Month: November 2020

1917

Throwing door open for oppressed people: Bolshevik Revolution changed the world forever

November 7, 2020 Stephen Millies
One-hundred-and-three years ago, on Nov. 7, 1917, workers and peasants overthrew the capitalist government in Russia. The world hasn’t been the same since. Two million soldiers in the Russian army had died in World War […]
Fight racism

Killer cop sues Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend

November 7, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Oct. 30, the attorney for one of the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor announced that his client had filed a lawsuit against Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker.  Jonathan Mattingly was part of a squad […]
Palestine

Victory for Maher al-Akhras: Palestinian prisoner suspends hunger strike, to be released 26 November

November 7, 2020 Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes Maher al-Akhras and the Palestinian people on the occasion of his victory after 103 days of hunger strike. His steadfastness and commitment to struggle, with his very life on […]
Around the world

Philippines: Mass mobilization for disaster response and recovery

November 7, 2020 Communist Party of the Philippines
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has mobilized all its forces in the Bicol and Southern Tagalog provinces where supertyphoon Rolly slammed today resulting in massive floods, landslides, destruction of property, displacement, injuries and […]
Around the world

Protest mass arrests of activists in Turkey

November 7, 2020 Clara Fidan
Intimidation and repression against progressive, left socialist forces and organizations of the people in Turkey continue with full speed. Since Oct. 28, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, […]
Elections

Minnesota: 646 arrested at ‘Don’t Let Trump Steal the Election’ march

November 5, 2020 Jae Yates
On the night of November 4, over 30 organizations and over 1000 people came together to march against Trump’s attempts to steal the election. As the community marched on to Interstate 94, the authorities moved […]
Elections

After the election: ‘It’s time to occupy the streets’

November 5, 2020 Greg Butterfield
Talk given at “Demand a People’s Mandate” rally in New York on Nov. 4, organized by the N.Y. Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. As expected, Donald Trump declared himself the winner of the presidential […]
Elections

Lil Wayne’s support of Trump: a Black communist responds

November 3, 2020 Russ Mack
On Oct. 29, New Orleans-born rap icon Lil Wayne announced his support for Donald Trump’s reelection campaign in a Twitter post that included a photo of himself grinning and making a thumbs-up for the camera […]
Political Prisoners

Jalil Muntaqim, recently paroled after 49 years, was arrested Friday and is facing re-imprisonment for completing a voter registration form

November 3, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Please sign the Petition . . . scroll down Community sign on letter is here – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdW2zfSqUm28Xk7BbUi2gicD-YwAcbwfvI3vG3ToOdyiYeXDw/viewform?usp=embed_facebook  Please sign the Support for Jalil Muntaqim Petition immediately:  STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR JALIL MUNTAQIM We the undersigned fully […]
Venezuela

How Venezuela has held back COVID-19 in spite of the U.S. sanctions stranglehold on its economy

November 3, 2020 Vijay Prashad
María Lourdes Urbaneja Durant tells Vijay Prashad that despite sabotage by the U.S., Venezuela has been able to curb the spread of COVID-19 through “participation of the people” Not for one minute during this pandemic […]