History
Remembering May 8, 1945, massacre in Algeria
On May 8, 1945, people around the world took to the streets to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe. In the town of Setif in French-ruled […]
Year: 2020
Donbass
The meaning of Victory Day in the Donbass Republics
In 2016, I participated in the Victory Day parade with the Lugansk Communists and Komsomol members in Lugansk, capital city of the Lugansk People’s Republic. May 9, celebrated as Victory Day throughout the former Soviet […]
Labor and strikes
Sanitation workers in New Orleans on strike to demand better conditions and pay
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, across the world workers on the frontlines of the battle against the spread of the disease have been organizing to demand that governments and employers provide them greater […]
Venezuela
Operation Gideon: The hidden plot of the new failed U.S. attempt against Venezuela
In Venezuela, Operation Gideon is underway; an incursion of Venezuelan and U.S. mercenaries who aim to overthrow the government of Nicolas Maduro. Several of them have already been arrested and killed in the last 48 […]
Covid-19
Nurses who refused to care for coronavirus patients without N95 masks are suspended, union fights back and wins
Los Angeles — In mid-April, 10 nurses employed at Providence Saint John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., were suspended for demanding the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) to keep them from infection and possible death […]
Around the world
Turkey: Political prisoners continue fight as Grup Yorum member perishes
May 7 — Today, musician and political prisoner Ibrahim Gökçek died in Istanbul, Turkey, after a nearly yearlong hunger strike against the repressive NATO government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Two days earlier, Gökçek had […]
Capitalism and Marxism
Webinar celebrates Lenin’s contributions to socialist struggle
As part of a series of Marxism classes sponsored by the Socialist Unity Party/Partido de Socialismo Unido and Struggle-La Lucha newspaper, a special webinar was held April 26 to mark the 150th birthday of V.I. […]
Covid-19
Workers’ lives before meatpacker profits
Donald Trump celebrated Workers’ Memorial Day on April 28 by ordering dangerously unsafe meatpacking and poultry plants to remain open. Twenty workers in the industry have already died and nearly 5,000 have tested positive for […]
In the U.S.
Coronavirus lab story originated in the White House
The campaign of slander against China to deflect criticism of President Trump over the COVID-19 pandemic has ratcheted up in recent days. It isn’t only a defensive move by the Trump administration itself. A leaked […]
Labor and strikes
Hands off the post office!
The post office is needed now more than ever. Postal workers are delivering prescription medicines and plenty of other mail and packages to people’s homes during this health crisis. They’re doing so at the risk […]