Exclusive: Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks About Black Lives Matter and Police Violence

[t]   Sunday, July 16, 2017 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash Trumpcare Vote Delayed as White House Promotes "Alternative Facts" on Bill [Read the Article at Common Dreams](   Donald Trump Jr. Paid Attorney With Funds From His Father's Reelection Campaign [Read the Article at Salon](   Trump Administration Considering Plan to Expand and Expedite DHS Deportation Powers [Read the Article at New York Magazine](   Trump Has Secretive Teams to Roll Back Regulations, Led by Hires With Deep Industry Ties [Read the Article at ProPublica](   Growing Big Tobacco Market Disproportionately Affects Low-Income Americans, Including Industry's Growers and Laborers [Read the Article at the Guardian](   Trump Lawyer: Trump Jr.'s Meeting Wasn't Illegal, and Also Trump Knew Nothing About It [Read the Article at The Huffington Post](   Nuclear History of St. Louis Creeps Into the Present, Leaching Into Streams and Bodies [Read the Article at Guernica](     [Exclusive Interview: Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks About Black Lives Matter and Police Violence]( Tasasha Henderson, Truthout: In this interview, incarcerated author and activist Mumia Abu-Jamal discusses some of the main themes in his new book of essays, Have Black Lives Ever Mattered?, exploring police violence, the history of policing in the United States and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. [Read the Interview]( [As the US Threatened North Korea, 122 Countries Voted to Ban Nuclear Weapons]( Andrew Lichterman, Truthout: The Cold War should have taught us that we were fortunate to have escaped the threat of nuclear annihilation once. At the same time that one nuclear-armed country was threatening another in the United Nations Security Council, more than 120 nuclear weapons-free countries were polishing the text of a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. [Read the Article]( [What Does Jihad Mean? In US Political Discourse, It Doesn't Really Matter]( Nazia Kazi, Truthout: Most people in the US mistakenly believe jihad simply means holy war -- waged by Muslims against non-Muslims. While far from accurate, this definition is here to stay because it serves to prioritize the racialized "Muslim threat" over some of the real threats facing the US, such as stifling debt, climate catastrophe and white supremacist terrorism. [Read the Article]( [Tenants March to Stop Giveaways to Wall Street Landlords]( Aditi Katti, Inequality.org: While stripping support for low-income Americans, Trump's proposed budget would maintain programs that help fill the pockets of wealthy investors. Following a July 13 Tenant March on Washington, housing advocates have vowed to keep up the fight to make affordable housing a right, despite the formidable forces against them. [Read the Article]( [Maya Q'eqchi' Demand Justice for Fisherman Killed During Police Crackdown on Mining Protest in Guatemala]( Sandra Cuffe, IC Magazine: Since the killing of Guatemalan fisher Maaz Coc in May, leaders of the Guild of Small-scale Fishers have been facing intimidation and criminalization. In spite of the backlash, they took to the streets of once again, marching to reiterate their demands concerning mining activities and lake pollution, and to demand justice for the killing of Coc. [Read the Article and View the Photos]( [Workers Shine a Spotlight on Employer Abuses in Music City]( Sonia Singh, Labor Notes: Nashville is undergoing a hotel boom, but hospitality workers are not seeing the benefits. Recently, hotel workers and supporters marched through downtown and led delegations to management at six prominent hotels, handing in petitions calling on the hotels to adopt a Cleaning Workers' Bill of Rights. [Read the Article]( [Utah's Ag Gag Law Is Declared Unconstitutional]( Alicia Graef, Care2: In a major victory for animals and supporters of free speech, a federal judge ruled that a Utah law is unconstitutional. Known as "ag gag" laws, these laws are still on the books in other states, and are blatant attempts to criminalize investigations of farms and slaughterhouses. [Read the Article]( [Worried Sick About Prescription Costs]( LeeAnn Hall, OtherWords: It's no surprise that making drugs more affordable is a winning proposition with the electorate. More than 60 percent of Republicans, Democrats and independents think it should be a top priority for lawmakers to lower the price of prescription drugs. [Read the Article]( [Support Truthout with a tax-deductible donation ]( Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047 [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy](   [The Newspaper Guild]