In the U.S.
John Parker: We will fight for our voting rights
May 7 — What we are witnessing in Louisiana right now is not just a legal dispute. It’s a coordinated attack on the fundamental right to vote, and it’s being led from the highest court […]
Month: May 2026
In the U.S.
Tennessee moves to erase Black Memphis from Congress
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a new congressional map into law on May 7 that breaks up Memphis, eliminates the state’s only majority-Black congressional district and threatens to erase Black voters’ only real voice in […]
Events
Stop racist attacks on voting rights! Emergency press conference and info picket in Baltimore, May 7
People died for the right to vote! What: Emergency press conference and info picket in Baltimore — Protest Louisiana v. Callais When: Thursday, May 7, 2026 — 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Where: Federal Garmatz […]
In the U.S.
The real oil shock isn’t the price — it’s the production crash
Wall Street is still treating the oil shock from Washington’s war on Iran as temporary. Oil prices are up. Analysts are warning about inflation. Investors are betting the disruption will pass. That misses the real […]
In the U.S.
Washington’s war on Iran hits your gas tank, your grocery bill and your job
Washington’s war on Iran is burning through more than missiles. It is draining fuel supplies, disrupting airline schedules, raising food prices, cutting jobs and state budgets. At home, the same ruling class is attacking the […]
Palestine
Palestinian supporters attacked by cops at stolen land sale
May 5 — New York City police attacked people protesting illegal sales of stolen Palestinian land. Officers used pepper spray and kettled demonstrators. Some of these cops were trained by the Zionist state’s military, who’ve […]
Cuba
Trump imposes new sanctions against Cuba and threatens war
The United States government appears to be shifting its military attention toward Cuba, as negotiations with Iran continue. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan on May 5, to […]
In the U.S.
Louisiana is test run for coup by law against Black voting rights
The U.S. Supreme Court did not stop with gutting the Voting Rights Act. On May 4, it moved from ruling to enforcement. Five days after its April 29 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the court […]
In the U.S.
Black people and their allies were murdered for the right to vote
People died for the right to vote. Immediately after the U.S. Civil War there was a series of massacres of Black people, which were conducted, in part, to stop Black people from voting. For decades […]
Around the world
Brooklyn rally demands: Free Maduro and Flores
May 3 — People rallied outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, to demand freedom for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores. They were kidnapped in Caracas by Trump C […]