Author: Greg Butterfield

U.S. / NATO war

Why Russia recognized the Donbass republics

February 24, 2022 Greg Butterfield
In order to have a clear anti-war, anti-imperialist position today, class-conscious workers need to understand the significance of the Russian Federation’s Feb. 21 decision to recognize the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent, […]
U.S. / NATO war

War crisis: Donbass resists U.S.-planned attack, needs solidarity

February 21, 2022 Greg Butterfield
Feb. 21 – Before dawn on Feb. 20, the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to cross the Seversky Donets River in Lugansk, near the Russian border, and attack positions of […]
U.S. / NATO war

‘Washington is pushing Ukraine to attack Donbass’

February 5, 2022 Greg Butterfield
Remarks by Struggle-La Lucha co-editor Greg Butterfield during a special online briefing on the U.S./NATO war threats against Russia and Donbass, Jan. 29. Watch the video here. For more than two months, there’s been a […]
U.S. / NATO war

Tell Biden: No war! U.S./NATO hands off Russia and Donbass!

January 25, 2022 Greg Butterfield
Jan. 24 – U.S. imperialism is playing with fire in Eastern Europe. U.S. officials are toying with the lives of millions of people in Europe, Asia and potentially the entire world with their unprecedented campaign […]
LGBTQ+

Anti-trans bills threaten youth in many states

January 21, 2022 Greg Butterfield
Struggle-La Lucha spoke with activist Erin Reed (she/her) about anti-trans measures currently flooding state legislatures, and how people are fighting back. Struggle-La Lucha: Can you tell our readers a bit about who you are and […]
Covid-19

As omicron surges: Teachers, students resist dangerous school conditions

January 13, 2022 Greg Butterfield
Jan. 12 – Members of the Chicago Teachers Union voted to take classes remote for several days in defiance of the city administration. Thousands of New York City students walked out of classes to protest […]
In the U.S.

Brooklyn, N.Y., teachers demand ‘safety not swagger’

January 13, 2022 Greg Butterfield
Around 100 teachers, students and parents rallied at the Barclays Center sports arena in downtown Brooklyn, New York, Jan. 5 to demand real health and safety protections for public school communities throughout New York City. […]
Around the world

No support for Ukrainian Rittenhouses! Hands off Donbass, Belarus and Russia

December 10, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Why is President Joe Biden’s administration laser-focused on threatening war on the other side of the world, when the people of the United States are beset with life-threatening crises here at home? Racist killer Kyle […]
Fight racism

Protests slam racist Rittenhouse acquittal

November 29, 2021 Greg Butterfield
“At the end of the day, this country needs to be overthrown. This is pitiful.” — Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, after the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. The sentiments expressed by the mother of […]
Around the world

NATO abuses refugees, threatens to ignite war on Poland/Belarus border

November 12, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Nov. 11 — The U.S. and its European allies are staging a dangerous provocation at the border between Poland and Belarus, which threatens both a humanitarian catastrophe and a military conflict that could quickly explode into […]