Trump's Embrace of a New White Supremacist Conspiracy Theory Hits a Dangerous Low in His Authoritarian Ranting
Amanda Marcotte, Salon | alternet.org | 2018-08-27
Donald Trump's 'white genocide' rhetoric is a dangerous escalation of racism | Last Wednesday, Donald Trump briefly interrupted his ongoing Twitter tirades denouncing various investigations into his shady behavior with a bizarre tweet about "the large scale killing of farmers" and "land and farm seizures and expropriations" in South Africa. It didn't t. . .
alternet.org/trumps-embrace-new-white-supremacist-conspiracy-theory-hits-dangerous-low-his-authoritarian-ranting
Only African Resources, Not Migrants, Are Welcome In Western Countries
Shared by williampitt | truthout.org | 2018-08-26
Amidst waves of anti-immigrant populism that have crashed into European politics, the focus of what drives migration demands more attention. In Africa, specifically, the unchecked exploitation of the continent's natural resources by corporations from outside countries has forced desperate choices upon its citizens. Migrants looking for their own modicum of economic justice have come to the West. But, once they arrive, they discover the extraordinary extents to which they must prove their "worthiness" and acceptance in the same European nations that benefited from taking their homelands' natural resources for profit. | Earlier this year, Mamoudou Gassama, 22, who comes from Mali, scaled four floors of a Paris apartment building to save a boy who was hanging from the balcony. For his efforts, he was granted French citizenship. Meanwhile, on a global scale, the French World Cup team won the championship this summer…
truthout.org/articles/only-african-resources-not-migrants-are-welcome-in-western-countries/
With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point
Carol Schaeffer | thenation.com | 2018-08-24
With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point appeared first on The Nation.
thenation.com/article/with-his-south-africa-tweet-trump-became-a-megaphone-for-a-white-supremacist-talking-point/
When It's Sad to be a Child
Christopher Brauchli | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-24
It is a sad time to be a child. Who'd have thought it just a few years ago. Consider Syria, Yemen, South Sudan, and the United States, to name just a few of the places where sadness for children prevails. The war began in Syria five years ago. More than 6.1 million Syrians have fled…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/24/when-its-sad-to-be-a-child/
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-24
The unions are continuing to limit job actions opposing work rule changes aimed at eliminating thousands of guard positions aimed at slashing costs while compromising safety.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/24/labo-a24.html
Ex-ambassador McFaul finds it 'weird' that RT reports on 'threats' to South African farmers
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-24
Former US envoy to Russia Michael McFaul said it was "weird" that RT was covering what he described as "threats" –in quotation marks– to white farmers in South Africa, retweeting a conspiracy linking RT's coverage to Fox News.
rt.com/usa/436794-mcfaul-south-africa-rt-fox/
The dangerous myth of 'white genocide' in South Africa
Justin Ward | splcenter.org | 2018-08-23
Narratives about a fictitious campaign to exterminate Afrikaners have the power to produce real violence.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/08/23/dangerous-myth-white-genocide-south-africa
NC's Sole Black Woman Historical Commissioner: Confederate Statues Don't Belong at State Capitol
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-23
Just two days after protesters tore down the "Silent Sam" Confederate statue at the state's flagship school, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the state's Historical Commission voted 9 to 2 to keep Confederate monuments on the grounds of the state Capitol. We speak with the African-American woman who dissented in the vote to keep the three Confederate monuments in place at the state Capitol. She also voted against adding historical context to the monuments. Valerie Johnson is one of only two black members of the North Carolina Historical Commission and the only black woman. She is a professor of wome…
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/23/ncs_sole_black_woman_historical_commissioner
Trump orders Pompeo to 'closely study' South Africa's land expropriation
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-23
US President Donald Trump has expressed concern over the fate of white farmers in South Africa, where the extremely controversial land redistribution reform might leave owners without their properties or any compensation.
rt.com/usa/436626-trump-south-africa-land-seizure/
State Dept warns South Africa of 'wrong path' amid land expropriation row
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-23
Expropriation of land without compensation "would not be a good thing" and would send South Africa "down the wrong path," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters amid a diplomatic row with Pretoria.
rt.com/usa/436694-south-africa-wrong-path-trump/
The U.S. Is Building a Drone Base in Niger That Will Cost More Than $280 Million by 2024
Nick Turse | theintercept.com | 2018-08-21
The Pentagon disclosed that in addition to the base's $100 million construction cost in Agadez, more than $30 million a year will be spent to operate it. | The post The U.S. Is Building a Drone Base in Niger That Will Cost More Than $280 Million by 2024 appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/08/21/us-drone-base-niger-africa/
Black schoolgirl sent home from Louisiana Christian school over 'unnatural' hairstyle (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-21
An African-American girl in Louisiana was banned from classes at a Christian school because her "unnatural" hair extensions are against the rules. A new hairstyle didn't satisfy school bosses and her parents removed the child.
rt.com/usa/436520-black-girl-hair-school/
In DeVos's Home State, Students Push for their Right to Literacy
Rann Miller | progressive.org | 2018-08-17
Literacy has been, and continues to be, a critical component of African-American liberation.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/michigan-students-push-for-literacy-right-180817/