Author: Lev Koufax

Fight racism

Protest demands justice for Marlyn Barnes

October 16, 2019 Lev Koufax
On Oct. 5, a few dozen activists with the Prisoner Solidarity Committee gathered outside the Harford County Detention Center in Bel Air, Md., to protest the untimely death of father of five Marlyn Barnes and […]
Venezuela

Why do progressive Democrats slander Venezuela?

October 3, 2019 Lev Koufax
On Sept. 12, ABC TV broadcast the third Democratic Party presidential primary debate. It showcased 10 candidates who answered questions on a variety of policy issues, including health care, immigration, gun violence and foreign policy.  […]
Around the world

Washington protest says: Don’t support Colombia repression with tourism

October 3, 2019 Lev Koufax
On Sept. 27, activists demonstrated outside the Colombian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The picket line denounced the violent regime of President Iván Duque, supported by the U.S., and decades of reactionary policies by previous Colombian […]
Capitalism and Marxism

U.S. strategy against socialism: Czechoslovakia 1968, Hong Kong 2019

September 25, 2019 Lev Koufax
Since the start of the Hong Kong demonstrations, the corporate media have been united in their narrative that the demonstrators are fighting for democracy and are for independence from an oppressive Chinese regime. Upon closer […]
Venezuela

Imperialist economic warfare continues: MLB bans participation in Venezuelan Winter League

August 31, 2019 Lev Koufax
On Aug. 22nd of this year, Major League Baseball announced its decision to ban all MLB-affiliated players from participating in the Venezuelan Winter League. The MLB’s statement cited the “Executive Order issued by President Trump […]
In the U.S.

Portland: Anti-fascist resistance is not a crime

August 26, 2019 Lev Koufax
On Aug. 17, 2019, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to rant about the political left, as he often does. In this particular instance, the racist demagogue called for labeling the anti-fascist movement as a […]
Palestine

Tlaib and Omar: A watershed moment in the struggle against imperialism and racism

August 23, 2019 Lev Koufax
On Aug. 17, 2019, Rep. Rashida Tlaib stood in front of a crowd in her hometown of Detroit. The event was technically a public Shabbat called by the progressive Jewish community. However, a diverse and […]
Palestine

Ilhan Omar’s support of BDS isn’t anti-Semitic. It’s just common sense

July 27, 2019 Lev Koufax
On July 17, progressive Minnesota Congressperson Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives defending people’s right to boycott. Omar’s resolution was in response to a proposed vote on the floor of the […]
Venezuela

Washington, D.C., protesters say, ‘No to NATO! Hands off Venezuela!’

April 5, 2019 Lev Koufax
On a sunny and clear spring day, over 500 anti-war activists gathered at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on March 30 to say “No to NATO!” The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance […]
Korea

Behind Trump’s walkout of Korea summit

March 7, 2019 Lev Koufax
On Feb. 28, U.S. President Donald Trump and Workers’ Party of Korea Chairperson Kim Jong Un met in Hanoi, Vietnam, to officially open the second summit between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic […]