Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese is a lawyer, advocate & activist Organize with Popular Resistance, he co-directs ItsOurEconomy.US and Clearing the FOG.

Will Charges Against 6 Baltimore Police Bring Justice?

A comparison of the charges leveled against the Baltimore police actors in the death of Freddie Gray, as well as police and court treatment of protesters, journalists and medics alike, reveal a range of injustices. But is there time still to right these wrongs?

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A woman runs for safety as police throw tear gas canisters

A woman runs for safety as police throw tear gas canisters while enforcing curfew, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, a day after unrest that occurred following Freddie Gray's funeral. BALTIMORE --- Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s announcement that the six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray were being charged

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Labor Unions, Business Lobby Clash Over Obama’s Bid For TPP “Fast Track” Authority

Rather than building support and momentum for fast track, introduction of the fast-track bill seems to have had the opposite effect of galvanizing opposition and spurring mobilization against it.

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Margaret Flowers
By Kevin Zeese
And Margaret Flowers
Major labor unions and business groups clashed Tuesday over President Barack Obama's bid for "fast track" authority to advance trade deals being negotiated with numerous nations. TAFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, right, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue prepare to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Obama's bid for "fast track" authority to advance trade deals being negotiated with numerous nations. in shaping trade deals.

AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, right, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue prepare to testify in Washington, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Obama's bid for "fast track" authority to advance trade deals being negotiated with numerous nations. WASHINGTON --- The fast track debate is

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White House Blog Reveals A Profound Lack Of Support For TPP

Widespread environmental opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership prompts an embarrassing White House statement claiming environmental support from some of the country’s most conservative, corporate-funded environmental organizations.

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Margaret Flowers
By Kevin Zeese
And Margaret Flowers
Sen. Bernie Sanders

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., joins House Democrats in stating their disagreement and disappointment with President Barack Obama's State of the Union request for fast track trade authority, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. WASHINGTON --- The White House has published a handful of comments from “environmental groups”

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Agent Orange Funding Opens Door To US Militarism And Covert Action In Vietnam

Is the United States finally accepting responsibility for the devastating ongoing effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam, or is this funding just a way to get USAID in the door to meddle in the country’s affairs as part of Obama’s “Asian Pivot” strategy? MintPress News investigates.

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Margaret Flowers
By Kevin Zeese
And Margaret Flowers
Martin Dempsey

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, and Vietnamese Chief of General Staff of the Army, Lt. Gen. Do Ba Ty, left, during an honor guard review before their talks in Hanoi, Vietnam. The easing of an arms embargo against Vietnam and a military agreement with the Philippines show the Obama administration wants deeper

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Chomsky And Kissinger Agree: Avoid Historic Tragedy In Ukraine

It would usually be difficult to find more polar opposite views to U.S. foreign policy, but when it comes to Ukraine, the anti-war intellectual and the former U.S. Secretary of State have more in common than either might like to admit.

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By Kevin Zeese

The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering sending more weapons to Ukraine -- $3 billion worth. The Times reports: “Secretary of State John Kerry, who plans to visit Kiev on Thursday [Feb. 5], is open to new discussions about providing lethal assistance, as is Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint

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Message To Democratic Party: It’s Time To Face Reality

After getting clobbered on Nov. 4, the Democratic Party needs to ask itself some tough questions and come up with honest answers. If it doesn’t, it’s going to continue to lose elections because it lacks credibility with its own voter base.

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Margaret Flowers
By Kevin Zeese
And Margaret Flowers
Anthony Brown

The 2014 election was a disaster for Democrats. Any Democratic partisan who tries to explain it away is doing a disservice to their party. When the Maryland’s Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown loses to an unknown Republican in a state where the Democrats have a 2-to-1 registration advantage, the Democratic Party better look in the mirror and ask: Why didn’t

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Post-Michael Brown Agenda Moves To End Racist, Militarized Policing

“It’s difficult to view citizens as partners when you’re looking at them through a Kevlar helmet and a riot shield “

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By Kevin Zeese

Throughout the nation the issue of police brutality, including killings of unarmed people, is a common problem. It is part of a criminal enforcement system that has pitted police against people in ways that are very destructive to the fabric of the nation.  DOJ is taking or has taken action involving three dozen law enforcement agencies during the

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