Charlie Kirk was a founder of far right group Turning Point USA and a key Trump backer who devoted his life to far-right lies and bullying Charlie Kirk once said gun deaths were “unfortunately” a price worth paying for the freedom to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the US constitution. The far right… Continue reading Charlie KKKirk’s chickens come home to roost
Category: Anti-racism
Supreme Court backs racial profiling by ICE
Victor Fernandez reports from Los Angeles on the recent Supreme Court ruling which codifies ICE’s unfettered racism -- and opens the door for profiling by law enforcement elsewhere in conjunction with the Trump administration’s attacks on civil rights. But Victor also argues that the Fourth Amendment never really guaranteed those rights, court decisions are not the final say, and we must recognize the radical political shift with masses getting involved in facing off against actions by ICE and other repressive arms of the state.
LA takes on ICE, LAPD, National Guard, and Marines
For four consecutive days Los Angeles has turned out for immigrant rights. Led by the Community Self Defense Coalition in most cases, thousands have poured into the streets in response to a series of ICE raids across the city. Trump says they will stay in town for 30 days. On Saturday June 7 we reported… Continue reading LA takes on ICE, LAPD, National Guard, and Marines
The day Immigrants won: part one
Victor Fernandez has been a Los Angeles immigrant rights activist since 2005. He here recalls fighting the anti-immigrant far-right, and the powerful movements that defeated anti-immigrant bills, won DACA, and built the immense May Day strike in 2006. Today we are facing an increase in ICE arrests, spreading fear, and a growing manufactured anti-immigrant racism. We also see promising planning for protests and walkouts this May Day. It is an especially important time to look back on the details of building this movement and lessons of its successes and failures for today.
All out for Mahmoud Khalil
Eric Fretz looks at the case of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, the role of Columbia University and the Trump administration, and describes recent demonstrations for his release. He argues the case could set a threatening precedent, but we are not living under a fascist regime, and that the activist campaign to free Khalil can unite… Continue reading All out for Mahmoud Khalil
Angelenos shut down freeway for immigrant rights
On February 2, about 15,000 people marched in Downtown Los Angeles from Placita Olvera to the Federal Building and ended at Los Angeles City Hall. They were marching in response to the deportations started by President Trump, as well as a flurry of anti-immigrant executive orders. The crowd was primarily made up of young Latinx… Continue reading Angelenos shut down freeway for immigrant rights
Disclose, Divest: What have the encampments won?
Students at over 130 college campuses across the country have camped out the last month demanding the university disclose their weapons manufacturing investments and divest from the Israeli genocide machine. The encampments have already had a huge impact, drawing national and international attention to the brutality of Israel’s occupation. Now students have forced over a… Continue reading Disclose, Divest: What have the encampments won?
College encampments for Palestine show the way
The struggles over encampments and occupations on US campuses have ignited the already unprecedented movement for Palestinian solidarity in the United States. Gaza has been under genocidal bombardment for over six months, with well over 34,000 Palestinians killed, vast sections of the encircled enclave in ruins, over 80% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people displaced, and… Continue reading College encampments for Palestine show the way
We said defund, disarm, abolish. They murdered Tyre Nichols anyway
On January 7, police pulled over 29-year-old father, photographer, and FedEx worker Tyre Nichols at a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. Police say Nichols was stopped for reckless driving, but they have not been able to produce any evidence to substantiate the claim. After three days in critical condition, Nichols died in hospital as a result of severe internal bleeding. Body cam footage released last week shows what everyone feared and suspected: the police brutally beat Nichols to death. He was less than 100 yards from his mother’s home at the time of his murder.
Kick Over the Statues: Columbus’ Legacy is Nothing to Celebrate
With the holiday coming up, Eric Fretz and M. N. Dahan look back on Christopher Columbus’ role in slavery and native genocide, and at the recent wave of activism in response. Every year around this time the debate rises about why the United States still celebrates Columbus Day and its nationalist myths. Millions of American… Continue reading Kick Over the Statues: Columbus’ Legacy is Nothing to Celebrate
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