Chile
Two Communist Lawmakers Are Suddenly Setting the Agenda in Chile Bloomberg
In a country that’s long stood out as the beacon of free-market principles in Latin America, two young communist women are capturing much of the attention in government circles.
Indigenous Peoples
Native American Leaders: Keystone Spill Highlights The Need To Oppose Dakota Access Expansion, KXL NativeNewsOnline
Sioux tribes amplify calls against pipelines after Keystone spills 383,040 gallons Grand Forks Herald
#Bolivia | Thousands of women are mobilizing in #Cochabamba city in support of President #EvoMorales, the rural vote and democracy. pic.twitter.com/Mu1e9pbdD4
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 6, 2019
Elections
Safiya Khalid elected as first Somali refugee in Lewiston, Maine city council Washington Post
Seattle race between socialist and Amazon-backed candidate too close to call Guardian
A Seattle city council race between socialist Kshama Sawant and business-backed Egan Orion that saw unprecedented financial contributions from the local corporate giant Amazon and some of its top executives was too close to call early Wednesday – although Orion was ahead in early counting. Amazon funneled $1.5m into the local city council elections
Democratic Socialists Had a Pretty Good Election Night Vice
Rodney Reed execution: Calls mount for Texas to delay execution of convicted killer Washington Post
Killer cops
Deadly Force: Then and Now Rajiv Sethi
Police killed roughly four times as many African Americans as lynch mobs did in the 1930s. In fact, police accounted for more African American deaths than all other white Americans combined. This remains approximately true even today.
Army recruitment now based on student debt Courage to Resist
California
California of fire and profit il Manifesto
Earth Just Experienced Its Hottest-Ever October CBS
Antigua and Barbuda demands reparations from Harvard University over law school founder Washington Post
Cuba
China supports Cuba resolution against US blockade at UN ACN
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