Year: 2019

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Conference

Socialists unite for Venezuela, launch new party

March 23, 2019 Greg Butterfield
Los Angeles — During an event-packed weekend in this sprawling Southern California metropolis, people took to the streets for Bolivarian Venezuela, attended an informative conference on socialism, and revolutionary activists from across the U.S. launched […]
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Imperialism and global politics

The Christchurch massacre and stopping anti-Muslim terrorism

March 23, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
We join millions around the world in the condemnation of the horrible anti-Muslim hate crime that has taken the lives of 50 people and injured dozens at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Our sympathy […]
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Venezuela

U.S. hands off Venezuela!

March 23, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Washington, D.C. — Protesters filled Washington, D.C., streets demanding U.S. hands off of Venezuela in the largest gathering yet to say no to U.S. war plans. The protest was called by the Answer Coalition (Act […]
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Imperialism and global politics

Hundreds killed as cyclone sweeps Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe

March 21, 2019 Stephen Millies
A terrible tragedy is unfolding in the southeastern African countries of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. On March 15, Cyclone Idai hit the Mozambican port city of Beira and went inland. An estimated 2.6 million people […]
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Political Prisoners

Do workers have a right to know the truth? Free Chelsea Manning now!

March 15, 2019 Prisoners Solidarity Committee
U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton in Alexandria, Va., expressed the government’s contempt for every woman, every trans person and every worker when he sent heroic military whistleblower Chelsea Manning back to jail on International Women’s […]
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In the U.S.

New York health care workers fight Medicaid cuts

March 12, 2019 Anne Pruden
Giving up their lunch breaks and a brief chance to relax, over 500 Brookdale Medical Center 1199SEIU union members rallied March 6. They gathered outside their hospital in below-freezing temperatures to show the working-class community […]
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Venezuela

Venezuela: Calling the arsonist to put out the fire

March 11, 2019 Cheryl LaBash
On Sunday morning March 10, electricity was largely restored in Venezuela after the sabotage of its power grid that began on March 7. Even in the midst of the crisis, Bolivarian Venezuelans with their elected […]
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Venezuela

John Bolton and the Monroe Doctrine

March 10, 2019 Stephen Millies
John Bolton doesn’t serve up any mush about “democracy ” or “human rights” in selling the U.S. war against Venezuela. Trump’s national security advisor told the Fox Business Network on Jan. 24 the real reason […]
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Imperialism and global politics

Donetsk women’s leader: ‘Capitalism brings destruction and death’

March 10, 2019 Greg Butterfield
In February 2014, a U.S.-backed coup overthrew the elected government of Ukraine and installed a far-right regime representing Western imperialist interests, local oligarchs and neo-Nazis. The new government launched a war against the rebellious Donbass […]
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Fight racism

Ole Miss basketball players confront racism

March 10, 2019 Steven Ceci
Eight Black basketball players with the University of Mississippi (“Ole Miss”) team took a knee during the playing of the national anthem before their game on Feb. 23 in protest of a pro-Confederate rally that […]