In the U.S.

In the U.S.

After Roe: From rage to revolution

July 2, 2022 Melinda Butterfield
As the parent of two young African American women, I’m outraged that their futures have been put in jeopardy by the attack on reproductive rights and civil rights. As a trans woman, I’m outraged that […]
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What was behind Nixon’s downfall?

July 1, 2022 Stephen Millies
Fifty years ago, the offices of the Democratic Party’s National Committee were burglarized on June 17, 1972. The crime at the Watergate complex led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation on Aug. 8, 1974. The Watergate […]
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What right does the Supreme Court have to rule?

June 27, 2022 Lallan Schoenstein
The following article was first published Dec. 7, 2021.  On Dec. 1, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the arguments from U.S. state attorneys supporting Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. A state law was passed in Mississippi […]
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How corporate food monopolies caused the baby formula scandal

June 19, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
It’s a tough time to be the parent of a newborn in the United States today. Not only is child care prohibitively expensive, but the cost of all things including baby products is rising, COVID-19 […]
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Attempted U.S. coup televised: House hearings conceal more than they reveal

June 18, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
Voting rights still being eliminated  The public hearings of the House Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack have dramatically confirmed that Donald Trump, former president of the United States, attempted a coup d’état. […]
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Watergate’s real hero was Frank Wills

June 16, 2022 Stephen Millies
Ex-CIA agent James McCord didn’t think he would be stopped from installing wiretaps at Democratic National Committee headquarters by an $80-per-week security guard. Neither did fellow Watergate burglar Bernard Barker, a former member of CIA-backed […]
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Mobilizing opposition to the imperialist Summit of the Americas

June 9, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
On June 5, the Black Alliance for Peace hosted a powerful panel discussion on the topic of “Defending Our America: Building Resistance to Imperialism and Militarism.” The event was held at the Harriet Tubman Social […]
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Peoples Summit opens with a resurgence of solidarity

June 9, 2022 Bill Hackwell
On its first of 3 days, the Peoples Summit for Democracy in Los Angeles opened by surpassing expectations in numbers attending and unity. The significant organizational challenges of the event being held at the LA Trade […]
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The real ‘great replacement’

June 9, 2022 Stephen Millies
The most dangerous poison is racism. This toxin filled Payton Gendron’s bloodstream as the gunman went to Buffalo, New York, to kill Black people. The latest version of this poison is the claim that white […]
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NYPD and far-right forces collude in physical assault on a socialist and anti-racist space

June 4, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
June 3, 2022 [For immediate release] The People’s Forum in New York City attacked by the far-right, enabled by the police Since our founding in 2018, our space, The People’s Forum (TPF) has been the […]