; originally published in LA Times. “Trump happened because of us,” Duke said, “not the other way around.” David Duke worked the Louisiana gun show like a preacher pursuing souls, cornering potential voters as they picked over firearms and ammo. The robes are gone and the rhetoric is softer than during his grand wizard days. But Duke has not shed his relentless proselytizing for the white… Read More Neo-Nazis, Klan Volunteer for Trump