Year: 2021

Africanholocaust
Fight racism

Who are the real looters?

April 17, 2021 Stephen Millies
Whenever the cops kill somebody, you can count on two things: 1) Fox News and other Trump supporters will smear the victim, and 2) the TV networks and newspapers will focus on “looting,” almost drowning […]
AntonBlack
Fight racism

Chauvin witness David Fowler: medical expert or racist liar?

April 17, 2021 Lev Koufax
As the trial of killer cop Derek Chauvin wound to a close, the defense called its final and star witness: forensic pathologist Dr. David Fowler. The defense hoped that Fowler’s testimony would serve as a […]
MNpigs
Fight racism

Five days of protests for Daunte Wright in Minnesota

April 17, 2021 Ameera Khan
Brooklyn Center, MN — As of April 15, there have been five days and nights of protests, vigils, press conferences, city council scrambling, firings and resignations – as well as outright battles between protesters and […]
Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang China
China

Why Xinjiang is emerging as the epicenter of the U.S. cold war on China

April 17, 2021 Vijay Prashad and Jie Xiong
On March 22, 2021, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken authorized sanctions against Wang Junzheng, the secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Committee of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), and Chen Mingguo, director of the […]
Amazongagepark
Labor and strikes

Amazon stole the vote! Continue the struggle: Bust racism, not unions

April 16, 2021 Sharon Black
The workers’ movement owes a tremendous debt to the courage of the majority-Black workers in Bessemer, Ala., who stood up to global supply-chain giant Amazon.  What they have accomplished may not be fully measurable at […]
Transkids
LGBTQ+

Defending trans youth is a struggle for all workers

April 16, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
In tandem with racist attacks on Black voting rights like SB 202 in Georgia, the ultra-right is waging war on transgender youth in state legislatures across the country. Specifically, numerous bills have been introduced to […]
MNbridgecollapse
La Lucha por el Socialismo

¿Por qué está tan deteriorado el capitalismo estadounidense?

April 16, 2021 Stephen Millies
Millones de personas en Texas perdieron la calefacción, las luces y el agua hace dos meses durante una tormenta de invierno.  Las empresas de servicios públicos del estado, ávidas de ganancias, no querían gastar dinero […]
Fidelcastro
Cuba

Cuba on the eve of an exceptional Party Congress

April 16, 2021 Alejandra Garcia
Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro’s last address to the Cuban people was in May 2016, during the 7th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC). “Leading a country in times of crisis requires a superhuman effort,” he said. […]
NYCMumia041021
Political Prisoners

Urgent call to action: Mumia Abu-Jamal to have heart surgery

April 15, 2021 International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
April 14, 2021, 6:01 p.m. — We have learned that Mumia Abu-Jamal, the world renowned veteran Black Panther, political prisoner and radio journalist, had heart pain over the weekend. He was rushed to the hospital, […]
Baltimoreemergencyresponse
Events

Baltimore: Emergency Response to Derrick Chauvin Verdict

April 15, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
APRIL 20 AT 12:01 AM EDT – MAY 4 AT 12 AM EDT Emergency Response to Derrick Chauvin Verdict! 2011 N Charles St, Baltimore There will be an emergency response to the Derrick Chauvin verdict […]