Melinda Butterfield – Page 5 – Struggle – La Lucha

March 11, 2026

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Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: Unite to fight racism, fascism and war

January 5, 2023 Melinda Butterfield

As 2023 begins, it’s undeniable that a dangerous, virulent fascist movement is spreading through U.S. society. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said in 1967, “The bombs dropped on Vietnam explode at home.” Malcolm […]

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$113 billion for U.S. proxy war against Russia: Congress lauds Ukrainian war criminal while bombs rain on Donbass

December 28, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=”] [/su_column][/su_row] On Dec. 21, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington, D.C., to rally support for war against Russia – and especially for billions of dollars more in […]

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New York trans community defies police repression, shuts down hate rally

November 19, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

More than a hundred trans people and supporters came out to New York City Hall on Nov. 14 to protest a hate rally featuring British TERF Kellie-Jay Keen. It was the final stop on her […]

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Mass layoffs at Twitter, Facebook: Demand worker-community control of social media

November 16, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Billionaire bigot Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover of Twitter, with more than half of the company’s 7,500 workers fired and locked out, along with Facebook/Meta’s subsequent announcement of mass layoffs, highlights the urgent need for worker-community […]

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Resist U.S. war, extend solidarity to the people of Donbass!

October 20, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Remarks given by Melinda Butterfield, Struggle-La Lucha co-editor, at the “No to NATO, War and Racism” protest in the Bronx, New York, on Oct. 15. I think it’s important to bring up the struggle of […]

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Respect the referendum! Hands off Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson

October 16, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

On Sept. 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin, the leaders of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions officially signed a treaty of accession uniting these areas with the Russian Federation. […]

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Open letter to LGBTQ+ activists: Learn from Cuba! End the blockade!

October 9, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

In September, Serena Brennerman, a 16-year-old white trans woman, was found drowned in Salem, Oregon. Serena’s death was ruled a suicide by the police. But her friends and community don’t believe it. She was physically […]

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Cuba says yes to ‘code of freedom’ for families

October 3, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Sept. 27 – Two days after the historic referendum approving Cuba’s new Code of Families, diplomats held a special briefing at the Cuban Mission to the United Nations in New York City. The evening gathering […]

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The Donbass referendum and the blood on Biden’s hands

September 23, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

On Sept. 21, U.S. President Joe Biden stood before the 77th United Nations General Assembly and said with a straight face: “If nations can pursue their imperial ambitions without consequences, then we put at risk […]

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‘Washington doubles down on proxy war in Ukraine’

September 12, 2022 Melinda Butterfield

Talk given on behalf of the Socialist Unity Party at the international meeting “200 Days of War: Stop the War of U.S./NATO Imperialism Against Russia! Stop U.S. Preparations of War Against China!” on Sept. 10. […]

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