Year: 2021

Fight racism

Protesters say ‘Proud Boys out of New York!’

January 11, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Jan. 10 — Early on this chilly morning, hundreds of people gathered at the statue of Cuban national hero José Martí in Central Park to say, “Proud Boys/Far Right Out of New York!” They had […]
Iran

Iran and Iraq demand Trump’s extradition

January 10, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
A year before his abortive coup attempt in Washington, Donald Trump ordered the murder of Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani in cold blood. Eight others died with the general in the Jan. 3 drone strike at […]
Events

NYC: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Action, Jan. 18

January 8, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
Harlem, New York City: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Action Reclaim his legacy of struggle and action: Educate, agitate, organize where people work, study and live! Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 Harlem speakout […]
Demonstrations began in Kenosha, Wis., after Jacob Blake had been shot at seven times by policeman Rusten Sheskey on Aug. 23.
Elections

Before the attack on the U.S. Capitol: Trump’s Wisconsin coup attempt

January 8, 2021 Stephen Millies
After a fascist mob was allowed to take over the U.S. Capitol, Trump’s attempts to overturn the election can’t be dismissed as a clown show. It should have been obvious weeks before. Wisconsin showed how […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo

¡Alto a la guerra contra los vendedores ambulantes!

January 7, 2021 Stephen Millies
Los hombres desempleados vendieron manzanas durante la Gran Depresión. Noventa años después, muchas aceras de la ciudad están llenas de comerciantes informales que intentan vender comida, ropa y equipo de protección personal. ¿Por qué estos […]
Elections

Coup attempt: Is the danger over?

January 7, 2021 Sharon Black
Jail Trump, his fascist mob, and killer cops  The storming of the U.S. Capitol by white supremacists incited by President Trump, which temporarily halted the certification vote, had to have the collusion of multiple federal […]
Capitalism and Marxism

Fascist violence and the form of the state

January 7, 2021 Sam Marcy
Below is an excerpt from an article by Sam Marcy, a leading Marxist thinker and fighter of the second half of the 20th century. It was written shortly after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in 1981 — […]
Capitalist crisis

Wall Street’s New Year’s party: Dancing on the backs of poor workers

January 4, 2021 Gary Wilson
“Wall Street sets new highs to end 2020,” the Associated Press reported on Jan. 1, 2021.  “Wall Street closed out a tumultuous year for stocks with more record highs on Thursday, a fitting coda to […]
Capitalist crisis

Dispatches from the housing war

January 2, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Jan. 1 — Millions of renters and homeowners received a last-minute reprieve when President Donald Trump finally signed the (pitiful, inadequate) congressional stimulus bill on Dec. 27 after several days’ delay. The measure extended the […]