Author: Sharon Black

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Japan and the U.S. move toward open military confrontation over Taiwan

November 27, 2025 Sharon Black
Japan’s ultra-rightwing prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, ignited a political storm when she declared that any Chinese move to reunify Taiwan with the mainland would threaten Japan’s very survival — and that Tokyo would be ready […]
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Is the U.S. orchestrating protests in Mexico to pave the way for war on Venezuela?

November 22, 2025 Sharon Black
The evidence is clear: Washington is actively attempting to destabilize Mexico. The target is not only the progressive government of President Claudia Sheinbaum but the very sovereignty of the nation, a move that aligns with […]
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for a general strike: Here’s why it matters

November 17, 2025 Sharon Black
Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson, in a fiery speech to a quarter million people at the recent “No Kings Protest” that went viral, declared: “If my ancestors, as slaves, can lead the greatest general strike in […]
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In the U.S.

Zohran Mamdani’s win: a vote against racism, a mandate for class struggle

November 6, 2025 Sharon Black
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s resounding victory for New York City mayor against billionaire-backed Andrew Cuomo was a vote against racism — and a direct rebuke to Trump’s “Make America White Again.” The unabated Islamophobia in […]
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Venezuela

With carriers off Venezuela, a call to action to stop a new war

November 4, 2025 Sharon Black
Across the United States, antiwar organizations are rallying to a new Call to Action to stop another regime-change war. The demand is straightforward: stop the U.S. military buildup. A week of coordinated protests is planned […]
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Venezuela

Nobel Prize for War: Trump ally María Corina Machado honored amid U.S. escalation in Venezuela

October 17, 2025 Sharon Black
U.S. hands off Venezuela! The Nobel Peace Prize committee in Norway ignored Gaza’s doctors and ambulance drivers who stayed with their patients while bombs rained down in war-torn Gaza. Instead, it honored María Corina Machado […]
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In the U.S.

Honor George Floyd, not Charlie Kirk

October 11, 2025 Sharon Black
On Sept. 18, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to create a “day of remembrance” for the racist, fascist agitator Charlie Kirk. The date they chose, Oct. 14, is also George Floyd’s birthday. This is a […]
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Around the world

International forum denounces war, calls for global solidarity from Venezuela to Palestine

October 7, 2025 Sharon Black
At New York’s Riverside Church, diplomats and activists unite against imperialism and genocide, emphasizing shared struggle. A powerful message of international solidarity echoed through the packed Assembly Hall at Manhattan’s Riverside Church on Sept. 25. […]
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In the U.S.

Baltimore organizers prepare to resist Trump’s National Guard threats

September 20, 2025 Sharon Black
Struggle-La Lucha spoke with Andre Powell, a community organizer with the Baltimore Peoples Power Assembly, about the Trump administration’s threats to deploy federal military forces in the city. SLL: Like everyone, we have seen the […]
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In the U.S.

The Mamdani NYC mayoral campaign, ‘Which side are you on?’

August 23, 2025 Sharon Black
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary makes the self-proclaimed democratic socialist poised to become the first Muslim person of South Asian descent to hold this position. Mamdani’s crushing defeat of […]