Month: February 2020

Fight racism

Family fights to uncover truth behind jail death

February 29, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Feb. 19, the family of Marlyn Barnes filed a petition in the Circuit Court for the city of Baltimore requesting the release of photographs and additional information from his autopsy. Barnes, an African American […]
Capitalism and Marxism

How do we get socialism?

February 28, 2020 John Parker
Why is capitalism so f@*d up? Well, the short and loosely accurate answer is that it’s like one of those driverless cars that still don’t quite work the way they are supposed to — because […]
Oppressed genders

Women resist poverty: Interview with Rev. Annie Chambers

February 28, 2020 Miranda Bachman and Sharon Black
Struggle-La Lucha interviewed the Rev. Annie Chambers for International Working Women’s Day. Chambers is a resident and housing rights leader at Douglas Homes, a public housing project in Baltimore which is threatened by privatization. She […]
Labor and strikes

Trump’s war on unions: Stand with federal workers!

February 28, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Feb. 21, the Federal Register published a disgraceful anti-worker memo issued by President Donald Trump attacking union rights for civilian workers in the Department of Defense. The memo effectively gives Secretary of Defense Mark […]
Covid-19

China buys time for world but Trump, Wall Street can’t cope with COVID-19 crisis

February 28, 2020 Scott Scheffer
The White House held a rare press conference Feb. 26, trying to calm financial markets after fear of a COVID-19 outbreak caused the largest stock market tumble in years. President Donald Trump painted a rosy […]
Events

New York Emergency Protest Feb. 28: Stop State Sanctioned Terror!

February 27, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Friday, February 28, 2020 at 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST India in New York 3 East 64th St (Between 5th and Madison Avenues) EMERGENCY PROTEST: STOP STATE SANCTIONED TERROR! Join Equality Labs, The Alliance […]
Political Prisoners

Bail is ransom for the poor

February 27, 2020 Stephen Millies
An average of 462,000 people were kept in U.S. jails every night last year because they couldn’t afford bail. Their crime was being poor. The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, part of the Bill […]
Cuba

Cuba: En su aniversario 60, la Federación Mujeres busca mayor empoderamiento de la mujer

February 27, 2020 Claudia González Corrales
El aseguramiento de un grupo de medidas en favor de la mujer y su empoderamiento en la sociedad actual es la principal divisa de la Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC) de cara al Día Internacional […]
Cuba

Conference charts action to end blockade of Cuba

February 27, 2020 Cheryl LaBash
The newest endorsements for the International Conference for the Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations demonstrate once again that the people of the United States oppose the current president’s accelerating economic war against socialist Cuba.  The event […]
Cuba

National Network on Cuba responds to ‘60 Minutes’ interview

February 27, 2020 National Network on Cuba
The National Network on Cuba (NNOC) deplores and denounces all Cuba-bashing and “red-baiting” attacks on any individuals. We take particular offense to the tone and substance of the Feb. 23, 2020, “60 Minutes” interview conducted […]