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The FBI Wants To Put Me On Trial For Fighting For Black Freedom

By: 
Omali Yeshitela

There are strong indications that in early 2023, I, Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP), founder of the Uhuru (“Freedom”) Movement, will be indicted, along with other Uhuru leaders and members, by the federal government of the United States.  Using the bogus and slanderous charge that we are “Russian agents,” the U.S. government and its “Department of Justice” will attempt to put us on trial and imprison us for fighting for the liberation of African people in the U.S. and around the world.  But they will fail. We will win.

Tribal nations fight for influence on the Colorado River

By: 
ANNA V. SMITH, JESSIE BLAESER AND JOSEPH LEE

Indigenous nations in the basin are making a stand for their water — and upsetting the river’s power structure.

In early November, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by the Navajo Nation that could have far-reaching impacts on tribal water rights in the Colorado River Basin. In its suit, the Navajo Nation argues that the Department of Interior has a responsibility, grounded in treaty law, to protect its future access to water from the Colorado River. Several states and water districts have filed petitions opposing the Navajo Nation, stating that the river is “already fully allocated.” The case highlights a growing tension in the region: As water levels fall and states face cuts and a two-decade-long megadrought, tribes are working to ensure their water rights are fully recognized and accessible

Tribal nations fight for influence on the Colorado River

By: 
ANNA V. SMITH, JESSIE BLAESER AND JOSEPH LEE

Indigenous nations in the basin are making a stand for their water — and upsetting the river’s power structure.

In early November, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by the Navajo Nation that could have far-reaching impacts on tribal water rights in the Colorado River Basin. In its suit, the Navajo Nation argues that the Department of Interior has a responsibility, grounded in treaty law, to protect its future access to water from the Colorado River. Several states and water districts have filed petitions opposing the Navajo Nation, stating that the river is “already fully allocated.” The case highlights a growing tension in the region: As water levels fall and states face cuts and a two-decade-long megadrought, tribes are working to ensure their water rights are fully recognized and accessible

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