The Innocence Trap: Survival Should Not Require Sainthood

Andrea Pitzer Degenerate Art
The answer is not just to get rid of an individual official. It's to insist on human rights for everyone, and to create a system in which punishment is not the central and defining feature of government for whole sectors of the U.S. population.

The Streets of Minneapolis

Bruce Springsteen YouTube
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Singing through the bloody mist We’ll take our stand for this land And the stranger in our midst

Who Are the Criminals? Listen to Hind Rajab

Kathy Kelly Eurasia Review
Please listen to Hind’s voice, her whispers, her pleas. Allow her voice to resonate. Demand an immediate end to Israel’s ongoing violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. Boycott. Divest. And don’t buy into genocide.

Militarized Immigration Enforcement Incompatible With Democracy

Statement of the UE General Executive Board UE
ICE’s targeting of virtually anyone who is not white and English-speaking — including, ironically, Native Americans — exposes this agenda for what it is: a naked expression of white nationalism.

Rage Knitting’ Against the Machine

Julia Carrie Wong The Guardian
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids.

New Year, New Crimes: The Challenges of 2026

Portside Moderators Portside
The murders of Pretti and Good. Venezuela. ICE occupation. In 2026, the wannabe dictator and his stooges are committing even more blatant crimes, aiming to divert attention from old crimes, sabotage the upcoming elections and avert accountability.

Poem

Rick Lupert
Los Angeles poet Rick Lupert offers this talisman against the encroaching darkness.