March 2019 - Toward Freedom

Winona LaDuke: The Rights of Wild Rice

Winona LaDuke March 30, 2019 Winona LaDuke

Manoomin (wild rice) now has legal rights. At the close of 2018, the White Earth band of Ojibwe recognized the “Rights of Manoomin” as a part of tribal regulatory authority. The resolution states, “It has become necessary to provide a legal basis to protect wild rice and fresh water resources as part of our primary treaty foods for future generations.” White Earth, the largest Ojibwe tribe in Minnesota, relies on wild rice for sustenance, not only monetarily, but as “food for the spirits.” This new White Earth law is similar to one adopted by the 1855 Treaty Alliance, and reflects traditional laws of Anishinaabe people. read more

The People of Palestine Are on the March

Vijay Prashad March 30, 2019 Vijay Prashad

Israel has begun to bomb from the sky.

The Republican party is the political arm of the fossil fuel industry

Kate Aronoff March 30, 2019 Kate Aronoff

Republicans are doing everything in their power to kneecap the country’s ability to respond to climate change.

‘Every War Is a War Against Children’

Kathy Kelly March 30, 2019 Kathy Kelly

We, in the United States, have yet to realize both the futility and immense consequences of war even as we develop, store, sell, and use hideous weapons. The number of children killed is rising.

White Supremacy is a Genuinely Global Threat

Tracey L. Rogers March 30, 2019 Tracey L. Rogers

One recent study showed that white supremacists committed virtually every single act of terror in the United States last year. These incidents and others documented by the Southern Poverty Law Center expose a new iteration of white supremacist resurgence, with hate that dates back centuries.

Prospects for Revolution in Africa’s 55 Countries

Phil Wilmot March 26, 2019 Phil Wilmot

An overview of the current political situation in 55 African countries shows that many movements are making gains in the struggle against authoritarianism.