Last week, 13 Cleveland police officers fired 137 bullets at an unarmed black couple following a high-speed car chase. The bodies of Timothy Russell, 43, and Malissa Williams, 30, were riddled with two dozen bullet holes each and their families are demanding answers. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation led by none other […]
Author / Rania Khalek
“All governments lie.” — I.F. Stone The mainstream media is at it again, uncritically regurgitating the vague and unverified claims of anonymous American intelligence officials who say that Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has readied chemical weapons to use on his people. There’s no doubt that Assad, whose family has passed down authoritarian rule of Syria like […]
I came across some very moving comments this morning while listening to my favorite podcast, Citizen Radio, hosted by my friends Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny. Jamie read a listener’s email out loud and it went something like this: The Dallas police, who are notorious for their racism, seem to be a lot more up […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR_E9vvC2K0 On her MSBC show Sunday morning, Melissa Harris-Perry spoke about the murder of Jordan Davis, an unarmed black 17-year-old in Jacksonville, Florida. She was clear that Davis’s murder was different than Trayvon Martin’s because the shooter, Michael Dunn, was arrested the following day. Still, Harris-Perry went on to address the undeniable similarities between the […]
It’s 70 degrees and sunny outside. The only problem is that it’s December and I live in Northern Virginia, where it’s supposed to be winter not spring. That’s why no matter how beautiful the weather is, I can’t enjoy it because it’s a stark reminder that climate change is here and now. Yet, on the […]
Michael Dunn’s attorney has assured the media that this case bears no resemblance to Trayvon Martin. CNN reports: Her client, Michael Dunn, is no “vigilante” but did feel threatened and shot out of “self defense,” the attorney said. “There are no comparisons to the Trayvon Martin situation,” said Robin Lemonidis, Dunn’s attorney. “He is devastated […]
If I had to guess, I would say that 17-year-old Jordan Davis, like most teens, was excited for the weekend on Friday when he and his friends pulled up to a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida. But thanks to the racist fears of an armed white man, Jordan didn’t make it past Friday night. Michael […]
The treatment of peaceful protesters compared to the unruly and sometimes violent crowds of stampeding Black Friday shoppers couldn’t be more different. While the former is ostracized and forcibly removed by police, the latter is encouraged to come out for a competitive brawl over marked off goods. Nowhere is this contrast more clearly defined than […]
The following video was taken on the fifth straight day of Israel’s assault in the densely populated Gaza Strip. The scenes are from Al Shifa Hospital on Novemeber 18 and show victims, mostly children, of the Israeli bombardment. It was posted by Egyption activists who spent the night at the hospital. (Note: be sure to […]
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