Month: November 2022

Fight racism

James Baldwin, corporate media and the red herring of ‘Black antisemitism’

November 22, 2022 Lev Koufax
In 1967, the great African American writer James Baldwin wrote an article that explored the relationship between the Jewish and Black communities, and in particular, the justified anger the Black community felt towards Jewish landlords […]
In the U.S.

Follow the money: Exposing the capitalists behind attacks on abortion rights

November 21, 2022 Gregory E. Williams
On Nov. 13, the Louisiana Abortion Rights Action Committee (LARAC) made a significant contribution to the movement with their webinar, “Follow the Money: End the Capitalist War on Women.” Since the ultra-right-wing Supreme Court’s overturning […]
In the U.S.

Activists denounce FBI attacks on Black liberation group

November 21, 2022 Andre Powell
Washington, D.C. — The Black is Back Coalition led a protest march through the streets of the capital Nov. 5 to denounce the FBI attacks on the leadership of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) […]
LGBTQ+

Shooting at Club Q reflects rising fascist terror

November 21, 2022 Workers Voice Socialist Movement
We must unite against the right in a mass workers’ movement Nov. 20: Last night’s attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs is a result of years of anti-LGBTQ fearmongering in federal election campaigns, state […]
LGBTQ+

New York trans community defies police repression, shuts down hate rally

November 19, 2022 Melinda Butterfield
More than a hundred trans people and supporters came out to New York City Hall on Nov. 14 to protest a hate rally featuring British TERF Kellie-Jay Keen. It was the final stop on her […]
Around the world

‘Leaving no one and no place behind’: Zimbabwe is moving ahead

November 19, 2022 Stephen Millies
Sistas’ Place in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, was packed on Nov. 15 as members of the December 12th Movement reported on their trip to Zimbabwe. D12 Chairwoman Viola Plummer, along with Omowale […]
In the U.S.

Mass layoffs at Twitter, Facebook: Demand worker-community control of social media

November 16, 2022 Melinda Butterfield
Billionaire bigot Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover of Twitter, with more than half of the company’s 7,500 workers fired and locked out, along with Facebook/Meta’s subsequent announcement of mass layoffs, highlights the urgent need for worker-community […]
Korea

Support South Korean National Workers’ Rally

November 16, 2022 Korean American Support Committee for KCTU
We strongly support the Korean National Workers’ Rally which will bring down the hammer on the Yoon Soek-Yeol administration’s anti-worker and anti-democratic actions! We mourn the tragic loss of life in the Itaewon disaster. “We […]
Indigenous peoples

After 1,103 miles, Leonard Peltier Walk to Justice culminates in Washington, D.C.

November 16, 2022 Struggle-La Lucha Washington bureau
Nov. 13: The “Walk to Justice” to demand freedom for Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier culminated in Washington, D.C. this weekend. Organized by the American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council, its participants trekked 1,103 miles, […]
Environment

U.S. on hot seat at Sharm el-Sheikh climate meeting

November 12, 2022 Scott Scheffer
The 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) is underway in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Delegates from all over the world are gathered to try to agree […]