Venezuela
Venezuela: The end of the year that was not expected
No one knew back in January what situation Venezuela would be in by the end of the year. Few, very few, imagined that it would be calm and that there would be long […]
Month: December 2019
Capitalism and Marxism
Salute to Communist Party of the Philippines on 51st anniversary
Solidarity and Greetings from Struggle-La Lucha and the Partido de Socialismo Unido / Socialist Unity Party to the Communist Party of the Philippines on its 51st Anniversary Dear kasamas/comrades, We send revolutionary greetings and congratulations […]
Around the world
After British election, urgent need for fight against racism
The Dec. 12 British election was a contest between the reactionary, arch-racist Boris Johnson of the Conservative (Tory) Party and Jeremy Corbyn, who is representative of the most progressive wing of the British Labour Party. […]
Around the world
International Human Rights Day actions condemn U.S. crimes
On Dec. 4, 1950, the United Nations General Assembly formally established International Human Rights Day. This day was to be observed every year on Dec. 10 in honor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, […]
Political Prisoners
MOVE 9 heroes welcomed in Southern California
Free all political prisoners! In mid-December 2019, the Socialist Unity Party/Partido de Socialismo Unido, the San Diego Coalition to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice hosted two very special “Free […]
Fight racism
Fred Hampton remembered in New York
People came to The People’s Forum in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 20 to honor the memory of Fred Hampton on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. The chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party was […]
Palestine
Under pressure, ICC opens official investigation into war crimes in Palestine
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, issued a statement on 20 December 2019 that the ICC will be opening an official investigation into Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in […]
Around the world
Bolivia’s free territory of Chapare ousted coup regime, braces for bloody re-invasion
Cochabamba, Bolivia — Known as Bolivia’s Chapare region, the Tropico of Cochabamba is a sanctuary for elected President Evo Morales’ most dedicated base of support. Since the November 10 coup, it has effectively become a […]
Cuba
The freedom of the Cuban Five will never be reversed
December 16 — Five years ago tomorrow, in near disbelief, we watched on television as the Cuban Five were released from U.S. prisons and flown home after a 16-year struggle. Leading up there had been […]
Capitalism and Marxism
Behind the 1989 reactionary coup in Romania
Struggle-La Lucha is publishing this article by Sam Marcy, one of the leading Marxist thinkers and fighters of the second half of the 20th century, to mark the 30th anniversary of the counterrevolutionary developments in […]