Author: Lev Koufax

Squeegeekids
Labor and strikes

Support squeegee workers: Self-defense against racism is not murder

August 5, 2022 Lev Koufax
On August 2, a Baltimore City grand jury issued an eight-charge indictment, including first-degree murder, against a 15-year-old squeegee worker accused of killing a white motorist in downtown Baltimore. The shooting occurred after a 48-year-old […]
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U.S. / NATO war

Zelensky, Babi Yar and Aidar

March 9, 2022 Lev Koufax
Recently, Struggle-La Lucha published an article outlining the historic and current connections between the Ukrainian government and Nazi movements. The article also rejected the imperialist information war that frames Russia as an enemy of the […]
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U.S. / NATO war

Imperialist propaganda and Ukrainian Jews

March 1, 2022 Lev Koufax
Since it began, 2022 has been a year of intense U.S. imperialist saber rattling against Vladimir Putin and the Russian government. The U.S. military-industrial complex and Western media have pushed a narrative that any Russian […]
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Fight racism

Baltimore: Racist campaign targets Marilyn Mosby

February 8, 2022 Lev Koufax
On Jan. 12, the U.S. Department of Justice brought criminal charges of perjury and false mortgage applications against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, a Black woman who has served in the position since 2015.  […]
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Palestine

World Federation of Trade Unions affirms solidarity with Palestinian people

May 22, 2021 Lev Koufax
On May 18, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) held an emergency international zoom conference in support of the Palestinian people. Present on this call were progressive labor activists from over 150 countries, including […]
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Palestine

Palestinians defy Israeli repression to save homes

May 9, 2021 Lev Koufax
On May 7, 80,000 Palestinians congregated at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of  Jerusalem to mark the last Friday of Ramadan. Palestinians call the ancient city Al-Quds, the Holy.  The large attendance was […]
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Fight racism

Chauvin witness David Fowler: medical expert or racist liar?

April 17, 2021 Lev Koufax
As the trial of killer cop Derek Chauvin wound to a close, the defense called its final and star witness: forensic pathologist Dr. David Fowler. The defense hoped that Fowler’s testimony would serve as a […]
Fightfor15
In the U.S.

Where’s our $15 minimum wage?

April 12, 2021 Lev Koufax
On March 11, President Joe Biden signed a “historic” relief bill for the U.S. population. This bill’s goal was allegedly to soften the social and economic blow dealt to working people as a result of […]
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Fight racism

Hank Aaron: Remembering a hero of the anti-racist struggle

February 9, 2021 Lev Koufax
The world lost a revered baseball hero and an icon of the Black liberation struggle on Jan. 21: Hank Aaron. In 1974, Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s record of 714 career home runs. At the time, […]
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Political Prisoners

The trials and tragedy of Duryea Green

December 25, 2020 Lev Koufax
In 2004 in the Baltimore neighborhood of O’Donnell Heights, two teenagers playing basketball were shot. To this day, it is unclear what exactly happened.  What is clear is that this was a frame-up and the […]