Malcolm and Martin
“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”― Malcolm X
Hillary and Bernie support Gaza murders and avoidable American wars
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and a dozen other pro-war cons won’t work.
Racism
I swear to the Lord
I still can’t see
Why Democracy means
Everybody but me.
~Langston Hughes
TPA Vol. XXXV, Number 6 June 2015 http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/June
TPA Vol. XXXV, Number 6 June 2015 http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/June
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Police Reform is Long Overdue
“Police violence comes at “the intersections of intimate and social violence.”
James Baldwin, Baltimore Police Thugs, Riots and Perhaps Justice?
“Baltimore prosecutors, in an unexpected announcement, said Friday they had probable cause to file homicide, manslaughter and misconduct charges against police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, who died after sustaining a spinal cord injury while in police custody.
Vol. XXXV, Number 5 May 2015 The Portland Alliance
Kevin Moore and two members of Cop Watch –Chad Jackson and Tony White – have been arrested tonight in Baltimore. Kevin Moore filmed the police brutally arresting Freddie Gray.
Baltimore Police Just Arrested Man Who Filmed The Freddie Gray Arrest
Kevin Moore filmed the police brutally arresting Freddie Gray. That footage went viral and began all of the protests that have been flooding the streets of Baltimore and sweeping the nation ever since. Now, after claiming the police had been harassing and intimidating him after he went public with the footage, Kevin Moore and two members of Cop Watch – Chad Jackson and Tony White – have been arrested tonight in Baltimore.
Consequences of Police Culture in Baltimore
Protests were being held across the city in response to the death of Freddie Gray 25, who died April 19 — a week after his arrest. Saturday’s protests created more noise downtown, but originated in Gray’s West Baltimore neighborhood, which also houses the Western District precinct.
Illegal Drone Warfare is a War Crime..
Perpetual wars spilling across many borders is now a foregone conclusion. The public pays it little mind. Drones take this even further, targeting individuals determined to be combatants – without a declaration of war against their country and without formal charges, allegations or complaints against those individuals.
Due process is effectively dead



