Month: April 2022

U.S. / NATO war

Dutch journalist in Mariupol: U.S. media are lying about Russian atrocities

April 24, 2022 Sonja Van den Ende
Where shall I begin? Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? Probably not. Mariupol has been wiped out, buildings have collapsed mostly due to rocket […]
U.S. / NATO war

Like Afghanistan, Ukraine is a pawn on the grand chessboard

April 24, 2022 Rick Sterling
Zbigniew Brzezinski’s book “The Grand Chessboard” was published 25 years ago. His assumptions and strategies for maintaining U.S. global dominance have been hugely influential in US foreign policy. As the conflict in Ukraine evolves, with […]
U.S. / NATO war

Why Russia’s intervention in Ukraine is legal under international law

April 24, 2022 Daniel Kovalik
Daniel Kovalik teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and is author of the recently-released No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using ‘Humanitarian’ Intervention to Advance […]
U.S. / NATO war

From Volnovakha to Mariupol: Liberated Donbass cities coming back to life

April 23, 2022 Ekaterina Blinova
Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist from Rotterdam, Netherlands, returned to Donbass last week to chronicle the situation on the ground. She has been to Volnovakha, Mariupol and other cities and villages of the […]
In the U.S.

Policing causes violence, not the other way around

April 23, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
The New York City subway shooting in Brooklyn on April 12 miraculously resulted in no deaths, although about 30 people suffered injuries, including 10 from gunshot wounds. Within hours, a massive manhunt for the shooter was […]
Events

New York City: Human chain for peace in Korea, April 23

April 22, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
📣 ACTION ALERT! This Sat, we’ll join our comrades in the June 15th Committee and other pro-peace orgs to hold a rally and human chain connecting the north & south Korean UN offices. Join us! […]
Events

April 29 Day Of Action by Teachers & ILWU Longshore Workers. Stop privatizing Oakland!

April 22, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
Oakland teachers will be striking and joining with ILWU longshore workers on April 29 against privatization and closures of Oakland schools and the privatization and destruction of the Port Of Oakland by the Mayor and […]
Environment

Why is Earth Day on Lenin’s birthday?

April 22, 2022 Stephen Millies
Millions of people around the world rally for environmental justice every year on April 22, which is Earth Day. This struggle is more important than ever as capitalist climate change continues to cook the earth. […]
Around the world

Happy Birthday Zimbabwe!

April 22, 2022 Stephen Millies
Sista’s Place in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, was filled on April 18 to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence. The event, which included representatives from Zimbabwe’s mission to the United Nations, […]
Events

Los Angeles: All out for Palestine, April 21

April 21, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
Join us THIS THURSDAY 4/21 at the Zionist consulate at 12 PM for an Emergency Rally as we demand an end to escalating Zionist violence across all of Palestine and an end to the ongoing […]