To all who carry the weight of this world on their shoulders as a constant companion. To all who can’t not see hierarchy and domination everywhere in this social order. To all who are told that they are worthless, disposable, less than human, displaceable, invisible, object for torture or murder, ungrievable. To all who are…

[Editor’s note: sixteen-year-old Palestinian rebel Ahed Tamimi was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers this week. What follows is Justin King’s 2015 account of meeting her.] The first time I saw Ahed Tamimi she was unarmed and screaming at an Israeli soldier on a dirty road. At one point, the soldier threw a concussion grenade. While many around…

Currently, 2017 is on track to becoming just as deadly a year in terms of the police killing of American citizens as 2016, and the numbers aren’t pretty. According to the police monitoring website, Killed by Police, as of December 19th, 2017, 1,142 people have been killed by American law enforcement since January 1st, 2017. This is compared to…

Ed Lee gave huge tax breaks to tech companies willing to settle in SF, let tech buses ruin the city, over 8,000 people have been evicted in the city since 2012—had the highest eviction rate year being 2017, after the murder of Mario Woods he rallied in support of both the police chief and SFPD.…

Earlier this year, the Michigan Legislature approved $1 billion in state tax money for Dan Gilbert and other wealthy developers. The arrangement allows the rich and corporations to collect state residents’ income tax instead of the government. On Nov. 21, the Detroit City Council approved $250 million in local tax money for Gilbert to use on four…

Need to move hearts and blow minds this xmas? Send your comrades the link to the amazing first episode of Hey There Lonely Girl, featuring deejays La Garza, Eastside Xicana, and Lonely Girl. Brought to you by Oakland’s Lower Grand Radio!

Really cool to see Rebekah Modrak take the baton from Keep Ypsi Black and carry on with the critique of the colonial mission of lifestyle brand Shinola. Be sure to check out Modrak’s excellent intervention: Rethink Shinola.

Thursday, December 7, 2017 6:30–8:30 pm, Ann Arbor Library, 343 5th Ave., Freespace, 3rd fl. Organized by Solidarity & Defense, Huron Valley Join us for this history lesson that has political and strategic relevancy for today. Two founding organizers of Anti-Racist Action (ARA) will discuss the fight against fascism beginning with Nazi skinheads in the…

On Nov. 21, Metro Times and other outlets reported that Dan Gilbert requested $250 million in Michigan taxpayer funds to help pay for four projects he’s planning in downtown Detroit. It turns out that’s only part of the story—Gilbert really wants $618 million. That means Michigan taxpayers will cover nearly 30 percent of the four…

Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean of the School of Education at University of Michigan, asked faculty last week to not engage in protesting Richard Spencer’s probable visit to campus. “We urge you not to participate in such a protest, which gives power to the people who spread falsehoods and hate,” she wrote. “Instead, we urge you…