NATO exercises, training missions and military aid are always described as “defensive” in nature. But it’s not Russia that’s expanding its military influence right up to the borders of the United States.
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AN APPEAL TO HELP OPPOSE FASCISM IN UKRAINE
In 2014, with the support of the U.S. government, far-right and openly fascist elements overthrew the existing Ukrainian government. In this appeal, learn how your organization can take action.
FOUR YEARS AFTER U.S.-BACKED COUP, FASCISM GROWS IN UKRAINE
Over the past few years, the United States has gotten glimpses of fascism – notably in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017. But to understand what a far more advanced fascist movement looks like, try Ukraine, a country in which the U.S. military is deeply involved.
Update: Jermaine Doss
Jermaine Doss, the Norfolk native serving a sentence of life-plus-34 years for a crime many believe he did not commit, has a new lawyer who is planning legal action in the case.
Virginia’s prisons: Hazardous to women’s health?
Virginia has two women’s prisons: Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, a Level 3 security facility with a capacity of 1,200 located in Troy, and the Virginia Correctional Center for Women, a Level 2 security facility with 609 beds located in Goochland County.
POLITICALLY CONSCIOUS PRISONERS FACE REPRESSION IN VA. DOC
Trying to exercise your rights in prison is like being stopped by a cop late at night on a lonely country road. Sure, you have rights, but exercising them can get you in a world of trouble.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: VOTING RIGHTS ACT STILL UNDER ASSAULT
A letter to the editor from Mr. Roy L. Perry-Bey of Norfolk, executive director of the United Front for Justice, regarding the Voting Rights Act.
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