Month: October 2019

Around the world

Class war rages across South America

October 25, 2019 Greg Butterfield
On Oct. 20, Sebastián Piñera, the right-wing president of Chile, declared: “We are at war with a powerful, relentless enemy that does not respect anything, or anyone, and that is willing to use violence and […]
Around the world

‘Solidarity with the struggle for a more just Chile’

October 25, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Statement on the situation in Chile The Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity expresses its solidarity with the people of Chile, its high school students and workers, in the exercise […]
Around the world

‘Solidaridad con la lucha por lograr un Chile más justo’

October 25, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Declaración por la situación que se vive en Chile La Red de Intelectuales, Artistas y Movimientos Sociales en Defensa de la Humanidad manifiesta su solidaridad con el pueblo de Chile, con sus estudiantes secundarios, y […]
Chicago 1919

Communists fight racism and evictions

October 25, 2019 Stephen Millies
The long shadow of the Chicago race riot, Part 4 Despite the race riot and segregated housing, Chicago’s Black population more than doubled in the 1920s and reached 233,903 by 1930. Even in 1940, during […]
In the U.S.

Profits before people: Why PG&E turned off the lights in California

October 24, 2019 Scott Scheffer
Los Angeles — Poor maintenance by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has caused wildfires in California in recent years that resulted in well over 100 deaths and billions of dollars in property damage. The privately owned […]
Capitalism and Marxism

The coming economic crisis, Part 2: Socialism is the solution!

October 24, 2019 Greg Butterfield
Dear friends, Last time, we talked about the signs of an impending recession — what Marxists call a crisis of capitalist overproduction. What causes it, and what can we do to fight back? A lot […]
Cuba

How socialist Cuba survives the U.S. blockade

October 24, 2019 Stephen Millies
Activists in New York City were able to hear a firsthand account about how socialist Cuba is surviving the U.S. blockade from Dr. Jourdy James Heredia on Oct. 17. The Cuban economist spoke at the […]
Political Prisoners

Prisoners’ families, activists denounce plan to build new jails

October 24, 2019 Greg Butterfield
“Close Rikers now! No new jails!” The chant was loud, the demand was clear, as hundreds of prisoners’ family members, former prisoners and prison abolition activists rallied and marched at New York’s City Hall on […]
Events

Los Angeles Nov. 16: Me Too Survivors And Friends Rally

October 23, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School 300 E 53rd St, Los Angeles, California 90011 Join us on Saturday, November 16th at 11am -2pm as […]
Indigenous peoples

It’s Autumn, and I can’t wait for the Fall (of Columbus)

October 23, 2019 M. Tiahui
I write this in October, in the midst of all of the fall celebrations in the U.S. — Columbus Day, Thanksgiving and even Halloween — that can give some big headaches to Indigenous people by […]