April 2026 – Page 6 – Struggle

Iran declares victory as U.S.-Iran ceasefire takes hold

April 7, 2026 The Cradle

Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council: The noble Iranian people must know that, thanks to the sacrifices of their sons and their historic presence on the battlefield, the enemy has, for over a month, […]

Iran has its grip on a vital artery of imperialism

April 7, 2026 Gary Wilson

Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have largely been halted. Nationwide gas prices hit $4 a gallon on March 31, according to AAA. Analysts warn prices could reach $6 or $7 in California by […]

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover wanted Dr. Martin Luther King dead

April 7, 2026 Stephen Millies

Fifty-eight years ago the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Exactly one year earlier the Black leader had denounced the U.S. government as the “greatest purveyor of […]

Honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in the streets!

April 7, 2026 Amadi Ajamu

On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. made an historic speech at Riverside Church in Harlem, New York City, criticizing the U.S. role in the Vietnam War. His previous work had centered on fighting […]

U.S. blockade drives Cuba toward solar independence

April 7, 2026 Gary Wilson

The Financial Times does not usually look to Cuba for lessons. But even the business press has had to notice what U.S. policy has produced: Washington’s oil blockade, tightened under conditions of widening war, has […]

War on Iran hits the AI boom

April 6, 2026 Gary Wilson

The U.S. war on Iran has reached the data centers that power the AI boom. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck data center infrastructure linked to Amazon in Bahrain on April 2, with […]

March to free Mumia Abu-Jamal April 25. Fight for his medical care.

April 6, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

Internationally renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal — Black Panther Minister of Information in the 1960s, who has been called the “voice of the voiceless” — has been imprisoned since 1982. At that time, he was framed […]

Clarence Thomas: Oakland labor’s anti-apartheid history points to Palestine

April 6, 2026 Clarence Thomas

The following are lightly edited remarks by Clarence Thomas, a retired executive board member of ILWU Local 10 and former Black Panther Party member. Speaking at a March 29 panel, “Oakland Says No to Apartheid: […]

U.S. war on Iran puts food supply at risk

April 6, 2026 Gary Wilson

The U.S. war on Iran is not only driving up oil prices. It is putting the food supply chain at risk. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to normal commercial traffic. So far, […]

The working class needs courage: a lesson from gay activist Bob McCubbin

April 5, 2026 John Parker

The following are remarks at the memorial service for Comrade Bob McCubbin, held on March 21, 2026, at the People’s Forum in New York City. Bob McCubbin was a pioneering theorist of LGBTQIA+ liberation, author […]