African-American gubernatorial nominees emphasize authenticity
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2018-09-14
peoplesworld.org/article/african-american-gubernatorial-nominees-emphasize-authenticity/

Fascism and Islamic Fundamentalism
Farhang Jahanpour | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
The rise of Fascism and Totalitarianism Just over 100 years ago, Britain, France, Germany and Russia ruled half of the world — most of Europe, all of Africa, South Asia, most of Southeast Asia, and most of the Pacific region. They dominated China and were of course influential everywhere else. During the past century, including the…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/14/fascism-and-islamic-fundamentalism/

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-14
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/14/work-s14.html

Why We Should Be Protesting the National Anthem
Shaun King | theintercept.com | 2018-09-13
Francis Scott Key observes the bombardment and the U.S. flag over Fort McHenry. | he compared Africans to apes. He had sex with an enslaved woman and kept her children in bondage. | This is not just me looking back 242 years and imposing my present-day worldview onto a different era — the hypocrisy was seen and known in real-time. | "How is it…
theintercept.com/2018/09/13/national-anthem-meaning-colin-kaepernick/

Solving Italy's Immigration Crisis
Eric Ortiz | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-12
Europe must join forces to govern immigration–supporting development in impacted African countries and integration in the most dynamic economies–because one country alone cannot end this problem, writes Attilio Moro. By Attilio Moro in Brussels Special to Consortium News Look at Via… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/09/12/solving-italys-immigration-crisis/

U.S. Military's Worst-Case Scenario: Large Parts of Africa Seized by ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Boko Haram
Nick Turse | theintercept.com | 2018-09-12
AFRICOM planning documents offer a nightmare vision of north and west Africa falling under the control of terror groups working together. | The post U.S. Military's Worst-Case Scenario: Large Parts of Africa Seized by ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Boko Haram appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/09/12/boko-haram-isis-west-africa-africom/

CIA builds new drone base in Niger, lethal Libya mission may have been launched from it — report
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-10
Since February, the CIA have been developing a drone base in a tiny Niger town in the middle of the Sahara desert — which may have already been used to fly a lethal mission in southern Libya, the New York Times reports. | …
rt.com/usa/438076-cia-drone-base-niger/

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/