Daily News Digest April 4, 2016

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Daily News Digest April 4, 2016

Why the Government The Assassinated Malcolm X And Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King and Dr. Benjamin Spock at the head of the Anti-Vietnam War March fromCentral Park to the United Nations Building  New York City, April 15,1967MlkImages of the Day:

ImageoftheDayEconomic Justice

Quotes of the Day:

. . . Pepper went a step beyond saying government agencies were responsible for the assassination. To whom in turn were those murderous agencies responsible? Not so much to government officials per se, Pepper asserted, as to the economic powerholders they represented who stood in the even deeper shadows behind the FBI, Army Intelligence, and their affiliates in covert action. By 1968, Pepper told the jury, “And today it is much worse in my view” – “the decision-making processes in the United States were the representatives, the footsoldiers of the very economic interests that were going to suffer as a result of these times of changes [being actived by King]. To say that U.S. government agencies killed Martin Luther King on the verge of the Poor People’s Campaign is a way into the deeper truth that the economic powers that be (which dictate the policies of those agencies) killed him. In the Memphis prelude to the Washington campaign, King posed a threat to those powers of a nonviolent revolutionary force. Just how determined they were to stop him before he reached Washington was revealed in the trial by the size and complexity of the plot to kill him. . . . — James Douglass, The Martin Luther King Conspiracy Exposed in Memphis

There is abundant evidence of a major high level conspiracy in the assassination of my husband, Martin Luther King, Jr.. And the civil court’s unanimous verdict has validated our belief. I wholeheartedly applaud the verdict of the jury and I feel that justice has been well served in their deliberations. This verdict is not only a great victory for my family, but also a great victory for America. It is a great victory for truth itself. It is important to know that this was a SWIFT verdict, delivered after about an hour of jury deliberation. The jury was clearly convinced by the extensive evidence that was presented during the trial that, in addition to Mr. Jowers, the conspiracy of the Mafia, local, state and federal government agencies, were deeply involved in the assassination of my husband. The jury also affirmed overwhelming evidence that identified someone else, not James Earl Ray, as the shooter, and that Mr. Ray was set up to take the blame.  . . . — Coretta Scott King

Videos the Day:

Who Killed Martin Luther King? By Michel Parbot

Rally and March for Chicago Teachers UnionChicagoU.S.:

The Lies of Neoliberal Economics (or How America Became a Nation of Sharecroppers) by Michael Hudson – Chris Hedges

For Israel’s Sake The Israel Lobby Must Be Held To Account By Paul Craig Roberts

Environment:

Homeless People In Atlanta Plant Organic Garden, Provide Food For Shelter Residents: The residents have already raised small crops of lettuces, collards, kale, chard and carrots.HomelessOngoing/Big Energy Disasters!:

From Fukushima to Brussels: Why Nuclear Power Isn’t Worth the Risks by Emily Schwartz Greco

Fukushima-Brussels

‘Bold Action Can’t Wait’: Summit Must Focus Efforts on Eliminating World’s Nukes By Andrea GermanosBoldActionEnergyNews:

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Black Liberation/Civil Rights:

MartinLuther King Jr. Speech: The Other America

The Other America Hoodie Bookweb front cover ad 2.9..16Cuba Issues The Final Word on Assata Shakur’s Return to US: No!Assata-Shakur-4Labor:

Economy:

Shadow Government StatisticsShadowShadow2Could an economic collapse be in our near future? by Systemic Disordereconomic collapseWallStreetOnParadeObama Video: President Has His Facts Seriously Wrong on Financial Reform  By Pam Martens and Russ MartensMartensWorld:

Human Landscapes: Turkey’s Secret Trials of Journalists by Tariq Ali

The Ultimate Trial of Israeli Society by Yoav LitvinUltimateTrialIsraelFrontline: East Jerusalem

Brazil: Unity in defence of workers’ rights and conquests! Class independence and struggle! by Esquerda Marxista (IMT Brazil)Untitled-1Egypt: The bloody hands of a weak regime by Peter CorkSecretary of Defense Chuck Hagel walks with Egyptian Minister of Defense, Abdel Fatah Saeed Al Sisy, in Cairo, Egypt, April 24, 2013. Egypt is Hagel's fourth stop on a six day trip to the middle east to meet with defense counterparts.(Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo) (Released)

Health, Education and Welfare:

Report Shows Breaking the Law ‘Just a Cost of Doing Business for Big Pharma’: “It’s time to stop letting the U.S. government play PhRMA’s fool.”by Deirdre Fulton, staff writerDeirdre Fulton

 

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