Author: Stephen Millies

Unblockcuba
Cuba

The world says No! to the U.S. blockade of Cuba

November 11, 2019 Stephen Millies
Nov. 7 — For the 28th year in a row, an almost unanimous United Nations General Assembly demanded an end to the United States economic blockade of Cuba. Over 7 billion people live in the […]
Nychousing
In the U.S.

Keep public housing public!

November 11, 2019 Stephen Millies
New York, Nov. 6 — Housing activists gathered on the steps of City Hall today and said no to the privatization of the largest public housing system in the U.S. Developers want to kick out […]
Aliandwashington
Chicago 1919

The people put Harold Washington in City Hall

November 9, 2019 Stephen Millies
The long shadow of the Chicago race riot, Part 7 By 1970, people of color were already close to half of Chicago’s population. The Daley machine — which still had white ward bosses on the […]
Speakingtotheredarmy
Capitalism and Marxism

The Russian Revolution changed the world forever

November 7, 2019 Stephen Millies
One-hundred-and-two years ago on Nov. 7, 1917, workers and peasants overthrew the capitalist government in Russia. Two million soldiers in the Russian army had died in World War I. Russia was ruled by the cruel […]
Philippines
Around the world

Stop state fascism in the Philippines!

November 6, 2019 Stephen Millies
New York, Nov. 4 — A picket line outside the Philippines Consulate tonight on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue protested police raids carried out in metropolitan Manila and Negros Island. They chanted, “Activism is not a crime!” […]
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Chicago 1919

Chicago Mayor Daley’s racist machine

November 3, 2019 Stephen Millies
Mayor Richard Daley stands at the microphone during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The long shadow of the Chicago race riot, Part 5 In the spring of 1937 the Congress of Industrial Organizations—the […]
Forcuba
Cuba

Speaking out for Cuba

November 3, 2019 Stephen Millies
Cities across the United States are demanding the U.S. government stop its cruel blockade of Cuba. Activists came to the New York City council on Halloween to do the same. The NYC Council Committee on […]
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Labor and strikes

Transit workers rally in NYC. To hell with Pat Fraud!

November 2, 2019 Stephen Millies
New York, Oct. 30 — Ten thousand transit workers jammed Manhattan’s lower tip tonight to say “No!” to the Mass Transit Administration’s giveback demands. MTA chairman Pat Foye — also known as “Pat Fraud” — […]
Peoplestribunal nyc
In the U.S.

People’s Tribunal on Evictions in NYC puts landlords on trial

November 1, 2019 Stephen Millies
New York, Oct. 29 — Hundreds of people jammed a union meeting hall tonight at the AFSCME District 37 headquarters in lower Manhattan to demand a halt to evictions. The People’s Tribunal on Evictions heard […]
Zimbabweprotest
Around the world

Zimbabwe will never be a colony again!

October 28, 2019 Stephen Millies
The 16 countries comprising the Southern African Development Community called for Oct. 25 to be a Day of Action against the illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe. The day was made a public holiday in Zimbabwe, where […]