Author: John Parker

Nurses
Labor and strikes

Striking nurses expose for-profit health care

January 16, 2026 John Parker
New York nurses are on strike. With 15,000 walking out on Monday, Jan. 12, this is the largest nurses’ strike in the city’s history. These nurses represent three different, privately owned hospital systems and are […]
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Venezuela

Venezuela’s People’s Assembly: Building socialism through communes

December 13, 2025 John Parker
Caracas, Venezuela — From Dec. 9-11, Venezuela hosted the Assembly of the Peoples for Sovereignty and Peace of Our America. The gathering aimed to reshape government structures to more directly reflect the will of the […]
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Venezuela

Trump pardons drug trafficker, declares war on Venezuela

December 12, 2025 John Parker
Based on a talk given in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 11 at the People’s Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty in Our Americas, organized by the Simón Bolívar Institute. The execution of defenseless survivors in the […]
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Venezuela

Inside a Venezuelan commune resisting U.S. economic war

December 12, 2025 John Parker
Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 12 — Yesterday, President Nicolás Maduro visited the Amalivaca Socialist Commune, one of the Communal projects of the Bolivarian Revolution, which are part of the process providing participation and self-determination for communities […]
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Fight racism

Assata Shakur: a victorious symbol of resistance

September 28, 2025 John Parker
It’s not surprising that Assata Shakur is not one of the most well-known names in U.S. history – even though she should be. That is par for the course when it comes to Black heroes, […]
Hunger strike
Palestine

Day 3 of hunger strike for Gaza in historic Placita Olvera

August 6, 2025 John Parker
Los Angeles, Aug. 3 – Mass was held on Sunday at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Placita Olvera, the historic center of the city. After the service, our group received much attention at […]
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In the U.S.

The populist smokescreen: How both parties serve monopoly capital

June 15, 2025 John Parker
In May, the Struggle for Socialism Party (SSP) Los Angeles branch discussed the new book, “Against fascism: reclaiming populism’s legacy for today’s class struggle,” compiled by Louisiana socialist Gregory Williams.  Following is part two of […]
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In the U.S.

They blame immigrants while corporations steal billions — sound familiar?

June 13, 2025 John Parker
In May, the Struggle for Socialism Party (SSP) Los Angeles branch discussed the new book, “Against fascism: reclaiming populism’s legacy for today’s class struggle,” compiled by Louisiana socialist Gregory Williams.  Following is a presentation for […]
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Im/migrants and refugees

ICE raids escalate in LA as community fights back

May 17, 2025 John Parker
Tense confrontations are escalating in Los Angeles’ residential neighborhoods. In just the first two weeks of May, incidents in South Central include a raid near Exposition and Arlington. According to witnesses, ICE agents arrived in […]
Self Defense March
In the U.S.

LA’s Community Self-Defense fights ICE fascism

April 12, 2025 John Parker
Los Angeles — There is an urgent need to build principled unity to confront the rising threat of fascism, a threat that spreads relentlessly like a virus, intensifying attacks on Black, Brown, and working-class communities […]