There’s not much to say, other than to acknowledge that today conjures ups a myriad of emotions, personally and politically. But rather than launch into a narrative about “where I was” when it all happened, I’ll just request that folks quietly reflect and contemplate the narrative of this nation over…
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View the full film online until October 6. The story of Bradley Crowder and David McKay, who were accused of intending to firebomb the 2008 Republican National Convention, is a dramatic tale of idealism, loyalty, crime and betrayal. Better This World follows the radicalization of these boyhood friends from Midland,…
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Tune into Asia Pacific Forum Radio (WBAI 99.5 FM) at 9 PM tonight! My colleague, compatriot and friend Beena Ahmad will be discussing SAMAR magazine and its latest issue, “9/11 A Decade Later.” SAMAR (South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection) highlights dissenting voices on social and economic justice issues,…
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People of Color Organize has a thought-provoking, powerful excerpt up from winning author and Professor Frank B. Wilderson III’s critically acclaimed memoir Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid. The excerpt was a response to a mandate that came down from the university where Frank was teaching to read Walt…
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Barely out of college, working my first post-college gig at WNBC-TV as a web developer, I was twenty-two years old when the attacks on 9/11 happened. Notwithstanding the overwhelming intelligence available to prevent these well-plotted attacks, the 9/11 plot went on as scheduled, precipitating the lost decade. The attacks precipitated…
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From Samar Magazine: After 2001 there was also a burst of hope for a different future. With this came a new enthusiasm for struggle in movements for social justice. Many of us came together – and some were already in these circles for some time previous – looking for common…
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From Restorefairness.org: Early one morning, Maria—then nine months pregnant—and her family were stopped by the police for no discernible reason. A special breakfast outing became a nightmare—and at one of the most intimate moments of her life, Maria found a team of immigration agents—not her husband—by her side. Maria’s chilling…
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The arcane rules governing personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens (doctrines governing whether a U.S. court may exercise jurisdiction over the litigants and whether the forum is suitably appropriate) are rarely, if ever, intellectually stimulating. In the political and international context, civil procedure can be mildly topical, however. According to…
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