Author: Greg Butterfield

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The assassination of Colombian revolutionary Jesús Santrich

May 26, 2021 Greg Butterfield
When a respected revolutionary dies, the impact reverberates around the world. Or, as Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong said, “To die for the people is weightier than Mount Tai, but to work for the fascists […]
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Belarus detains neo-Nazi, and imperialists howl

May 26, 2021 Greg Butterfield
On May 23, Roman Protasevich was detained by authorities in the eastern European country Belarus after the plane he was riding made an emergency landing in Minsk. Protasevich’s detention set off howls of protest from […]
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‘Solidarity with Donbass has to be built into all our work’

May 11, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Presentation at the online International Anti-Fascist Forum hosted by the Communist Party of the Donetsk People’s Republic on May 8, 2021. The annual event included participants from the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Italy, […]
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Repression in Colombia: Made in USA

May 8, 2021 Greg Butterfield
May 7 — For the past 10 days, the people of Colombia have flooded the streets of their cities, towns and villages to demand that their most basic needs be met amidst the pandemic and […]
Fight racism

Harlem May Day: Unite to fight racism and capitalism

May 7, 2021 Greg Butterfield
On May 1 — International Workers’ Day — Black, Puerto Rican, Asian and white workers rallied at Harlem’s Africa Square for healthcare, housing and education, to release political prisoners and stop police terror, and to […]
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New York event honors anti-fascists killed in Odessa, Ukraine

May 5, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Several activists gathered in New York’s Union Square this May 2 to pay tribute to more than 40 anti-fascists killed in the multinational port city of Odessa, Ukraine, seven years earlier. The event was called […]
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International actions demand: End U.S.-Ukraine war in Donbass

April 23, 2021 Greg Butterfield
Protests were held in at least seven cities across Europe from April 16-20 against the escalation of Ukraine’s war crimes in the Donbass region and the danger of a U.S.-NATO war with the Russian Federation.   […]
Political Prisoners

Coverage of Navalny vs. Mumia Abu-Jamal highlights corporate media hypocrisy

April 22, 2021 Greg Butterfield
In recent weeks, U.S. corporate media has been flooded with coverage of imprisoned Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s hunger strike and stories of his failing health. After three weeks on hunger strike, Navalny’s personal doctors […]
Donbass

From Donbass to Chicago: Stop the U.S. war on children

April 13, 2021 Greg Butterfield
The U.S. government is once again pushing the world to the brink of war. Just a few months ago, Donald Trump pushed us to the brink of war with Iran. Now Joe Biden is risking […]
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Ukraine, U.S. drum up war threats against Donbass and Russia

April 2, 2021 Greg Butterfield
“The USA has the unique condition of being a flagrant violator of human rights within its own borders and in practically every region of the world. No other nation has such a systematic record. Its […]