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Notice to Vacate

Kelley Cutler The Stansbury Forum
homeless man Cold winter winds whipped under the freeway overpass. A piece of paper tied to a green tent with a rubber band flapped in the wind. The message on the paper read: “RESOLUTION DAY: TUES. FEB. 27th, 2018” “NOTICE TO VACATE”… “Persons who refuse to vacate area may be subject to citation and/or arrest."

Brazil Has Fallen Prey to Coup Leaders and Generals

Francesco Bilotta il manifesto
paramilitary in Brazil Temer’s decision to deploy the military in the favelas of Rio shows the willingness to make use of soldiers again in activities of social control, like in the days of the military dictatorship.

Stories of the Catastrophe: Palestine

Rami Almeghari, Mohammed Asad and Anne Paq Electronic Intifada
picture of Palestinian woman Seventy years ago, Palestinians suffered the Nakba, or catastrophe, when most fled or were forced by Zionist militias to flee Palestine to make room for the creation of the state of Israel and ensure a Jewish majority. Some 750,000 ended up as refugees registered with the United Nations.

Down the Memory Hole: Trump’s Strategic Assault on Democracy, Word by Word

Karen J. Greenberg TomDispatch
book cover The very idea that the government can control what words we use and don’t at a university-related event seems to violate everything we as a country hold dear about the independence of educational institutions from government control, not to mention the sanctity of free speech..."

Protest the War Economy, Militarism, Gun Violence and Nuclear Weapons

United for Peace and Justice United for Peace & Justice
anti-war demonstration This Memorial Day weekend we need to focus on the crisis of militarism and war that plagues humanity on planet Earth. As Martin Luther King, Jr. so eloquently said decades ago, “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

Media Delegitimize Venezuelan Elections

Alan MacLeod FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Despite an opposition boycott making the result predictable, Maduro received the vote of 28 percent of the eligible electorate, around the same as Barack Obama received in 2008 and more than he got in 2012, or Trump in 2016, despite these being hotly contested elections.

Dems Help Pass Huge Military Budget

Jessica Corbett Common Dreams
131 House Dems Help GOP Pass Massive Pentagon Budget That Includes Billions for Expanded Nuclear Arsenal "Instead of a blueprint for peace and security, this NDAA continues the practice of endless war with no input or oversight from our congressional leaders," lamented Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)

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