Explained: How Obama Militarized The Police
The Section 1033 Program authorizes the Department of Defense to send military equipment to local police agencies. The program skyrocketed under President Obama’s administration, and has been continued under President Trump. Studies show that there is direct correlation between police militarization and killings.
Could Maine Send a Green Senator to Washington?
Thanks to ranked-choice voting, the two major-party candidates in Maine have a reason to fear independent progressive candidate Lisa Savage, endorsed by the Green Party. BT News spoke with Savage about her platform against war and sanctions, in support of housing rights, racial justice, reparations and Medicare for All. » Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/BreakThroughNews ——————————– […]
The Battle of Hayes Pond: When The Lumbee Defeated The Klu Klux Klan
Have you heard of the battle of Hayes Pond? It’s not a battle you read about in your textbooks, but it should be. This #IndigenousPeoplesDay we want to honor the many incredible examples of resistance of native people throughout history. The battle of Hayes Pond took place in North Carolina in 1958. After a cross-burning […]
An In-Depth Look at the Assange Trial
The attempt to extradite Julian Assange from the UK to the US is one of the biggest press freedom cases in decades. Despite these implications it has gotten very little coverage. BreakThrough News speaks with Joe Lauria, editor of Consortium News, who attended the trial, about the witness testimony, the absence of the mainstream media, […]
Elections in U.S., Bolivia and Venezuela: What Are the Stakes? | Episode 5 The OtherSide
It’s not just the U.S. that’s entering election season. In Bolivia, the race has become a struggle over the legitimacy of the coup government, while in Venezuela Juan Guaidó has been abandoned by broad sections of the opposition that has chosen to participate. Eugene and Manolo de los Santos discuss what’s at stake in the […]
Workers March on Bezos’s $165 Mansion, Demanding $2 Raise
The Congress of Essential Workers marches on Bezos’s mega-mansion, demanding $2/hr raise. Detroit bus drivers walk off the job demanding new safety precautions for the pandemic. 3,000 health care workers in California strike against budget cuts. Check out our weekly “On the Picket Line” segment!
Bolivia Election 10 Days Away: Will U.S. Imperialism Crush Democracy (Again)?
A new presidential election in Bolivia is just days away. The coup makers, backed by the U.S., have shown that they will stop at nothing to prevent a victory of Luis Arce of Evo Morales’s MAS party. BreakThrough speaks with Gustavo Vargas, Press and Media Secretary of the Parlamento de los Pueblos.
26 Countries Denounce US Sanctions
Given the U.S.’s own human rights record, what qualifies it to be the judge of the whole world and apply punishing unilateral sanctions? Now, 26 countries have joined together at the UN to call the sanctions themselves a human rights violation, especially during a global pandemic.