Month: April 2019

Events

Washington: Protest on 5th anniversary of massacre in Odessa, Ukraine

April 22, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
May 2 Protest at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Odessa Solidarity Campaign See event on Facebook Thursday at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT At 3350 M St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20007 […]
Labor and strikes

An Amazon worker tells all

April 21, 2019 Sharon Black, former Amazon worker
There are few things that illustrate the ethical bankruptcy of capitalism as much as Jeff Bezos’ obscene amassed wealth. Bezos is the richest person in the world, raking in $236 million a minute, with a […]
Indigenous peoples

Four die at Pine Ridge reservation while federal government ignores pleas for flood aid

April 20, 2019 M. Tiahui
This spring, extreme weather devastated reservations in several Midwest states. Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River, Ponca, Standing Rock and several more reservations were all impacted by blizzards and flooding. While farming and other communities in […]
Imperialism and global politics

Prisoners of the Empire: Free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning!

April 20, 2019 Greg Butterfield
On April 11, British police dragged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he had lived and worked for nearly seven years, after the turncoat government of President Lenín Moreno […]
Cuba

The Cuban Revolution reiterates its resolute determination to confront the aggressive U.S. escalation, and prevail

April 18, 2019 Granma
Today, April 17, is the anniversary of the United State’s 1961 military invasion at Playa Girón. The Cuban people’s resolute response in defense of the Revolution and socialism, within only 72 hours, produced the first […]
Imperialism and global politics

Understanding gov’t overturns in North Africa: What is imperialism’s role?

April 18, 2019 John Parker and Greg Butterfield
In early April, longstanding governments were toppled by protest movements and military coups in the North African countries of Algeria and Sudan. The contradictions of these governments are real. That must be acknowledged. What must […]
Events

Justice for Renardo Lewis – victim of police assault

April 16, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Petition to win Justice for Renardo Lewis – victim of police assault! Your help is needed to ensure justice for Renardo Lewis, a 39 year old Black man who was brutally assaulted by five Marietta, […]
Books

Black August: 1619-2019

April 15, 2019 Gloria Verdieu
Black August 1619-2019 Compiled and edited by Gloria Verdieu Contributors include M. Matsemela-Ali Odom, Zola Fish, Carl Muhammad, Mary Lou Finley, Dennis Childs, Eusi Kwayana, Sylvia Cameron Telafaro, Curtis Howard, Mumia Abu-Jamal “Black August” commemorates […]
In the U.S.

Hundreds march in Harlem against high rents and evictions

April 14, 2019 Stephen Millies
Hundreds of people marched down Harlem’s Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. on April 11 in a Moral March for Housing. They shouted, “Housing is a Right! Fight! Fight! Fight!” and “Get up! Get down! There’s […]
Conference

Struggle for unity: the secret of Cuba’s success

April 14, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Talk given by Cheryl LaBash at the “Unity for Socialism and Revolution” conference in Los Angeles on March 16. The U.S. blockade was imposed on Cuba in 1960, just after the revolution, to try and […]