Month: August 2024

In the U.S.

DNC’s message: War! War! More War!

August 29, 2024 Sharon Black
In record time, the Democratic Party establishment dumped Joe Biden, crowned Kamala Harris, and put on an unprecedented show-stopping convention spectacle Aug. 19-22.   Over a billion dollars was likely spent (more than $76 million was […]
Around the world

U.S. attack on Mexico’s judicial reforms: Protecting corporate profits

August 29, 2024 Lev Koufax
Since the beginning of 2024, the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (known as AMLO) has promoted a set of legal reforms aimed at rooting out corruption and diminishing Western corporate interests in the Mexican […]
In the U.S.

The history of Black Populism: Resistance amid Jim Crow terror

August 29, 2024 Gregory E. Williams
Part 1: Populists fought the ruling class Part 2: Populism or fascism? Part 3: The history of Black Populism Part 4: Two paths after slavery’s end As explained in the first installment of this series […]
Palestine

Israel begins biggest West Bank operation in decades

August 28, 2024 The Cradle
The Israeli army is planning forced evacuations of West Bank civilians, and the military operation in the territory is expected to last several days The Israeli army launched its biggest operation in the occupied West […]
Palestine

Protest at LAUSD: Teachers refuse to be silenced on Palestine

August 26, 2024 Maggie Vascassenno
“Free Palestine!” and “Stop the genocide!” chants rang out from the steps of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters on Aug. 8. LAUSD employees, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) Human Rights Committee, […]
Venezuela

Venezuelan presidential election from a Serbian observer’s perspective

August 26, 2024 Drago Bosnic
There aren’t many countries that have been fighting off U.S. aggression for as long as Venezuela. The world’s most belligerent thalassocracy is dead set on destroying the Bolivarian Republic’s much-cherished sovereignty and taking it hostage […]
Fight racism

Black August: Our resistance is essential

August 24, 2024 Gloria Verdieu
Black August is a month to commemorate and tell the history of those African men and women brutalized, locked up, and killed by the U.S. criminal justice system. Those courageous freedom fighters sacrificed their livelihood […]
In the U.S.

Jaylen Brown’s Olympic absence: Nike, labor solidarity and anti-racism

August 24, 2024 Lev Koufax
Jaylen Brown has a lot going for him. As of recently, he’s an NBA champion and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. He’s a multi-time NBA all-star and a former McDonald’s All-American. What Jalen Brown […]
Venezuela

Venezuela: Supreme Court delivers electoral review verdict, confirms Maduro victory

August 23, 2024 Struggle - La Lucha
Caracas, August 22, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) has concluded its review of the July 28 presidential elections in the Caribbean country. On Thursday, Venezuela’s maximum judicial authority ratified President Nicolás Maduro’s […]
Around the world

Gravediggers of imperialism: International conference to decolonize the world

August 21, 2024 John Parker
Abuja, Nigeria, Aug. 14 — The Society for International Relations Awareness (SIRA) Conference on Aug. 12-13 in Abuja, Nigeria, served as a powerful testament of solidarity and commitment for peoples fighting for self-determination. The theme […]