‘Racists Go Home!’ Denver Drowns Out ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Rally
A “Back the Blue” rally in Denver was sent packing by a large crowd in defense of Black Lives Matter. The cops who killed #ElijahMcClain have still not been charged, and the protest movement in Denver is not playing around. #DenverProtests #BlackLivesMatter # #News Connect with BreakThrough» Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BTnewsroom» Tweet […]
‘No surrender of our land’: Broken Treaties and Native Resistance
Whose land is this anyway? While the police protect statues of Columbus, the Supreme Court has ruled that half of Oklahoma still belongs to Native nations, setting an important precedent after centuries of broken treaties #News #nativeresistance #waterislife #muscogeecreeknation #nativelivesmatter #oklahoma Connect with BreakThrough » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BTnewsroom » Tweet us on Twitter: […]
Arctic Fires, COVID in Prisons, Asheville “Reparations,” Venezuelans Repatriate
From this week’s headlines: Huge fires and heat waves in the Arctic of all places. Louisiana releases only 63 of 1k inmates eligible for temporary release during the pandemic. Over 70,000 Venezuelans flee Colombia and return to their home country to survive COVID. Asheville City Council passes a “reparations” bill… but where’s the money? #News […]
‘Our families will be in danger’: teachers fight premature school openings
The pandemic is ravaging the country and teachers and parents are organizing to prevent dangerous school reopenings. BreakThrough spoke with Frank Lara, an elementary school teacher and executive board member of the United Educators of San Francisco. #Coronavirus #COVID-19 #schoolopening #teachersunited #teachers #students #parents #schoolreopening #coronavirusschools #News Connect with BreakThrough » Like us on Facebook: […]
Gov’t Unleashes ‘Anti-Terror’ Repression Against BLM Movement
The U.S. government is engaging in a coordinated effort on the federal, state and local levels with violence and vindictive sentencing to crush the mass anti-racist uprising sweeping the nation. We break down the nuts-and-bolts of how this is happening, interviewing Kym Smith, a frontline organizer in Columbia S.C., and civil rights attorney […]
‘They’re Trying to Make the West Bank the Next Gaza’
Israel’s plans to illegally seize more land and water resources from the occupied West Bank has awakened a new wave of mass resistance and global solidarity. BT speaks with Mnar A. Muhawesh, editor-in-chief of Mint Press News, about the current crisis. Muhawesh, based in Minnesota, also discusses a recent conference where Israeli state forces conducted […]
LGBTQ Pride Marches Return to Militant Roots Against Police Violence
Huge numbers celebrated Pride from coast to coast and the theme everywhere was to unite with the struggle against police violence and to lift up the Black LGBTQ community. And the police responded — surprise, surprise — with more violence. #copsoutofpride #pridemonth #lgbtqpride #stonewallwasariot #racisminamerica #blacklivesmatterpridemonth #nopridewithoutblacklives Connect with BreakThrough » Like us on Facebook: […]
Society in Revolt: Why a Right-Wing Supreme Court Chose Stability
In three cases, the majority right-wing Supreme Court has ruled in favor of women’s, immigrant and LGBTQ rights. What explains this? Eugene reviews the history of the Warren Court of the 1950s and 1960s, which was filled with racists but still passed landmark civil rights cases. #SupremeCourt #RacisminAmerica #RightWingCourts Connect with BreakThrough » Like […]