John Parker – Page 9 – Struggle

From the streets of Haiti: End the dictatorship of Jovenel Moïse

February 28, 2021 John Parker

Paralleling the dictatorial aspirations of Trump, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is attempting to hold onto office, a position that was stolen in the first place with the support and backing of the U.S. government. In […]

What Biden’s cabinet picks show

December 25, 2020 John Parker

Many organizations participated in the Dec. 12 International Human Rights Day: Uniting Beyond 2020 webinar, with speakers addressing the need for continued political struggle against policies of war and poverty promoted by both the Democratic […]

Biden’s picks don’t treat capitalist disease

December 13, 2020 John Parker

If the treatment for a symptom exacerbates the underlying illness, unleashing far more dangerous symptoms, then that “cure” would be considered a failure — especially if it accelerates the death of the patient. The disease […]

Trump admits extrajudicial killing on U.S. soil – and the silence is deafening

October 25, 2020 John Parker

It’s a slope that increases without notice. Former President George W. Bush started a secret assassination by drone program, run by the CIA. These were overseas, extrajudicial murders of people of color who were never […]

Fires, climate and prisons: Systemic racism, sexism is deadly

September 19, 2020 John Parker

Los Angeles, Sept. 18 — The National Interagency Fire Center, which provides unified guidance for fire agencies in the U.S., said the fires burning in Washington state, Oregon and California since the end of August […]

Black-Indigenous solidarity beats NFL ‘Slurskins’

July 18, 2020 John Parker

Recent events expose that a qualitative change has occurred in this period of history. Marxist social science explains how real changes — those capable of empowering our entire working class and tipping the balance of […]

Commentary: We must demand what we need, not just what is palatable to the ruling class

July 4, 2020 John Parker

While this is happening now (from Time magazine): “On Wednesday, the George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate the Oakland Schools Police Department passed 7-0. The district will eliminate its police department by the end of the […]

Outrage on the streets of Compton. ‘Justice for Andrés Guardado!’

June 26, 2020 John Parker

Los Angeles, June 21 — Today, outrage can be heard on the streets regarding the decision by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department to place any findings by the coroner regarding the shooting death by sheriffs […]

Black socialist leader: ‘Demands must clarify our reality’

June 12, 2020 John Parker

These words are inspired by Joe Biden telling us what it is to be Black. You see, not all Black folk look or think alike. And not every organization will have the same political analysis […]

Nurses who refused to care for coronavirus patients without N95 masks are suspended, union fights back and wins

May 8, 2020 John Parker

Los Angeles — In mid-April, 10 nurses employed at Providence Saint John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., were suspended for demanding the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) to keep them from infection and possible death […]