Author: Lallan Schoenstein

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Covid-19

New York cops practice viral profiling

May 20, 2020 Lallan Schoenstein
It is widely reported that New York City police are exploiting social distancing rules, meant to protect people from the coronavirus, to practice brutal “racial profiling.” The Brooklyn Paper reported on May 12 that “New […]
ILWUTrentWillis
Covid-19

Longshore union demands protection for members and community

April 24, 2020 Lallan Schoenstein
Leaders and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Locals 10, 34, 75 and 91 protested outside the office of the Stevedores Services of America (SSA) terminal at the Port of Oakland, Calif., […]
ILWUwestcoast
Covid-19

West Coast dockworkers respond to Covid-19

March 28, 2020 Lallan Schoenstein
Once again, in a powerful act of solidarity, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is organizing to protect its members and to support the surrounding community in the coronavirus pandemic. The union has issued […]
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Around the world

U.S tech giants back India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister

January 1, 2020 Lallan Schoenstein
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are weaponizing India’s digital communications industry with the goal of turning India into a religious Hindu state. The giant U.S. internet corporations have supported and […]
DharwadKarnataka
Around the world

Masivas protestas se oponen a agenda anti musulmana de gobierno indio

December 28, 2019 Lallan Schoenstein
Masivas protestas están estallando en toda la India tras la aprobación el 11 de diciembre del Proyecto de Ley de Enmienda de Ciudadanía (CAB por sus siglas en inglés). La legislación despoja de sus derechos […]
DharwadKarnataka
Around the world

Indian government’s anti-Muslim agenda opposed by massive protests

December 17, 2019 Lallan Schoenstein
Massive protests are erupting throughout India following the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) on Dec. 11. The legislation strips 200 million Indian Muslims, who account for 14 percent of the population, of their […]
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In the U.S.

20 years of fighting for the homeless in NYC

December 1, 2019 Lallan Schoenstein
New York — Picture the Homeless celebrated the 20th anniversary of their organization in the Harlem State Office Building on Nov. 25. Leaders of PTH called for a renewed commitment to their work of fighting […]
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Capitalism and Marxism

Tariffs: capitalist competition & class warfare

June 16, 2019 Lallan Schoenstein
As the June 28 economic summit of the G20 in Osaka, Japan, approaches, President Donald Trump is stepping up threats of tariffs and technological sanctions against China that could trigger a sharp global downturn. The […]
Autoworker
Capitalism and Marxism

All signs point to deepening capitalist crisis

June 8, 2019 Lallan Schoenstein
Economic indicators reported in the business pages are grim, the outcome of a long global depression. In March, this news was characterized by Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury secretary and professor at Harvard University, as […]
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Fight racism

4 years after mysterious death, Sandra Bland’s cell phone provides answers

May 14, 2019 Lallan Schoenstein
Sandra Bland was arrested in Prairie View, Texas, in July 2015. She was driving on a rural road traveling to a new job at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M, a historical Black university after […]