Albert Woodfox, Imprisoned for 43 Years, Dies at 75

Brett Wilkins Common Dreams
"The pebble that he threw in the pond became a ripple, became a wave. And so, this will carry him on into eternity," said fellow Angola Three Black Panther Robert King. "He won't be forgotten."

To Win a Revolution, We Need a New Mass Organization

Jeremy Gong Nick French Jacobin
Since Bernie Sanders’s defeat in 2020 and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US left has been largely disorganized. The time is ripe for Bernie and the Squad to create a new mass organization to confront today’s crises.

Friday Nite Videos | August 5, 2022

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Conservatives vs. KKK: Spot the Difference. Archie Roach | Took The Children Away. John Oliver: Mental Health Care. Saving Masafer Yatta. The Deadliest Virus on Earth.

Archie Roach | Took The Children Away

Archibald William Roach (Jan. 8 1956 - July 30, 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and Aboriginal activist who campaigned for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

John Oliver: Mental Health Care

John Oliver discusses the cracks in our broken mental health care system, some of the inadequate ways we’ve tried to fill them, and what it all has to do with the gallbladder.

Saving Masafer Yatta

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled in May 2022 to expel the Palestinians living in the South Hebron Hills of the occupied West Bank, known as Masafer Yatta. They are appealing to the international community for help.