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John Parker: We will fight for our voting rights
May 7 — What we are witnessing in Louisiana right now is not just a legal dispute. It’s a coordinated attack on the fundamental right to vote, and it’s being led from the highest court […]
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Socialist candidate John Parker: Abolish ICE and police, fund people’s needs
Following is a recent campaign meeting talk by socialist congressional candidate John Parker. Parker is a founding member of the Struggle for Socialism Party and Struggle-La Lucha magazine. He is a coordinator for the Harriet […]
LGBTQ+
The working class needs courage: a lesson from gay activist Bob McCubbin
The following are remarks at the memorial service for Comrade Bob McCubbin, held on March 21, 2026, at the People’s Forum in New York City. Bob McCubbin was a pioneering theorist of LGBTQIA+ liberation, author […]
Labor and strikes
Striking nurses expose for-profit health care
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 […]
Venezuela
Venezuela’s People’s Assembly: Building socialism through communes
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 […]
Venezuela
Trump pardons drug trafficker, declares war on Venezuela
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 […]
Venezuela
Inside a Venezuelan commune resisting U.S. economic war
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 […]
Fight racism
Assata Shakur: a victorious symbol of resistance
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, […]
Palestine
Day 3 of hunger strike for Gaza in historic Placita Olvera
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 […]