US gives Israel billions more in military funding
Between 1946 and 2019 –including the requested funds for 2020– US aid to Israel has exceeded $142 billion.
Month: January 2020
Mining and the making of a sacrifice zone in Mongolia
A transnational mega-mining project continues to displace traditional herding communities and avoid taxation in Mongolia.
Russia’s cabinet resigns and it’s all part of Putin’s plan
The goal of Putin and his allies is to forestall popular protest among those tired of Putin’s long reign.
Migrant Justice settles discrimination lawsuit with Vermont DMV
We’re happy to share this press release from our comrades at Migrant Justice. This is a crucial victory for undocumented folks in Vermont. Onwards!
January 15, 2020, Montpelier, VT — Human rights organization Migrant Justice and the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles have reached a settlement in a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit. The Vermont-based farmworker group, accompanied by its legal team, announced the settlement Wednesday in a press conference in the state’s capital.
“With this settlement, the state of Vermont makes good on its promise to guarantee access to driver’s licenses without discrimination,” said Migrant Justice leader and suit plaintiff Enrique Balcazar. “Though justice delayed is justice denied for the many whose lives have been ruined by the DMV’s harmful collaboration with ICE, we firmly believe that this settlement will put an end to that abuse of power going forward. Vermont’s immigrant community can now safely exercise this hard-fought right.”
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In this era of “reconciliation,” Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint.
Introducing Toward Freedom’s Bolivia Reader
Toward Freedom's Bolivia Reader, which features voices on the post-electoral crisis in Bolivia, is now available for download.