Author: Lev Koufax

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Fight racism

Baltimore takes to the streets for Breonna Taylor

October 7, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Sept. 26, hundreds of people and dozens of cars took to the streets of Baltimore to demand justice for Breonna Taylor and the end of the racist U.S. police state. The march and caravan […]
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In the U.S.

Rally for housing justice in Baltimore

September 21, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Sept. 14, activists with the Peoples Power Assembly and delegates of the Baltimore public housing Resident Advisory Board marched and rallied for housing justice. The demonstrators demanded increased funding for public housing and an […]
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Racism in sports: Drew Brees and whitewashing history

June 16, 2020 Lev Koufax
Since late May, oppressed and working-class people across the United States have risen up and rebelled against racism and the brutal police war on Black and Brown communities. From major metropolitan areas like Minneapolis and […]
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Thousands in Baltimore march against racist police system

June 12, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Saturday, June 6, the Peoples Power Assembly led a demonstration in Baltimore demanding justice for George Floyd and the abolition of the Baltimore Police Department. Other demands included not one more dollar for the […]
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Around the world

Remember the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising!

April 21, 2020 Lev Koufax
April 19 marked the 77th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. On that day in 1943, approximately 500 Jewish fighters launched an attack against Nazi forces occupying the city fo Warsaw, Poland.  With its invasion […]
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Covid-19

Baltimore caravan demands protection for prisoners

April 20, 2020 Lev Koufax
On April 18, progressive working-class activists in Baltimore held a car caravan in solidarity with those currently incarcerated in Maryland jails and prisons. The caravan, organized by the Prisoners Solidarity Committee and the Peoples Power […]
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Family fights to uncover truth behind jail death

February 29, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Feb. 19, the family of Marlyn Barnes filed a petition in the Circuit Court for the city of Baltimore requesting the release of photographs and additional information from his autopsy. Barnes, an African American […]
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Labor and strikes

Trump’s war on unions: Stand with federal workers!

February 28, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Feb. 21, the Federal Register published a disgraceful anti-worker memo issued by President Donald Trump attacking union rights for civilian workers in the Department of Defense. The memo effectively gives Secretary of Defense Mark […]
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Around the world

On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, fascism and the triumph of revolution

February 7, 2020 Lev Koufax
Over the past two weeks, the global working-class community has observed several anniversaries dating back to World War II. These anniversaries have included the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the 1943 […]
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Palestine

Call Trump’s ‘peace plan’ what it is: escalating apartheid

January 31, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump, side by side with his partner in crime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced their joint “Plan for Prosperity.” Trump touted this plan as a path to peace in […]