Lallan Schoenstein – Struggle

From Attica to Rikers to Brooklyn: death behind bars in New York

January 7, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein

The detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and revolutionary leader Cilia Flores — prisoners of war and political captives of U.S. imperialism — inside a Brooklyn jail in New York State draws urgent attention to […]

ICE targets Chicago union picket line, threatens all workers

December 21, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein

It’s no secret that Trump’s attack on immigrants threatens all workers and their right to organize for better working conditions. Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, said Border Patrol agents questioned striking […]

Embargo movement exposes Oakland airport’s role in weapons shipments to Israel

December 20, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein

Unions and community organizations demonstrated at the Port of Oakland on Dec. 18 as part of an ongoing campaign to demand an embargo on the shipment of weapons to Israel from both the city’s sea […]

Historic 103-mile march demands freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

December 11, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein

Frackville, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 — Mumia says it’s about love. What else could have given 17 people the passion to hike 103 miles for 12 days across Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia to the Mahanoy prison in […]

International workers build ‘people’s embargo’ against Israeli genocide

December 3, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein

From the docks of Oakland to the ports of Morocco, from Italian logistics hubs to South African coal mines, an international movement is taking shape to do what governments have refused: Cut off the flow […]

Whose news is it — and who decides what we see?

November 18, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein

Fidel Castro was one of the great communicators. He focused on the problems of raising the cultural level so that people could gain control of their own destiny. Castro warned that the great media corporations […]

Does capitalism work? Depends on who you ask

November 13, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein

A heated discussion about capitalism arose during a recent family gathering. It began with a defense of the capitalist system: Capitalism is the only system that works, they said, because it is based on the […]

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Teamsters at a crossroads: Rank-and-file challenge takes on O’Brien’s alliance with Trump

November 3, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein

The upcoming election for the leadership of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters — one of the largest and most powerful unions in the United States — could reshape the direction of the labor movement itself. […]

Marching for Mumia: a 12-day journey for justice

November 3, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein

Activists will launch a 12-day March to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal on Nov. 28, walking from Philadelphia to SCI Mahanoy prison in Frackville, Pennsylvania. Their purpose is urgent: to demand medical care, dignity, and freedom for […]

World leaders unite in China to build alternative to U.S.-led financial system

September 11, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, was attended by 25 heads of state representing nearly half of humanity. There were 10 SCO members — Belarus, China, […]