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A meeting in Harlem: Malcolm X, Fidel Castro, and the struggle for Palestine

Lee en español aquí In September 1960, in the heart of Black America, Harlem’s Hotel Theresa became the stage for one…

3 weeks ago

From Sally-Tom to Charlotte Fosgate: populism and the fight for trans lives, then and now

In May, the Struggle for Socialism Party Los Angeles branch discussed the new book, “Against Fascism: Reclaiming Populism’s Legacy for…

4 months ago

10 years of injustice: Anti-fascist leader recounts Odessa massacre

May 2 marks the 10th anniversary of one of the biggest crimes of 21st century fascism – the massacre of…

1 year ago

UAW workers at Daimler Truck win big wage gains: Organize the South!

Blinking at the last minute on April 26, Daimler Truck agreed to union demands for big pay raises. The 7,300…

1 year ago

Behind Southern governors’ anti-union agenda

Southern politicians who sold their souls to the corporations and banks are a bit rattled right now, and who can…

1 year ago

Cuba’s victory at Playa Giron and the U.S.’s moral punishment

April 19, 1961, is marked in the Cuban popular imagination as a day of national pride. Barely 72 hours after…

1 year ago

Never forget the Ludlow, Colorado, and Veracruz, Mexico, massacres

Over 20 people were killed by the Colorado National Guard in Ludlow on April 20, 1914, during a coal miners'…

1 year ago

Why we should commemorate Nov. 11

Even though Veterans Day is a federal holiday, only 19 percent of workers employed by private business get the day off. Originally…

4 years ago

Long live the Paris Commune!

One hundred fifty years ago, poor and working people in Paris took power into their own hands. The Paris Commune…

5 years ago

Malcolm X: A human rights activist moving towards socialism

If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, as we mark Malcolm X’s 95th birthday on May 19, 2020, hundreds and thousands…

5 years ago