Stephen Millies – Page 37 – Struggle

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 […]

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 […]

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” — […]

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 […]

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 […]

Victory to the Chilean people’s uprising!

October 28, 2019 Stephen Millies

Hundreds of people gathered in New York City’s Union Square on Oct. 26 to demand that Chilean President Sebastián Piñera resign. The billionaire Piñera has had his army and police kill at least 19 people, […]

Communists fight racism and evictions

October 25, 2019 Stephen Millies

The long shadow of the Chicago race riot, Part 4 Despite the race riot and segregated housing, Chicago’s Black population more than doubled in the 1920s and reached 233,903 by 1930. Even in 1940, during […]

How socialist Cuba survives the U.S. blockade

October 24, 2019 Stephen Millies

Activists in New York City were able to hear a firsthand account about how socialist Cuba is surviving the U.S. blockade from Dr. Jourdy James Heredia on Oct. 17. The Cuban economist spoke at the […]

New Yorkers say: ‘Lift the U.S. blockade of Cuba, now!’

October 22, 2019 Stephen Millies

Oct. 17 — People chanted “¡Cuba sí, bloqueo no!” as activists stood on the steps of New York City’s City Hall today to denounce the U.S. blockade of Cuba. A news conference was held to […]

Housing is a right — Fight, fight, fight!

October 22, 2019 Stephen Millies

New York — Hundreds of people filled the auditorium of Manhattan’s Washington Irving campus near Union Square on Oct. 16 to fight for housing for all. After years of skyrocketing rents, the New York state […]