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They’re Trying to George Floyd Me!

Abby Zimet Common Dreams
We are left wondering on what planet does distraught black man Keenan Anderson begging "Please help me" to police become "Please brutishly kill me"?

Friday Nite Videos | November 18, 2022

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McCarthy Is in for a Rough Ride | Nancy Pelosi Passes the Torch. Wish You Were Here | Afro Fiesta. Karen Bass Speaks After Winning LA Mayor's Race. Steve Bannon Lost. Inside the Great Teacher Resignation.

Mike Davis Could See the Future

Hua Hsu The New Yorker
Mike Davis died this week. Often misread as a “prophet of doom,” the Marxist historian was actually an optimist and a dreamer.

The Racial Volcano Explodes in Los Angeles

Bill Gallegos, Bill Fletcher Jr. The Nation
The current crisis has unleashed unleashed a firestorm of protest that could further divide the city’s communities. But it is also a chance to forge real unity in opposition to the city’s long-standing power brokers.

Tidbits – Oct. 13, 2022 – Reader Comments: Los Angeles City Hall Racism; Segregation; Amazon Workers; Ukraine War Dissent; COVID-19 Protocols and Feminist Ethics of Care; Abortion Access-A Workers’ Issue; Cartoons; Announcements; More;

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Reader Comments: Los Angeles City Hall Racism; Segregation; Amazon workers; Alabama PaperMill Workers; Ukraine War dissent; Covid-19 Protocols and Feminist Ethics of Care; Abortion Access-A Workers' Issue; Cartoons; Announcements; more;
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