February 2026 – Page 4 – Struggle

How Michael Parenti helped clarify the class war

February 8, 2026 Lev Koufax

With the death of Marxist thinker and anti-imperialist advocate Michael Parenti, many on the left have been reflecting on his life. For anyone committed to the working class struggle, Michael Parenti represented a strong voice […]

San Francisco educators to begin first district-wide strike in nearly 50 years

February 8, 2026 Gary Wilson

Feb. 8 — More than 6,400 educators in the San Francisco Unified School District are set to begin a district-wide strike Monday morning, Feb. 9, following more than a year of failed contract negotiations. It […]

Gaza under ‘ceasefire’: bombs, blockade and real-estate plans

February 8, 2026 Gary Wilson

Since the “ceasefire” took effect on Oct. 10, 2025, Israeli forces have attacked Gaza on 101 out of 116 days, killing more than 556 Palestinians and wounding 1,500. The Israeli military has violated the agreement […]

On the assassination of Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi: another tale of imperialist treason

February 7, 2026 Essam Elkorghli

The son of President Muammar Qaddaffi, Saif Qaddafi, was assassinated on Feb. 3 by local forces, some of whom contributed to the destruction of a flourishing Libya. A background to the murder and Libya’s struggles […]

Thousands gather at Baltimore ICE field office to demand abolition

February 6, 2026 Madisyn Parisi

Jan. 31 — Yesterday afternoon, thousands gathered at the George H. Fallon building in Baltimore to join nationwide protests calling for an end to ICE’s reign of terror. The building, which houses ICE’s field office […]

Media Autopsy: What the Baltimore Banner missed about Nick Shirley’s Baltimore visit

February 6, 2026 Madisyn Parisi

Media Autopsy is a series where I put a news article from another source under the microscope and discuss what it’s missing.It’s a way for me to talk about news coverage that got my goat, […]

Maltrato infantil en Puerto Rico

February 6, 2026 Berta Joubert-Ceci

Como decía Nelson Mandela, “El verdadero carácter de una sociedad se revela en el trato que da a su niñez”. Pues aquí, en esta colonia, el comienzo de este nuevo año ha sido muy doloroso […]

Cuba responds to U.S. oil blockade with energy self-sufficiency plan

February 6, 2026 teleSUR

President Diaz-Canel says no fuel has reached his country since December. On Feb. 5, President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced that Cuba has a strategy to expand the use of its own energy sources in response to […]

Reflections from the Harriet Tubman Center: Standing with Venezuela

February 5, 2026 Onyịnye Alheri

A report with John Parker and Dozthor Zurlent, moderated by Liz Antonio Hernandez, in Los Angeles Feb. 2 — This past weekend, I attended a crucial report-back session featuring John Parker, a community and international […]

15,000 NYC nurses hold the line: safe staffing and no ICE in hospitals

February 4, 2026 Gary Wilson

On day 23 of the strike, nearly 15,000 nurses with the New York State Nurses Association are still holding picket lines across New York City — at Mount Sinai Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian […]