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The magnificent homegoing of Viola Plummer, ‘Matriarch of the Movement’

February 1, 2024 Nayaba Arinde

NEW YORK — The “People’s Republic of Brooklyn,” sent New York-based international activist Viola Plummer home as if she were a head of state, with a grand four-hour funeral this with hundreds of family members, […]

Viola Plumer Photo by Solwazi Afi Olusola

Activist Viola Plummer dies at age 86

January 16, 2024 Amsterdam News

Activist and Chairperson of the December 12th Movement Viola Plummer has died. Her passing was announced on Monday. She was 86. “This evening it is with a heavy heart that we announce the Black Liberation […]

Ralph Poynter used his strong voice and stout heart to fight for justice

December 30, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein

Whether you were tuned in to “What’s happening,” a weekly WBAI radio show hosted by Ralph Poynter and Betty Davis, or if you followed them in a Black Lives Matter caravan during the COVID […]

U.S. claims huge portion of the ocean floor, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic

December 30, 2023 Uriel Araujo

In an underreported but hugely important development, the United States is now claiming a vast portion of the ocean floor, twice the size of California. According to the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Media Note […]

Criminalizing homelessness solves nothing – Socialist planning could end the crisis

December 22, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

Presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. Homelessness, housing, prisoners, and the formerly incarcerated are all domestic issues. According to National Homeless Facts, over half a million people […]

As recession looms: Spending soars for U.S. war operations

December 21, 2023 Gary Wilson

Presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. It’s a war economy. You may have heard of Bidenomics — Genocide Joe’s economic policy. The New York Times reported last […]

Announcing a new book: War and Lenin in the 21st Century

December 21, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein

Excerpted from a presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 17, 2023. First, we are excited to hear that Melinda Butterfield’s book “U.S. proxy war in Ukraine and Donbass” is […]

The fight for trans lives and building an anti-fascist front

December 20, 2023 Melinda Butterfield

Excerpts from a presentation at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. It’s no exaggeration to say that the Oct. 7 National March to Protect Trans Youth was a milestone event […]

Confronting Trumpism on the state level: Mobilize resistance to Gov. Landry’s attacks in Louisiana

December 20, 2023 Gregory E. Williams

Excerpts from a presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. Other reports have laid out many aspects of the current situation with world capitalism and imperialism – from economic […]

The dawn of a working class upsurge

December 20, 2023 Stephen Millies

Presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. Eighty-six-year-old Verna Mae Jackson was crushed to death on Dec. 6 while working at the FedEx world hub in the Memphis […]