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80 years without a general strike. Then ICE came to Minneapolis

January 19, 2026 Gary Wilson
For most of U.S. history, general strikes have been rare — not because workers lacked the will to fight, but because the ruling class moved quickly and violently whenever that power surfaced.  When workers across […]
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Renee Good’s murder shines spotlight on far-right war on queer women

January 19, 2026 Melinda Butterfield
Previous articles in this series: ‘We will get ICE out of Minnesota’: Community, unions mobilize for Jan. 23 The siege of Minneapolis: testimonies from the front lines “If they are going to shoot us and […]
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MLK 2026: From the “demonic suction tube” of war to the fight against tech-capitalism

January 19, 2026 Colby Byrd
In 2026, there are three lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – and the Civil Rights struggle he played a major role in – that will aid us in our continuing fight to destroy […]
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The siege of Minneapolis: testimonies from the front lines

January 18, 2026 Melinda Butterfield
In an effort to provide readers with a clearer picture of events in Minneapolis, Struggle-La Lucha has spoken to local activists and community members and gathered testimonies from other participants in the local response to […]
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‘We will get ICE out of Minnesota’: Community, unions mobilize for Jan. 23

January 17, 2026 Melinda Butterfield
Imagine federal agents are besieging your neighborhood. Gas canisters and explosives are popping off all around. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have just shot someone nearby.  You pile your children, including your six-month-old baby, […]
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Antisemitism and the fascist drift of the MAGA right

January 16, 2026 Gregory E. Williams
A 19-year-old man has allegedly confessed to setting fire to a synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi. Stephen Spencer Pittman, of Madison, Mississippi, carried out the arson before dawn on Jan. 10, destroying the Beth Israel Congregation’s […]
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Bombing Somalia, raiding Minnesota: Two fronts of the same war

January 15, 2026 Gary Wilson
The intensified bombardment of Somalia and the assault on Somali communities in Minnesota are not separate policies. They flow from the same source: a capitalist system that requires military domination abroad and uses raids, deportations […]
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ICE detains Indigenous people in Minneapolis, tribes cite treaty violations

January 14, 2026 Gary Wilson
Federal immigration agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have seized at least five Indigenous people during raids in Minneapolis in early January, triggering furious denunciations from tribal governments who say the arrests violate binding […]
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Baltimore doesn’t need a $1.2 billion jail — it needs jobs

January 10, 2026 Lev Koufax
Baltimore City local news publication, the Baltimore Banner, recently reported that the cost of a new state constructed jail in the city would cost more than originally thought. Initially estimated to be a $1 billion […]
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A mile from George Floyd Square, Trump’s ICE thugs execute a legal observer

January 7, 2026 Sharon Black
Less than a mile from where Minneapolis police lynched George Floyd in 2020, the U.S. government has claimed another life in the same streets. On a quiet residential block, in the middle of protests against […]